Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (YCND)
July 2019
Bike Ride to Independence from America Day demo!
Join us for a bike ride from Harrogate up to Menwith Hill for the annual 4th July "Independence from America" demonstration. We'll be gathering in Harrogate at 2pm immediately outside the train station, aiming to leave at 2:30. The bike ride is around 8.5 miles of steady uphill cycling on roads, and we expect it will take around an hour. Bring a hi vis jacket, helmet, lights, water, appropriate clothes for the weather some food and snacks. The demonstration is…
Find out more »Independence from America demo- Menwith Hill
Free transport from Calder Valley and also Bradford/Leeds to the annual Independence from America demo at the US spy base Menwith Hill. Contact info@yorkshirecnd.org.uk to book a place / 01274 730795 Featuring speakers including: Celia Mckeon (Rethinking Security), Jenny Clegg (expert on South Asia), and speaker from Conscience. Music from East Lancs Clarion Choir, Janet Russell, and the excellent band Reason Breeds Monsters (agit-swing band, blending folk and upbeat jazz in songs of political unrest and twisted wintery tales.) With…
Find out more »Non-violent Direct Action training and planning
A day of planning and training for joining the protests in London to stop the DSEI arms fair. Come and join us to learn about effective nonviolent action, your legal rights, working as a group, and how some of the actions in previous years have managed to effectively disrupt one of the world's biggest arms fairs! Please email info@yorkshirecnd.org.uk or ring the office to let us know you're coming to give us an idea of numbers. Thanks.
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