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CAMPAIGN REVIEW 2007

THIS year we mark the 50th anniversary of

CND. We have achieved much as a

movement, and we must recognise andcelebrate that. Above all, this year we

must build on our achievements and look to the

future, for public opinion nationally and globally -

is moving increasingly in our direction.

Our work over the decades has contributed to

many significant achievements. The public pressure

that we generate contributed to achieving the Partial

Test Ban Treaty and the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It helped bring about

the INF Treaty in 1987, removing the missiles from Greenham and disarming

thousands of nuclear weapons. Our campaigning helped prevent theintroduction of the Neutron bomb, and US campaigners persuaded Nixon not

to nuke Vietnam; time and again, it is our action that has prevented the worst

happening, and has shaped the increasing demands for peace and genuine

human security.

This past year has been a very positive one the majority of public opinion

opposed the governments plans to replace Trident, parliament saw a huge

backbench rebellion on the issue, and even Cold Warriors like Henry Kissinger

added their voices internationally to demands for fresh initiatives on

disarmament. CND itself has attracted thousands of new members, and the

generosity of our supporters has enabled us to step up our campaigning activity.This is a strong endorsement of CNDs increasing effectiveness. Much of our

work is covered in this Review, but there has been so much going on it has been

impossible to include everything. Thank you to everyone who was made this

increasing success possible.

The next steps in Britain this year are focused on Aldermaston. As we also

mark the 50th anniversary of the first Aldermaston march this Easter, we are

bringing the spotlight onto and vigorously opposing Aldermastons

continued role as Britains nuclear bomb factory. We will be gathering at

Aldermaston at 12 noon on Easter Monday, 24th March, to surround the base,

and tell the government, The Bomb Stops Here. This will be an event of greatsignificance please join us there. We are planning to have a full page statement

in the national press on Easter weekend, so please use the leaflet enclosed to

add your signature to the call for nuclear disarmament.

Lets celebrate our history this year, lets remember the commitment of those

who have given so much and made our movement strong and lets make that

a springboard to move forward towards a nuclear weapon-free Britain, and a

nuclear weapon-free world.

Kate Hudson, Chair CND

Campaign for NuclearDisarmament

CND campaigns non-violently to

achieve British nuclear

disarmament for scrapping the

Trident nuclear weapons system

and preventing its replacement.

CND works to secure a Nuclear

Weapons Convention which will

ban nuclear weapons globally, as

chemical and biological weapons

have been banned. We also work

to end Britains participation in

the US Missile Defence system

and with other campaignsinternationally against missile

defence and weapons in space.

Other current campaigns include

the prevention and cessation of

wars in which nuclear weapons

may be used, opposition to

NATO and its nuclear policies,

and to nuclear power.

CND is funded entirely by its

members and supporters, and

our policies are decided upon by

our annual national delegates

conference, where our national

leadership is also elected. Details

of our national offices, and our

network of regions and local

groups can be found at the back

of this Review.

CNDMordechai Vanunu House

162 Holloway Rd London N7 8DQTel: 020 7700 2393Fax: 020 7700 2357

[email protected]


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CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

No Trident Replacement

THE key focus of CNDscampaigning continues to be UK

nuclear disarmament and the

prevention of a replacement for the

Trident nuclear weapons system. The

first part of 2007 saw a huge campaign,

both in parliament and across the

country, to oppose the governments

determination to force a pro-nuclear

decision through parliament. In the run

up to the parliamentary vote on 14th

March, CND groups and othersupporters were holding public meetings

across the country on an almost a daily

basis, as popular opposition mounted.

The national No Trident demonstration

on 24th February was a major

campaigning focus, with up to 100,000

people participating. Public opinion

shifted substantially against replacement.

A week before the vote, an opinion poll

showed that 72% did not think the

government should go ahead with the

decision. On the day of the vote we held

an emergency lobby of parliament

followed by a large rally in Parliament

Square. Whilst the government won the

vote in Parliament, it suffered the largest

backbench rebellion on a defence issue

since 1924.

In the meantime, over the start of the

year, we gained nearly 1,500 new

members. The fantastic response to our

No Trident Replacement appeal,

launched in late 2006, continued well

into 2007. In total, members donated

over 75,000 to support the campaign.

No Trident Replacement

Photo:Rick

Wayman

Photo:SheilaVelez

Vivienne Westwood, Annie Lennox, Bianca Jagger and MPs Katy Clark and JoanRuddock support CND on Trident replacement vote day

A week before the vote,

an opinion poll showed

that 72% did not think

the government should

go ahead with the

decision.Populus/More 4 Survey, February 2007


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and will continue to do so in the year

ahead. This year is the 50th anniversary

of the first Aldermaston march so we

will be bringing the spotlight onto

AWE Aldermaston on Easter Monday

24th March, to surround AWE and say

No to new nuclear warheads. We hope

many of you who gave such great

support to the Faslane 365 initiative

over the last year will help to mobilise

at Aldermaston. Please join us.

The alternative to

rearmament

We have made it clear in our campaigning

ever since our Alternative White Paper

in December 2006 that the governmentmust pursue constructive alternatives, in

line with its stated commitment to

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The next steps

In the course of the debate, the

government had to admit that the

decision was not irreversible, and -

building on the breadth of the anti-

Trident alliances that have been built

up during campaigning we are well

placed to achieve that. The 'concept

phase is currently underway. Once this

has been completed, the issue will come

back to parliament in 2009, according

to Des Browne. This is the first

significant opportunity to reverse the

decision. We are also pressing for

interim reports, as mentioned but not

guaranteed by the Defence Secretary.

Decisions are also expected in the nextparliament on missiles and warheads.

Aldermaston 2008

Aldermaston continues to be an

important focus for our work.

Government funding is pouring into

this nuclear bomb factory, and anyone

who has been there recently will have

seen the massive scale of the building

work taking place. We have been

working with Block the Builders and

the Aldermaston Womens Peace Camp

over the past year to oppose the

development of new nuclear warheads,

multilateral disarmament. CND has been

pressing the government to support the

draft Nuclear Weapons Convention,

which is lodged at the UN. The majority

of states voted last year in the UN to

begin immediate negotiations to achieve

this Convention, banning nuclear weapons

as chemical and biological weapons are

banned. In spite of clearly stating that

disarmament must be pursued, the

government has not yet agreed to support

the Convention and does not appear to be

taking any alternative steps. We will be

pressing for this in the year ahead,

particularly at the time of the nuclear Non-

Proliferation Treaty Conference in Geneva

this spring. Last year we had a strongdelegation in attendance, and we intend to

make a similar impact this year.

24 February 2007: No Trident, Troops out of Iraq demonstration Photo: Sue Longbottom

Lobby your MP to sign EDM 72 supporting

a Nuclear Weapons Convention.

Sign the CND/Medact petition and get as

many people you know to do so too you

can sign online and download copies fromour website or order hard copies from the

CND office.

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ICAN

We are very pleased to be working with

other anti-nuclear groups in ICAN (the

International Campaign for the Abolition

of Nuclear Weapons), initiated by

physicians worldwide. ICAN is raising the

profile of the Convention. In the UK, a key

campaigning tool is our petition, saying No

to Trident Replacement, Yes to a Nuclear

Weapons Convention.

Global Summit for a Nuclear

Weapon Free World

Working internationally is vital, in

campaigning for global abolition. CND is

in regular communication with peace

groups in the US, Europe and all across the

world. There is much experience which

needs to be shared. To contribute to this,

CND is marking its 50th anniversary by

hosting a Global Summit in London on

16/17th February 2008. Experts and

activists from across the world are

gathering to raise awareness of the Nuclear

Weapons Convention and to discuss the

practical steps needed to achieve it.

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CND groups campaigned exceptionally

hard against Trident Replacement in early

2007, organising public meetings and

debates with prestigious speakers; runningstreet stalls and lobbying their MPs. Over

the year, they also had a major presence at

Faslane 365, and even managed to fit in

some of the following work too:

In October, East Midlands CND,

supported bySouth Cheshire and

North Staffs CND campaigners,

demonstrated with Trident Ploughshares

against the Rolls Royce Marine Reactor site

in Derby (where Trident's nuclear reactors

are made). This action was widely covered

in the local media.

In February, 100 people attended a day

of workshops on Trident replacement

organised byWest Midlands CND

and Birmingham Stop the War Coalition

jointly. Speakers included Bruce Kent and

Clare Short MP.

Also in February, Lancaster

District CND arranged for Bruce Kent

to speak at a United Nations Associationevent in Kendal on: Prepare for Peace

Redirect Trident Money.

In September, Greater

Manchester & District CND

organised a one day Teach-In at the

University of Manchester with Rae Street

and Jeremy Corbyn speaking on Trident,

and Jenny Clegg running a workshop on

the global context. 150-200 people (mainly

students) attended. As a result of this

Teach-In, a new University of Manchester

CND group is forming.

Kent Area CND members

continued to support Aldermaston

blockades and in November their

presence was featured in the local paper.

They aim to form an affinity group, with

support from Student CND, to plan for

further actions.

In FebruaryExeter CND arranged

both for the No Trident Replacementleaflet to be distributed to 45,000 homes in

Exeter via the local free paper, and for a

half-page advert to be printed in the local

Express & Echo.

In December they joined with the

Woodcraft Folk to demonstrate in the

High Street, to gather petition signatures

and encourage people to write their

Christmas wishes what they would rather

the government spent the money on rather

than Trident replacement on cards to

attach to a big Christmas tree. All these

wish-cards collected are to be presented to

Exeter MP, Ben Bradshaw.

Plymouth CND continues to be a

AWPC activist, Juliet McBride tests the new SOCPA legislation outside the Orion lasersite at Aldermaston


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Gtr Manchester & District CNDs blockade at Faslane

Christian CNDs major event in 2007

was an inter-faith dialogue on the theme

Trident Replacement a Moral Question.

There were distinguished speakers from

many different faiths including the Rt. Rev.

Tony Dumper, a retired Anglican Bishop

and Dr Daud Abdullah, from the Muslim

Council of Britain. Members also held

weekly vigils at Aldermaston throughout

Labour CND organised a Labour

Movement Conference in February to

oppose Trident replacement. It was held

at Trades Union Congress headquarters

with speakers from across the trade

union and labour movement. This

Conference and the fringe meeting held at

the Labour Party conference in

September, with Katy Clark MP and

Fabian Hamilton MP speaking, were well

attended and aroused much interest.

Lent in 2007, with encouraging press

coverage.

Student CND designed modern new

campaigning materials bearing the slogan,

Invest in Education Not Trident and

held numerous meetings on campuses.

To this end they secured the active

support of the National Union of

Students (NUS) for CNDs campaign,

getting to help promote CNDs events

and appear on platforms.

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Around 200 delegates at NUS annual conference took part in a No Trident Replacement photo stunt, sending a clear messagefrom the student movement to add their voice to calls against Trident. Photo: Ben Soffa

strong source of local opposition to the

refitting of Trident submarines in the

Devonport dockyard. For the third year,

CND was deemed too political to be

allowed a float on the Lord Mayors

Procession. But Plymouth CND activiststook part anyway, marching with a

banner and a mock-up model of a

Trident submarine. This insurgence

gained excellent publicity with a quote

and a colour photo in the local Evening

Herald.

The Nuclear Free Coalition was

reconstituted in October as a formal

organisation in order to ensure

affiliations and generate income for

activities against the Dockyard. It willbring together representatives from as

many regional and local peace

campaigns, environmental groups and

trade unions as possible.


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Opposing US Missile Defence

and Weapons in Space

LAST year we had a big increase in

our campaigning activity against US

Missile Defence (MD). UK

government agreement without any

parliamentary consultation to hand over

Menwith Hill spy base for the MD system,

plus US determination to locate new sites

in central Europe, has increased

international concern and raised the profile

of this issue. There has been talk of a newCold War, and a new nuclear arms race

being triggered. In August, just after the

Menwith Hill decision we organised a

written response in national newspapers

from 27 MPs demanding that any decision

relating to Britains role in the US

programme be decided by Parliament

rather than Ministerial announcement.

We have been actively working with

new campaigns in Poland and the Czech

Republic and organised a highly successful

conference in London in September. Wewere privileged to welcome Jan Neoral,

Mayor of Trokavec the village where the

US plans to build a radar base for MD.

This year we are building on those links in

Europe and lobbying in the European

Parliament, to win broad opposition to the

scheme. Here in the UK we will be

working to raise public awareness and

focus on campaigning at Fylingdales, a key

base for the US Missile Defence

programme, and Menwith Hill. Strong

concern from the parliamentary Foreign

Affairs Committee, about the

governments failure to consult on the

Menwith Hill decision will be followed up.

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Bruce Gagnons tour included a visit to Fylingdales with Dave Webb and JackieFearnley (Fylingdales Action Group) to meet the Base Commander

68% of the British

public believe thatBritains role in USMissile Defence should

be decided inParliament, and notbehind closed doors.

YouGov poll, August 2007

Lobby your MP to sign Early

Day Motion 65 calling for a

democratic debate in the UK

parliament on the issue of US

Missile Defence.

Send one of our newpostcards to your MP

enclosed with your Review.

No US Missile Defence

Ivona Novomestska, co-ordinator of No to Bases in the Czech Republic, and JanNeoral, Mayor of Trokavec at the conference organised by CND in September

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Yorkshire CND is responsible for

considerable campaigning to oppose

Missile Defence having both Menwith

Hill and Fylingdales bases within its

area. In June, convenor Dave Webb

gave expert evidence at a European

Parliament sub-committee on Does

Europe need a Missile Defence Shield?

During the international Keep Space

for Peace week initiative in October the

group organised both a protest outside

Fylingdales, which gained good local and

national press coverage, and a nation-

wide speaking tour for leading

campaigner, Bruce Gagnon, the co-

ordinator of the Global Network

Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in

Space. Yorkshire CNDs newest local

group, Calderdale CND, also hostedBruce at a very successful public

meeting. Both the Menwith Hill and

Fylingdales bases will see a number of

planned stunts in 2008.

Two Yorkshire CND activists, Helen

John and Sylvia Boyes have been

challenging the so-called anti-terrorism

legislation being used to suppress

peaceful protest. During 2007, the two

activists were engaged in a lengthy trial

process after they were found guilty of

criminal trespass under this legislation at

the Menwith Hill spy base. Their court

case has received lots of local press

attention.

The Croughton US communications

base in Northamptonshire supports

many US military operations including

the war in Iraq, and is believed to have

links to the US Missile Defence system.

The 2007 annual Croughton Picnic and

Rally, organised by the Oxfordshire

Peace Campaign as part of Keep

Space for Peace Week, was attended by

many more picnickers than usual who

listened to speakers, Lindis Percy, Peter

Tatchell and the Rev. David Platt.

Youth & Student CND greatly

publicised the Keep Space for Peace

week actions in schools and universities,

as well as organising a short speakingtour of a young member of the Czech

Peace Movement.

Student CND saw the issue of US

National Missile Defence become an

important and growing focus for their

activities in 2007. Members worked with

the NUS to organise a mailing to all

student unions on the issue, and

organised meetings to raise awareness.

RAISING public awareness about

the continued location of

hundreds of US nuclear

weapons under the guise of NATO, at

Lakenheath air base in East Anglia,

remains a priority. With the expansion

of NATO into Eastern Europe, plans to

develop a NATO missile defence

system, and increasing NATO

involvement in Afghanistan, NATO is

having a higher profile than it has had

for many years.

In December 2007, we made a

submission to the Defence Select

Committee Inquiry on NATO,

emphasising opposition to NATO

nuclear policy. Given NATOs nuclear

first strike policy this is a matter forgrave concern, and we are increasing our

links with other anti-nuclear

campaigning groups across Europe who

wish to see an end to NATO nukes in

their own countries.

We will be working to support

protest at Lakenheath, working with

Eastern Region CND, in the year

ahead this has been given particular

significance because of reports in the

press that Lakenheath could be a

location for US interceptor missiles for

the US Missile Defence system.

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Specialist sections

Lindis Percy speaking at the Croughtonpicnic and rally

The UK government has agreed without any parliamentary consultation to hand

over Menwith Hill for the US Missile Defence system

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WE have continued to support

the withdrawal of British

troops from Iraq, and

welcome progress towards this. But full

withdrawal is necessary and we will

continue to make that case until all the

troops are pulled out. We will be

participating in a national demonstration

to that end in London on March 15th;

this event is part of a global day of actionagainst the continuing occupation of Iraq.

We also work to oppose any attacks on

Iran, and welcome the recent intelligence

reports from the US indicating that Iran

does not have a nuclear weapons

programme. In summer, Chair, Kate

Hudson addressed a conference at the

European Parliament on Irans nuclear

programme. We do not believe that

military interventions, which

overwhelmingly affect innocent civilians,

are the right way to deal with complex

regional problems, or with anxieties

about potential nuclear proliferation. We

support UN resolutions over many

decades calling for a nuclear weapons

free zone in the Middle East.

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Not one more death

Regions

Sussex Peace Alliance members

have concentrated on opposing military

action against Iran with letter writing,vigils and meetings. One such candlelit

vigil at a busy roundabout by

Eastbourne activists with an enormous

banner saying, Dont Attack Iran

attracted supportive hoots from passing

traffic.

In May the Hereford Peace

Council organised Voices Against the

War, an evening of poetry and music with

poet Adrian Mitchell. In November they

held an Alternative Remembrance Day

with Martin Bell, former BBC war

correspondent and Independent MP and

Reg Keys, founder member of Military

Families Against the War.

With lots of media attention, Eastern

Region CND members marked the

6th anniversary of the bombing of

Afghanistan in October by blockading

Gate 1 at Lakenheath for 3 hours

holding a banner saying Stop the War

Crimes not the Protests. The 48th

fighter wing had just returned from

dropping thousands of bombs on

Afghanistan. Lakenheath also hosts up

to 110 US B61 nuclear bombs. Legalcharges have resulted and the trial (26,27

and 28th March at Bury St Edmunds

court) will be alongside the Lakenheath

8 who will be on trial for SOCPA and

criminal damages for the action in 2006

to stop the loading of cluster bombs.

(Court support for these dates would be

greatly appreciated!)

South Somerset Peace

Group held meetings throughout the

year on various peace issues with

prominent speakers. They included Dani

Hamilton of Military Families against

the War who moved the audience

greatly with her account of how service

in Iraq had affected her son. He had

been ordered to fire on a crowd, killing

a child whose corpse he had to hand

back to the father.

In order to reach out to a wider

audience, London Region CND

opened up the guest speaker slot of its

council meeting to the public. This

proved to be extremely successful, with

a well-attended public forum against the

threat of a military attack on Iran,addressed by Professor Abbas Edalat.

The event attracted a number of new,

younger activists and produced a

vibrant, extremely useful discussion, out

of which came concrete steps for

further activities, including the lobbying

of MPs.

Merseyside CND has shown

anti-war artist Emily Johns exhibition

Drawing Paradise on the Axis of Evil

inspired by her visit to Iran at two city

centre venues with two more booked

for 2008. Members also worked with

Emily Johns to hold a public meeting

and slide show of her visit.

End the occupation of Iraq: Dont attack Iran

Troops Home from Iraq demonstration, October 2007 Photo: Davinder Kaur


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WE have continued to campaign

against the building of new

nuclear power stations, and

to raise awareness of the dangers of

nuclear waste, and the inability of

nuclear power to adequately address theproblems of climate change. Working

together with other NGOs, we

supported an initiative from Greenpeace

to withdraw, at a national level, from the

government's consultation on nuclear

energy, given the evidence produced

that it was not a genuine consultation.

Members of local CND groups who

participated in some of the consultation

sessions were concerned about the lack

of opportunity to make the case against

nuclear power. We also work to make

clear the links between nuclear power

and nuclear weapons.

Eastern Midlands CNDwas

among several CND groups which

challenged the UK government'sconsultation process on the future of

nuclear power. East Midlands members

presented arguments against nuclear power

to the biased presentations of the pro-

nuclear lobby at both the consultations

held in Nottingham, and in the Plaza

Hotel, London. There was also a protest at

the Nottingham consultation. The

group then submitted a critical

response in October.

Further work included the

production of a pamphlet

outlining the links

between nuclear power

and weapons, which was

distributed to all delegates.

Eastern Region CND joined

forces with The Climate Camp to stress

that nuclear power is not the answer to

climate chaos. Activists dressed in white

with radioactive symbol masks blockadedSizewell, gaining vast local, and some

national media coverage. This action went

on getting reported in the media: the group

returned for a further blockade, and

recently it challenged the Director of

Sizewell nuclear power station to an open

debate on his recent claims about nuclear

power. Watch this space!

No nuclear power

Regions

Nuclearpower notworthth

erisk!

Eastern Region CND activists protest at Sizewell nuclear power station

notworththerisk!


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TO help get our message over as

widely as possible we haveparticipated at a number of

summer festivals this year, including at

Glastonbury, where, amongst things, we

gave out thousands of a special Glasto

Campaignmagazine. We have also

participated at the Labour Party

Conference, the Trades Union Congress,

and a number of national trade union

conferences, having successful fringe

meetings at many of these events. We are

delighted to report an increasing numberof trade union affiliations to CND, and

have seen increased trade union

participation in our events.

If you are able to help us out in a

voluntary capacity at any of our events, we

would be very grateful. Please let us know if

you can help email [email protected]

or call 020 7700 2393

Eastern Region CND had stalls andworkshops on nuclear issues at many

festivals, fairs and local events including

Latitude, Eastern Haze, Ipswich Peace

Festival and the Greenpeace Fair. They

were a great success, with a continuous

flow of interested people and lively

discussion.

A stall run by Eastern Region

members at the University of East

Anglia's Freshers' Fair helped encourage a

new CND society to form. So far theyhave held debates, film showings, stalls

and a CND Week. The enthusiastic new

group has many ideas for the coming

year.

Sussex Peace Alliance members

joined with a wide spectrum of Sussex

peace and human rights groups to stage a

'Freedom Days' meeting in October. Juliet

McBride, a political and legal academic

and dedicated Nukewatch and AWPC

activist, plus others spoke on: The Right

to Protest, a Right under Threat. Part of

the problem is that no such formal right is

enshrined in English law.

West Midlands CND took part in

a Borderlines Film Festival day in

Hereford to celebrate 25 years since the

first Greenham march. Jenny Maxwell,

Chair of the group, was also on the

evening debates panel.Kent Area CND has been giving

lots of encouragement and practical

support to a new Student CND group

formed at the University of Kent. The

students are meeting regularly and their

activities have included taking part in

blockade at Aldermaston and attending

the parliamentary rally and lobby in

London. More recently, they held a stall at

the Freshers Fair, then in November a

public meeting addressed by Caroline

Lucas MEP.

Merseyside CND marked the

International Day of Peace with a hugely

successful Peace and Ecology Festival in

the centre of Liverpool. Around 2,000

people visited the festival and, with stalls

from around 20 local campaigning groups

and lots of live music from folk and rock

musicians, feedback was very positive.

Oxford CND entertained people

from all over the region with a battery of

some of Britain's finest jazz musicians at

their Jazz Concert in February.

By volunteering to serve drinks at festivals

all over the country through the Workers

Beer Company, manyYouth &Student CND activists raised valuable

campaigning funds. When not working,

they handed out leaflets and badges and

distributed a special festival edition of

Disarm, their activist magazine, which was

distributed at Glastonbury, Leeds and

Reading festivals and which roused much

interest.

Student CND

In the autumn, Student CND held

Freshers Fair stalls all across the

country, and produced a special

newsletter and stickers for their groups

to distribute

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Festivals, fairs and conferences

Merseyside CNDs Gina Shaw enjoys the success of their Peace and Ecology festival

Photo:Jean-PierreMagloire


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Global Summit for a Nuclear

Weapon-Free World

Sat 16th & Sun 17th February,

2008 City Hall, LondonExperts and activists from a number of

different arenas, nationally and

internationally, will discuss how nuclear

disarmament can be achieved. Places are

limited. To ensure a place, CND group

delegates should register now.

A reception at City Hall on the Saturday

evening after the conference will honour

our early members.

Available for events

History of CND exhibitionThe London School of Economics has

organised a special CND anniversary

exhibition on the history of CND.

Consisting of three portable banners

(approx 1m x2m) using photos, leaflets

and other images from the collections,

two sets will be available for CND

groups to display from Easter. Book by

contacting Rebecca: 020 7700 2393

or [email protected]

CND Documentary

MADD (Make a Direct Difference)

Movies are producing a documentary

about CNDs history and the anti-

nuclear movement. It will cover

developments from Hiroshima to the

present day and will be completed by

June 2008. Copies will be available for all

CND groups.

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Aldermaston 2008: The Bomb Stops Here, Surround the base

Easter Monday 24th March, 2008 at 12 noon

Get mobilising now for a day to remember on the 50th anniversary of the

first Aldermaston peace march. Each of the gates of the site will be linkedto a different decade in this lively, colourful event dress up according to

the decade or chose a theme to make your own unique demonstration!

With speakers and entertainment, and designed to highlight the continued

role of Aldermaston as a nuclear bomb factory, this is an event not to be

missed.

A mobilising pack, flyers, background information, details of coaches and

other resources are available from www.cnduk.org/aldermaston or e-mail:

[email protected] or call 0845 3370282

059582008

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CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT 1958-2008


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2007was a significant year for the

campaign in Scotland. It saw not onlythe majority of Scottish MPs voting

against the plan to replace Trident, but also

the Scottish Parliament taking a similar

stance. Since May, Scottish CND has been

encouraging the new Scottish government

to explore what effective action it can take

to help achieve disarmament.

We have deliberately worked with major

Scottish institutions to build the campaign.

The churches, other religious groups, trade

unions and peace organisations haveworked together in the Scotlands for Peace

initiative. Scotlands for Peace organised a

Bin the Bomb roadshow in February,

culminating in a march and rally attended

by around 3,000 people in Glasgow. The

speakers included First Minister, Alex

Salmond and Cardinal Keith O'Brien.

During the year Scottish CND worked

with other organisations in the campaign,

including Faslane 365 which sustained

effective protests throughout the year, and

Greenpeace, which organised a high profile

campaign in February.

More jobs without Trident

One of the main arguments used in favour

of nuclear weapons in Scotland is that jobs

would be at risk if Trident were cancelled.

Early in 2007 Scottish CND and the

Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC)

gathered together a small group of experts

who drafted a detailed report on the

economic implications of cancelling theTrident programme. This showed that the

number of jobs at risk was far less than

often claimed and that more jobs would be

created if the money was reallocated to

other projects. The report proved to be an

effective and timely piece of research.

Strong political lobbying

Scottish CND members wrote to their

MPs and MSPs, sent them emails and

visited them in their local surgeries. In

March, 33 of the 59 Scottish MPs voted

against the government. In June, a motion

calling on the UK government not to go

ahead with its proposals at this time was

overwhelmingly passed, with 71 voting for,

16 against and 41 abstaining or not voting.

After the May election, Scottish CND

held a conference to discuss with politiciansand representatives of civic Scotland how

to move the campaign forward. A key task

has been to identify what a Scottish

government can do within its devolved

powers. The Scottish National Party (SNP)

administration has taken this on board, and,

in October, they organised a National

Conversation on Scotland's Future Without

Nuclear Weapons. Following this the

Scottish government is setting up a

Working Group to explore future options.

In November, 3,000 people marched

through the centre of Edinburgh in the

People and Parliament against Trident

event organised by Scotland's for Peace.

The event was effective in showing public

support for the stance taken by Holyrood.

Scotlands for Peace launched the

Scottish Covenant for Peace which states:

We desire that Scotland should be known

for its contribution to peace and justice

rather than for waging war. This was

signed by Alex Salmond, religious leaders

and MSPs on 1st November. Thirty

illustrated Covenant books have been

printed.

During 2008 we will work to ensure

that there is a good turnout fromScotland at the Aldermaston

demonstration on Easter Monday. Events

in Glasgow and Edinburgh will mark

CNDs 50th anniversary. The years main

focus will be encouraging grassroots

activity with a series of meetings across

Scotland in March and later in the year.

The major event will be a large protest at

Faslane in June. We will also host a

conference on Trident Replacement in

the Autumn, assist Nuclear Free Local

Authorities with a seminar in April, take

part in the Scottish governments working

group on nuclear weapons and promote

the Scottish Peace Covenant.

3000 people marched through Edinburgh in the People and Parliament againstTrident event

Scottish CND

We desire that Scotland

should be known for its

contribution to peace and

justice rather than for

waging war.

From the Scottish Covenant for Peace


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ITwas that Strathclyde police station

phone call on January 8th 2007 fromCND Cymru Chair Jill Evans (and

Wales MEP), letting us know that she and

Leanne Wood (Assembly Member) had

been arrested for blockading Faslane, that

launched another action-packed year for

CND Cymru. On that day, elected

representatives showed how they too are

excluded from decisions made on our

behalf about weapons of mass destruction

and war.

If our elected representatives feelunable to directly influence such decisions

and war plans, then we in Wales must

continue to use our imagination, brains,

and hearts to the best of our ability to get

the world and future we want.

David Morris

In January too, following the death of

David Morris, a former CND Cymru

Chair, we were reminded of his words,

we in the peace movement are always

optimistic; never despondent; never

cynical. As an Aberystwyth student in

1957, David had been involved in the first

anti-nuclear weapons demonstration in

Wales. Later, having served as a Labour

MEP for 15 years, he was deselected, he

felt for taking a stand and speaking out

against Trident. He was certainly not

alone in his party and would have been

proud to know that our February anti-

Trident demonstration in Cardiff was led

by Labour MP Julie Morgan, IndependentMP Dai Davies, Labour Councillor Ray

Davies and Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans.

Nuclear disarmament will only be won

with cross party support.

Red Dragon at Faslane

At least 70 people from Wales were

arrested over the Faslane 365 year; many

more taking part. Wales will be watching

closely to see what happens next as the

Scottish Parliament rejects having British

nuclear weapons in its country.

Y Ddraig Goch (the Welsh flag) is

frequently seen outside AWE

Aldermaston and Burghfield, and our

Elections

Following the Assembly elections in May,Wales now has a coalition government

(Labour and anti-nuclear Plaid Cymru);

most, if not all, of whom have at some

time personally supported CND Cymru or

its aspirations.

St Athan Military Academy

A British government decision to site a

privately funded military training

academy (built and run by a consortium

led by arms manufacturer Raytheon) at StAthan, in South Wales, caused quite a stir.

Many local politicians are keen to cash in

on the professed number of well-

subsidised jobs to be (or not to be)

'created'. Others are deeply disturbed by

the further militarisation of Wales, and by

the principles behind an institution set up

to train any security force from Britain or

elsewhere with the ready cash to pay.

CND Cymru is playing a central part in

the campaign to stop the academy and to

present positive alternatives.

European Youth Event and

Peace Boat

Part funded by CND Cymru, Cynefin y

Werin and British CND, BANg (Ban All

Nukes generation) representatives,

including Georgia Coles Riley and Emily

Freeman from Wales, organised a week-

long youth event in Scotland. Some

participants joined the New York bound

Peace Boat a ship from Japandedicated to the cause of disarmament,

peace and international understanding. At

a Nagasaki Day commemoration held in a

New York street they read out a Youth

Appeal which was presented to the UN

Head of the Office of Disarmament

Affairs.

CND Cymru would like to pay tribute

to and express admiration for fellow

workers and activists in Wales, and to

our comrades, brothers and sisters

throughout Britain and the rest of the

world.

Diolch yn fawr a chariad i ti gyd

Heddwch a Chyfiawnder!

CND Cymru

CND Cymrus No Trident Replacementdemonstration in Cardiff with (top) JillGough and Ray Davies, CND Cymru andDai Davies MP and (middle) Jill EvansMEP


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In the papers and on the

televisionThe first three months of the year were

dominated by the run-up to the Trident

replacement decision, with both

broadsheets and tabloids running

photographs of the projection of our No

Trident Replacement logo on to the

Houses of Parliament.

More4 Newsdevoted a whole television

programme to a debate between CND

Chair Kate Hudson, Defence Secretary

Des Browne and others, with an audienceof young people voting against

replacement after the opposing cases had

been presented. Later in the year, Kate

was interviewed onNewsnightwhen it was

revealed that Britains nuclear weapons

are not protected by electronic security

codes from unauthorised use as other

nuclear weapon states do.

Big band and celebrity

support

Our anti-Trident replacement statement

was signed by over 50 British big-name

bands and musicians, such as

Babyshambles, Thom Yorke, Damon

Albarn, Kaiser Chiefs, Massive Attack and

the Chemical Brothers. The statement was

printed in the popular music press and

reported in the London free newspapers

and beyond.

Dozens of photographers mobbed

our celebrity supporters Annie

Lennox, Bianca Jagger and VivienneWestwood at a stunt organised outside

Parliament on the day of the vote. Later,

national television and radio reported on

the direct-action protests during the day

and transmitted live coverage of our

evening rally in Parliament Square.

Nuclear Power and US Missile

Defence

During the second half of 2007, the

press heard our opposition to nuclear

power and UK involvement in US

Missile Defence. We were quoted in

relation to parliamentary developments

on nuclear power and blockades at

Sizewell nuclear power station.

In August, the press reported on our

opinion poll gauging opposition to US

Missile Defence. A letter we organised,

signed by several dozen MPs, was also

printed in both the Independentand

Guardian. Internationalpress covered our

September 1st conference. November saw

us widely quoted on the Foreign Affairs

Committee report on Missile Defence.

Individual and local news

Throughout the year individual stories of

CND supporters have made the news,

Eileen Dafferns interview on Womans

Hourbeing typical of the many fascinating

tales from activists.

Getting stories in the regional media is

vital in presenting the issues with a local

context. Local CND groups do an

excellent job of generating coverage of

their events and views. Regional groups

coverage has been particularly prolific

during the year with numerousappearances on regional television and

radio.

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CND in the media

o you have a story the media might be interested in?

In this anniversary year we would particularly like to hear from

members with a personal story to tell about their involvement with

CND. Are you part of a multi-generational family of campaigners?

Do your relatives hold greatly differing views to yours? Do you

come from a background generally seen as atypical for a CND

supporter? If you have a story that you think might make an

interesting magazine feature or article, please get in touch with BenSoffa, CND's Press Officer on 0207 700 2350 or e-mail:

[email protected]

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2007 has been a truly amazing year

for CNDs Peace EducationProgramme; it is continuing to

develop its network of speakers, school

workshops and resources. The programme

will continue to grow as more people

become involved in 2008.

What was the Cold War?

Teenagers in schools today were born in

the early to mid 1990s and many do not

know that Britain has nuclear weapons.

Even more are unaware of theirdevastating effects. It is crucial that young

people are empowered with enough

knowledge to make informed decisions

and that they know, if they decide to

oppose nuclear weapons, there is

something they can do to object. Most of

all, young people should be presented with

accessible, balanced and interesting

information to engage and educate them.

Hundreds of packs distributed

Our new Peace Education Pack is based

on co-operative learning methods and is

designed to satisfy a range of different

learning styles. It has five different

activities appropriate for the classroom or

youth group and is suitable for teenagers

aged 13 to 18. The effects of a nuclear

explosion are examined, as are the key

concepts in the debate surrounding such

weapons. The history of the peace symbol

is explored and students are encouraged to

think up their own designs. Other nuclear-related issues, such as the story of

Mordechai Vanunu, and the Chernobyl

disaster, are investigated.

Hundreds of copies of the pack have

been distributed at teachers conferences

and meetings, and lots of good feedback

has been received from teachers and

students alike. One teacher commented

that the students really enjoyed the

activities and were engaged and

interested. A 15-year-old student also

praised the pack, saying, students arent

told what to think and so they can make

their own decisions and form their own

opinions.

An updated edition will include a CD

with images to complement the lessons.

Id never work in a nuclear

bomb factory it might

explode whilst I ate my lunch!

Workshops in schools have also taken off

since the summer, with school visits all over

the country. As you can see from the above

quote the young people involved were

always keen to add their opinions to

discussions about peace and nuclear

weapons!

Requests for workshops are still coming

in and hopefully more will be occurring

throughout the anniversary year.

Schools Peace Lectures: 800

York students hear Bruce Kent

Another successful initiative was the

establishment of the Schools Peace

Lectures. Our first lecture, in York, had

almost 800 students listening to Bruce Kent

speak on nuclear weapons, peace and

conflict. Many questions were asked, from

the realities of disarmament to Bruces age!

In another such lecture planned for

March 2008, the Mayor of Cambridge,

accompanied by Bruce Kent, will address

school students and explain why she signed

the Mayors for Peace pledge. Hopefully in

our 50th Anniversary year we will see

Schools Peace Lectures throughout the

country.

Interested? Get involved!

CND Peace Education is always looking

for enthusiastic people to become

involved. People in education, both

teachers and school students, are invited to

get in touch. You can also join the panel of

people reviewing our materials. We can

arrange workshops or speakers for yourschool and send you a copy of our

education pack.

We are recruiting speakers to join our

School Speakers network. If you feel you

have the knowledge and confidence to

speak in schools, then please contact me.

Prior experience is not essential as training

will be provided where necessary. All

enquires to Anna Liddle at

[email protected]

Let us spread the knowledge of nuclear

weapons and disarmament further in our

anniversary year by educating the young

people who may carry on the campaign in

the future.

Peace Education

Bruce Kent talks to school students in Bootham

'I was really impressed

with the pack. It is veryteacher friendly and

makes a complicated

topic engaging and

thought provoking.

Rowan Walker, a teacher in

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Campaign materials

A range of CND campaign materials,including leaflets, reports and postcards

will help ensure you have robust

arguments when you lobby and inform

your MP, write a letter to the local press

and build awareness within your local

community.

No Trident replacement

Our new report, Trident and Employment:

The UKs industrial and technological network

for nuclear weaponscomprehensivelyargues for UK

defence

diversification and

examines the

economic benefits

of employing

people outside of

the nuclear

weapons industry.

It was written by

Dr Steven Schofield, an expert on the

subject, and was funded by UNISON.

A Q&A and updated No Trident

Replacement briefing and leaflet are also

available. A new briefing

with the latest

information on

warheads and missile

developments related to

Trident replacement

will be available in early

2008.

Our newinformation sheet,

No to Trident Replacement: Yes to a Nuclear

Weapons Conventioncompliments the

CND/Medact petition which calls on

the UK government

to support negotia-

tions towards a

nuclear weapons

convention and

recognise its

commitment to

multilateral disarm-

ament by not

replacing Trident.

Get everyone you know to sign the

petition on the CND

website. Hard copiescan also be

downloaded or

ordered from the

office.

No US Missile

Defence

A range of new No US Missile Defence

materials has been produced, a leaflet,

briefing, and Q&A will ensure informedopposition along with a special new

lobby postcard to send to all MPs.

Other leaflets

and briefingsOther leaflets are

available, to oppose

government spin on

nuclear power,

inform about

Hiroshima and

present the case

against nuclear

weapons, help scrap our current Trident

system, and give general information

about CNDs work.In addition, we have a wide range of

different briefings to give more detailed

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Resources

Join the letter-writing team2007 saw CNDs letter-writing team

concentrate on UK nuclear disarmament,

writing about Trident replacement to Tony

Blair, the Defence Secretary, Des Browne, and

the Defence Select Committee. We also wrote

related letters about the 2007 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee

meeting to Margaret Beckett, (when she was

Foreign Secretary), and Gordon Brown (on

becoming Prime Minister). In autumn, we

lobbied the UK Ambassador to the UN to vote

for a resolution about the alert status of nuclear weapons.

Later in the year, we objected to the planning application for new

buildings at Burghfield.

In May, we wrote to the peace movement in the Czech Republic

supporting its opposition to a planned radar base as part of the US missile

defence system.

As usual, we ended the year by sending Christmas cards to Mordechai

Vanunu

Although the replies we get are usually unsatisfactory, and we often

wonder whether the authors believe what they are writing, it is crucial

that we make our voices heard and our letters inform, encourage and

present our point of view. Many of our letter-writers send copies of the

letters to their MPs a good way of passing on useful information.

We provide background information and a list of points to make eight or

nine times a year. Not everyone can write every letter but even one a year

helps. To join our team, please contact Katy, [email protected],

or call the national office, indicating whether you want to receive

information by e-mail or post.


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information on topics including US

nuclear weapons in Europe, Nuclear

Power and Irans nuclear programme.

CND briefings, Q&As and reports

are available to download from the

Briefings and Information pages of ourwebsite. Leaflets and postcards can be

ordered from our online webshop.

Alternatively call the CND office on 020

7700 2393

Keep up to date!CNDs E-Campaign bulletins

Sign up to CNDs regular e-mail

bulletins for the most up-to date details

on our events and activities by signing

up with your e-mail address on ourwebsite home page www.cnduk.org

Campaign magazine

With opinion pieces, news articles and

information on the latest CND events,

keep informed

by subscribing

free of charge

to CNDs

Campaign

magazine. All

members

receive the

Membership

edition in

summer, but you can also

subscribe to the spring and autumn

issues by e-mailing

[email protected]

Get political

Strategic political lobbying is essential to

CNDs campaigning. For keen and

budding lobbyists, CNDs

quarterlyLobbynewsletter

provides important

information to help you

lobby your MP

effectively. To subscribe

please email

[email protected] or call

the CND office on 020

7700 2393

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Officers

Chair: Kate Hudson

Vice-Chairs: Jeremy Corbyn MP,Sophie Bolt, Dave Webb

Treasurer: Linda Hugl

CND National Council

Directly elected

Pat Arrowsmith, Jenny Clegg, Tom

Cuthbert, Sue Davis, Joan Horrocks, Peter

Leary, Gawain Little, Caroline Lucas MEP,

Alice Mahon, Pat Sanchez, Tom Shelton,

Tony Staunton, Rae Street, Carol Turner,

Hannah Tweddell

Nations, Regions and AreasCND Cymru: John Cox, David Bradley,

Jill Gough

Scottish CND: Adam Beese, Eileen Cook,

Jim Taggart

Cumbria & N. Lancs: Chris Prettyman

East Midlands: Ian Cohen,

Richard Johnson, Geoff Lawrence

Gtr Manchester: Joan Abrams

Kent Area: Pam Brivio

London Region: Pat Allen, Jim Brann,

Nicholas Russell

Merseyside: Gina Shaw

Southern Region: Graham Allen,

Anna Chaplin

South Cheshire & N. Staffs: Jason Hill

South West Region: Peter Le Mare,

Tom Milburn

Sussex Peace Alliance: Anna Rehin

West Midlands CND: Sandra Gardner,

Joe Sturge

Yorkshire CND: Helen John, Miriam Moss

Specialist sections

Christian CND: Bob RussellLabour CND: Daniel Blaney

Student CND: George Woods

Youth and Student CND: Catherine Crick,

Brendan Lee, Joanne Stevenson

Vice-Presidents

Tony Benn, John Cox, Joan Horrocks,

Bruce Kent, Alistair Mackie,

Paul Oestreicher, Walter Wolfgang

Staff and volunteers

Staff at Holloway Road

Sam Akaki: Parliamentary OfficerJoy Annegarn: Membership, Finance

Eve Cuthbert: Finance and Network

Manager

Ben Folley: Campaigns Officer

Sue Longbottom: Print & Website Designer

Mell Harrison: Regional Campaigns WorkerMichael Hindley: Membership

Development Worker (until June 07)

Davinder Kaur: Campaigns Officer

Anna Liddle: Peace Education Officer

Jon Nott: Fundraiser

Dawn Rothwell: Campaigns Research and

Information Officer

Rebecca Sage: Office Manager

Tom Shelton: Campaigns and Office

Admin (until June 07)

Ben Soffa: Press Officer

Rick Wayman: Press Officer (until April 07)Katy West: Membership and Database

Systems Officer

Many thanks and good luck to Michael Hindley,

Tom Shelton, and Rick Wayman

National and Regional staff

CND Cymru: Jill Gough (volunteer)

Scottish CND: John Ainslie

Gtr Manchester CND: Jacqui Burke,

Doug Weir

London Region CND: David Polden

Yorkshire CND: Sarah Cartin,Denise Craghill

Other regional offices are run by volunteers

Specialist sections

Christian CND: Claire Poyner (part-time).

Other specialist sections are run by

volunteers from home.

Volunteers at Holloway Road

Pat Allen, Pat Arrowsmith, Dorothea

Baker, Jim Brann, Kitty Cooper, Marco

Cosimiro, Pam Cowan, Sue Davis, Dave

Esbester, Jen Jousiffe, Gina Mackenzie,Eileen Maclean, Stuart Minto, Luba

Mumford, Mary Ogbogoh, Jill Poller,

Becky Ridgewell, Rosemary Rogers,

Annette Russell, Ellen Sheffield, Aby

Simons, Stuart Stephenson, Jean Taylor,

Jim Thomas, Marjorie Trevor, Ian Triggs,

Tony Watkins, Matt West, Muriel Wood,

Killian Zumpe

Interns

Amanda Cassiday, Roderick Cobley

Thank you to all those who volunteer their valuable

time and energy

Goodbyes

Many thanks and good luck to all

CND Personnel

ecampaignCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament


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CND launches Direct Debit

Now you can give regularly to CNDusing Direct Debit. This flexible and

secure payment method allows you to

choose the amount you give and the

frequency, while providing protection via

the Direct Debit guarantee. You can set

up a Direct Debit on our website or use

the form on the inside front cover.

Payment via Direct Debit cuts CNDs

administrative costs and allows us to

invest more in the future of the

Campaign.Please note that a Direct Debit will

not cancel any standing orders you may

have with CND and you will need to

cancel these with your bank.

CND Membership Rates

24 Waged Individual

8 Concessionary

Merchandise

Our range of No Trident Replacement

campaigning materials, including a t-shirt

designed by Peter Kennard, sell extremely

well. Many members help raise awareness

by wearing our t-shirts and badges. A

catalogue of our new materials, including

several reproductions to mark CND's

anniversary, is included with this mailing.

Legacies

Our ability to respond to government's

plans for a new generation of nuclear

weapons was greatly enhanced bygenerous legacies left to the campaign by

life-long supporters.

Money pledged to CND by members

in their wills enabled us to employ extra

staff and run national newspaper

advertising campaigns at this crucial time.

During 2007, over 60 members

informed us that they had added CND to

their wills many in response to our new

information pack A Legacy for Peace. If

you would like a copy please email

[email protected] or call 020 7700

2393 and ask for Jon.

Legacies have generally increased in

value since 2003 (see Chart 1). In 2007,

Support us

Total income Other income Legacies

caption

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

CND legacy income as a percentage of total income

90000

80000

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60000

50000

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30000

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legacies contributed to approximately

30% of our income (see Chart 2),

(although 2007 figures are very

preliminary).

If inheritance tax is payable on any

legacy that CND receives, CND is able torevert part of the legacy in favour of the

Nuclear Education Trust. Although this

means that this part of the legacy can only

be used for CND's educational work, the

remainder can be used for CND's vital

campaigning work.

Nuclear Education Trust

The Nuclear Education Trust (NET)

received charitable status in March 2007

after a long period of discussion with theCharity Commission. CND has

unsuccessfully tried to form a charitable

arm on several occasions in the past, so

this was great news.

At present NET is mainly funded by a

generous legacy to CND which was

signed over to NET (120K), enabling

inheritance tax to be reclaimed (77K). In

2007, NET contributed over 27,000 to

CND. This was mainly used for CND's

peace education work and preparing the

No Trident Replacement briefing. NET

also funded the London School of

Economics' CND's archives work -

enough to prepare for the 50th

anniversary exhibition; this is the

beginning of a much larger project

between LSE and CND to make CNDs

archives much more accessible to a

general and academic audience.

NET will contribute over 50,000 to

CND's peace education work in 2008 and

over 30,000 to CNDs Global

Disarmament Summit. Other grants have

been made to Scottish CND, the

Movement for the Abolition of War and

Christian CND for planned conferences

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Aldermaston Womens Peace

Camp(aign)

'Concrete in a wheelie bin'

blockades

During the lead up to the Trident vote

we lobbied and protested by all means

possible, including giving evidence to the

Defence Select Committee and an 'on

top of the fence protest' which led to an

arrest under the new Serious Organised

Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCPA).

On vote day March 14th, we organised

with Block the Builders and brought

London's Parliament Square to a grinding

halt with a successful and visually

arresting blockade in which nine people

were arrested. Risking back injury and

hypothermia, blockades involving

increasingly impressive concrete

constructions have continued at

Aldermaston, attracting widespread

publicity on the disgusting new bomb-

making facilities that are being built infront of our eyes.

The Women's Cocktail Party

of the Century

Maintaining our monthly camp in the

face of evictions and arrests relating to

the new military by-laws is, in itself, an

achievement, and we celebrated women's

strength and sense of fun in June when

about 50 women gathered for a fabulous

cocktail party on a grass verge near

Burghfield. Undeterred by spending the

previous night in Reading police station,

having been arrested under the new

bylaws introduced in June, we all enjoyed

our celebration of being there and not

giving up.

Taking our 'Knickers to the

Bylaws' challenge to the High

Court

Our application for a Judicial Review of

the bylaws will now be heard in the High

Court on February 1st, and, if agreed, will

be heard immediately. Please come andsupport the court challenge - relevant to

everyone who is committed to the right to

peaceful protest. Come and join us at the

Peace Camp second weekend of every

month at the Tadley roundabout. We

camp there to give a loud, protracted and

determined NO to Trident, its replacement,

all nuclear weapons and all war.

www.aldermaston.net

Campaign Against Depleted

Uranium (CADU)

CADUs 2007 activities revolved around its

role as the international office for the

International Coalition to Ban Uranium

Weapons (ICBUW). With more than 90

members worldwide, CADU believes

ICBUW is the best initiative yet to achievea ban on all conventional weapons

containing uranium.

In February, CADU organised a well-

attended UK parliamentary lobby and

public meeting. Soon after, we went to

Geneva for a UN seminar, followed by

some intense diplomatic lobbying. In May,

we helped organise a DU photo exhibition

in the European Parliament, sponsored by

the Europe-wide Green political group. We

then returned to Geneva for more

lobbying.

The summer was spent out on the road,

fundraising at the Glastonbury, Big Chill

and Green Man music festivals.

From September we were back in the

office helping organise the annual ICBUW

conference. Held at the UN Church

Centre in New York, it welcomed activists

and scientists from across the US and

beyond.

During the now obligatory post-event

lobbying, it emerged that our draft

resolution was to be submitted to the UN

First Committee, and if passed, to the UNGeneral Assembly in December. Although

the final wording was somewhat weaker

than we would have liked, the resolution

passed both by a landslide, with 122 and

136 votes respectively. The five states that

voted against it were the US, UK, Israel,

Czech Republic and the Netherlands.

Meanwhile, CADU launched the UK

part of a divestment campaign against

Barclays and RBS after it emerged that

they help finance three uranium weapons

manufacturers.

The next year will be of great

importance to the international campaign.

In particular CADU is very aware of the

challenge we face from the UK

government. We welcome the support of

CND members and groups!

www.cadu.org.uk

Faslane 365

A year of mobilising against

TridentFrom 1st October 2006, thousands of

people from all over the world took part

in a year of almost-

continuous

nonviolent actions

at the Faslane base.

Some 1,150 people

were arrested,

including survivors of

the atomic bombing of

Nagasaki and Hiroshima, elected members

of the European and Scottish parliaments,

hospital workers, trade unionists, teachers,

students a wide cross-section of civil

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society from Scotland, England, Wales and

beyond. Most blockaders were charged

with breach of the peace and held

overnight in police cells. However, only 55

usually repeat offenders were actually

prosecuted. Some trials are still pending, soplease give support, especially to activists

from your area.

Faslane 365 was conceived as a yearlong

blockade rather than an open-ended

campaign. The aim was to intensify political

pressure and provide impetus for Scotland

to reject the illegal imposition of nuclear

weapons. By bringing autonomous groups

to Faslane to challenge Trident directly

we've helped to build a broader, stronger

community of activists to share ideas andstrengthen nonviolent activism on peace,

justice and environmental issues. During

this intense year of blockading, Faslane 365

achieved its main objectives, including the

election of an anti-Trident majority in the

Scottish Parliament committed to making

Scotland nuclear free. Though we chose to

disband Faslane 365 after 1st October

2007, when hundreds of protesters closed

the Faslane and Coulport gates for hours in

a celebration of people power, the

campaign against Trident renewal is far

from over.

In 2008 it will be important for the

movement to grow and carry on

campaigning in different ways against

the nuclear convoys; to strengthen the

Scottish governments nuclear free

policies; highlight the illegality and

immorality of nuclear weapons; and also

to oppose the upgrading of warhead

facilities at Aldermaston and Burghfield.

Make the government see sense, cancelTrident and pursue disarmament.

www.faslane365.org

Nukewatch

Military convoys carrying Trident nuclear

warheads regularly travel by road between

the south of England and Scotland,

tracked by citizen weapons inspectors

from Nukewatch. The convoys transport

their deadly cargo for regular maintenance

and inspections to and from Atomic

Weapons Establishment (AWE) at

Burghfield in Berkshire and the Coulport

weapons store at the Clyde Submarine Base

in Scotland.

Overnight nuclear convoys get

lost

In 2007 Nukewatchers drew attention to

two occasions when convoys got lost. An

overnight convoy

monitored out ofAWE Burghfield

in May was

tracked to the M1.

From there it left

the motorway at a

junction signed as

closed- onto the

A52 Derby/Nottingham road. At road-

works, the support convoy separated from

the load carriers and drove up and down

the dual carriageway several times, endingup in a residential area at 5am. After several

noisy turns in side streets the vehicles

regrouped at a local barracks before heading

off to Scotland. In November, a

southbound convoy got lost around Stirling.

In both cases the convoy was separated

from its support units for half an hour.

The MoD admits there is a risk of a

nuclear explosion in a serious crash or as

the result of a terrorist attack, yet can't

even ensure that drivers take the correct

route and that the safety equipment is

kept with the convoy. Perhaps the crew

should be issued with a simple map

rather than relying on technology that is

not up to the job! Nukewatch believes

that no further warheads should be

taken into service and those in Scotland

should be returned to AWE for

decommissioning in as safe a way as

possible: in daylight, at reduced speed

and with the road ahead cleared.

Thank you to the valiantNukewatchers who track these convoys

day and night without them, such

incidents would go unreported and the

MoD policy to sacrifice safety for

secrecy would continue unchallenged.

www.nukewatch.org.uk

Trident Ploughshares (TP)

In the works

This year we have again been active at

various places where the workings of

Trident are tangible: at Aldermaston

with the Block the Builders blockades; at

Faslane and Coulport mainly with

Faslane 365 (five days of blockading by

TP and members heavily involved in the

support structure); at the HQs of

Trident manufacturers and suppliers in

London (Serco; Lockheed Martin;

Raytheon; BAE; Rio Tinto); joining the

Lord Mayor's parade in Plymouth, andat Rolls Royce Derby.

In court

Various alleged misdemeanours meant

appearances in many courts across the

land, including Ayr, Stratford in London,

and Helensburgh, for trying to collect

evidence of illegal transfer of weapons

through Prestwick Airport, going into

AWE Aldermaston, blockading Faslane,

and imaginately re-decorating theentrance to RNAD Coulport. All these

appearances were marked by a failure on

the part of the accused to hold their

heads down or show any contrition, and

a parallel failure on the part of the

courts to show a scintilla of

understanding about international law.

In jail

Phill Jones did time in Barlinnie in

Glasgow when an unpaid fine dating

from a blockade of Rolls Royce in 2005

eventually caught up with him. Marcus

Armstrong spent 14 days in Kilmarnock

jail after refusing to pay a fine related to

the citizens inspections of Prestwick

Airport in August 2006, when it was

being used to transfer bombs from the

US to Israel. Marcus said: I acted to

protect my brothers and sisters in the

Lebanon. It is the only way I know how

to live.

In reflection

And the future? The public and political

climate in Scotland at present is uniquely

favourable for getting rid of Trident - an

opportunity that may be temporary and

cannot be missed. At the same time

there is Aldermaston, the heart of

proliferation, as well as Derby,

Devonport, the WMD industrial nexus,

and Whitehall itself.

www.tridentploughshares.org

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Regions and areasCumbria & N Lancs CND

34 Trafalgar Street,

Denton, Carlisle CA2 5XY

tel: 01539 723020

East Midlands CND

43 Cobden Road

Chesterfield S40 4TD

tel: 01707 643768

[email protected]

Eastern Region

The Anchorage, Low Road

Bungay NR35 ITT

0845 337 0282

[email protected]

www.easterncnduk.org

Kent Area CND

78 Priory Hill,

Dover CT17 0AD;

tel: 01304 225078

[email protected]

London Region CND

Mordechai Vanunu House

162 Holloway Road

London N7 8DQ

tel: 020 7607 2302

[email protected]

Gtr Manchester

& District CND

Bridge 5 Mill,

22a Beswick St, AncoatsManchester M4 7HR

tel: 0161 273 8283

fax: 0161 273 8293

[email protected]

www.gmdcnd.org.uk

Merseyside CND

50-54 Mount Pleasant

Liverpool L3 5SD

tel: 0151 702 6974

[email protected]

www.mcnd.org.uk

Contacts

Mid Somerset CND

12 Neales Way

Evercreech, Shepton Mallet

Somerset BA4 6LA

tel/fax: 01749 830 741

[email protected]

Norwich CND

Forge Bungalow

The Street, Stotesham

Norwich NR15 1YLtel: 01508 550446

[email protected]

Southern Region CND

Flat 12, Eliot House

483 Portsmouth Road

Southampton SO17 2TH

tel: 023 8032 8335

South Cheshire & North

Staffs CND

PO Box 2127

Stoke on Trent ST1 1LY

tel: 01782 280 998

www.scanscnd.org.uk

South West Region CND

The Peace Shop

31 New Bridge Street

Exeter EX4 3AH

tel: 01392 431447

Surrey Peace Action

Network

27 St Marys RoadReigate RH2 7JH

tel: 01737 223003

Sussex Peace Alliance

67 Summerheath Rd

Hailsham BN27 3DR

tel: 01323 844 269

[email protected]

Tyne & Wear CND

1 Rectory Avenue, Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 1XStel: 0191 285 7260

[email protected].

co.uk

West Midlands CND

54 Allison Street

Birmingham B5 5TH

tel: 0121 643 4617

[email protected]

www.wmcnd.org.uk

Yorkshire CND

2 Ashgrove

Bradford BD7 1BN

tel: 01274 730 [email protected]

www.yorkshirecnd.org.uk

National officesCND Cymru

Y Drain Gwynion, Heol yr

Eglwys, Talywaun

Pontypool NP4 7EF

tel: 01495 773180

[email protected]

Scottish CND

15 Barrland Street

Glasgow G41 1QH

tel: 0141 423 1222

fax: 0141 423 1231

[email protected]

www.banthebomb.org

Irish CND

P.O. Box 6327, Dublin 6, Eire

tel/fax: 00 353 1 872311944

[email protected]

http://indigo.ie/~goodwill/

icnd.html

Specialist sectionsChristian CND


162 Holloway Road

London N7 8DQ

tel: 020 7700 4200

fax: 020 7700 2357

[email protected]

Parliamentary CND

Mordechai Vanunu House162 Holloway Road

London N7 8DQ

tel: 020 7700 2393

fax: 020 7700 2357

[email protected]

Labour CND

11 Pembury Road

Worthing BN14 7DN

[email protected]

www.labourcnd.org.uk

Student CND

28 Grove RoadLondon E17 9BN

tel: 07814 434939

[email protected]

[email protected]

Youth & Student CND


162 Holloway Road

London N7 8DQ

tel: 0207 607 3616

[email protected]

www.youthstudentcnd.org.uk

Peace CampsAldermaston Womens

Peace Camp

Second weekend of every month.

tel: 07969 739 812

[email protected]

www.aldermaston.net

Faslane Peace Camp

Permanent.

A814, Shandon, Helensburgh

Dumbartonshire G84 8NTtel: 01436 820901

[email protected]

Menwith Hill Womens

Peace Camp

3rd weekend of every month

PO Box 105

Harrogate HG3 2FE

tel: 01535 603 240

www.cndyorks.gn.apc.org/

mhs/wpcmhs.htm

CND groups are essential in getting our message heard across the country. Contact your local or

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Local Groups

Abingdon Peace Group

01235 526265

[email protected]

Bath CND 01225 312574;

[email protected]

Bedford CND

[email protected]

Birkenhead CND

0151 677 6896

Blackpool & Fylde CND

01253 899742;

[email protected]

Brentwood CND

[email protected]

Bristol & West Region CND

0117 9714112;

[email protected]

Bromley & Beckenham CND

0208 4601295

Central Manchester CND

0161 6961724

Cheltenham CND

01242 582985

Chesterfield CND

01246 455178Chippenham CND

01249 651565

Coventry Peace House

01203 663031

Durham Peace Campaign

[email protected];

www.peaceactiondurham.org.uk

East Lancashire CND

01254 887017

[email protected].

org.uk

Enfield Peace Campaign

0208 364 2606

Exeter CND

01392 431447;

[email protected]

Faringdon Peace Group

01367 710308

Hackney & Islington CND

020 8533 5838;

[email protected]

Hall Green CND

0121 778 2672

Haringey CND

0207 607 2302;

[email protected]

Headingley & Kirkstall CND

0113 2741011;

[email protected]

Hemel Hempstead CND

01442 230285

Hereford Peace Council

01432 342623

[email protected]

Horsham Peace Alliance

01403 251276;[email protected]

Huyton CND

0151 4894242;

[email protected]

Isle of Wight CND

01983 855359;

[email protected]

Kettering CND

01536 [email protected]

Kingston Peace Council/CND

020 8399 2547

[email protected]

Lancaster District CND

01524 33991

[email protected]

Leicester CND 01162 705 604;

[email protected]

Lewes & District CND

01273 473912;

[email protected]

Lewisham & Greenwich CND

020 8857 1095 [email protected]

Lutterworth CND

01455 552949

Maghull and Lydiate CND

0151 526 7293

Maidenhead & Cookham CND

01628 522 331

Marple and District CND0161 427 1191

Medway CND

[email protected]

Mid-Herts Peace Group

01707 331643;

[email protected]

Mitcham CND

0208 648 9037

Musicians Against Nuclear

Arms (MANA)

0208 455 1030

[email protected]

North Cumbria CND

01228 524351

Northumbrians for Peace

01434 604747

northumbrians_for_peace

@hotmail.co.ukNottingham CND

[email protected]

Orpington CND

01689 837848;

[email protected]

Oxford CND

01865 242919;

Penzance CND

01736 787056;[email protected]

Peterborough CND

01733 233047

Plymouth CND

01752 318625

[email protected]

Prestwich & Whitefield CND

0161 733 0868

Quaker Peace and Social

Witness 020 7663 1000

[email protected]

Reigate & Redhill CND

01737 248487

[email protected]

Rickmansworth &

Chorleywood CND

01923 777754

Rochdale & Littleborough

Peace Group

01706 370712;

[email protected]

Saddleworth Peace Movement

01457 876013;

[email protected]

Saffron Walden Peace Group

01799 527449

Salisbury CND

01722 321865

Sheffield CND

0114 296 7596;

[email protected]

Southampton CND

02380 229363

Southend and District CND

01266 682820

[email protected]

St Albans CND

01727 863 911;

[email protected] & Forest Hill CND

0208 699 8597

Tavistock Peace Action Group

01822 617457

[email protected]

Tower Hamlets CND

0208 981 6871;

[email protected]

Wallasey CND

0151 6383967

Waveney CND

01986 896189

West London CND

0208 743 4189;

[email protected]

West Norwood CND

0208 670 0622

Wimbledon Disarmament

Coalition 020 9543 0362

[email protected]

Woking Action for Peace

01483 768228;

[email protected]


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