Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Spring edition of the Merseyside CND newsletter now available to download and includes:
Film and Panel Discussion
14:00, Sunday 1st March – Liverpool Picturehouse at FACT
Part film essay, part documentary THE PLAN tells the untold story of how a group of British weapons engineers switched to designing hybrid engines and wind turbines and were nominated for the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. At a time when climate injustice is fanning the flames of inequality THE PLAN looks at how this group of eco-pioneering aerospace engineers took control for the sake of the planet. Their heroism has been forgotten but as constant wars and climate crisis proliferate there’s vital lessons to be learnt from their story.
Premiered at the London Film Festival and nominated for the Grierson Award, THE PLAN is being screened at launch events in Liverpool and 6 cities on 1st March
Picturehouse at FACT 1st March
THE PLAN Part 1: 2pm – 4pm, Interval: 4pm – 4:30pm
Part 2: 4:30pm – 6pm, panel Q&A: 6pm
This film captures a unique moment in our history – highly skilled workers showing how to turn swords into ploughshares. If we want to transform society, this is a good place to start”
Ken Loach
“An urgent and gripping piece of work, reflecting on the dark consequences of capitalism on society and proposing an encouraging alternative for a troubling present” London Film Festival
Amongst the many storms provoked by the Johnson electoral victory, debates about the direction of the UK’s defence policy are crucial. Read more about why a National Security Council meeting was cancelled in this magazine. We also look at how CND’s history is being preserved for future generations.
Download the February edition of Campaign
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has announced that the Doomsday Clock has moved 20 seconds closer to midnight. There are now just 100 seconds remaining on the clock until humanity is destroyed by a self-made catastrophe.
Both climate change and nuclear weapons pose existential threats to the future of humanity and, so far, world leaders have seemed unwilling to take serious action. However, if we are to step back from the precipice, this must quickly change. As former Irish President and Bulletin Elder, Mary Robinson said:
“We ask world leaders to join us in 2020 as we work to pull humanity back from the brink. The Doomsday Clock now stands at 100 seconds to midnight, the most dangerous situation that humanity has ever faced. Now is the time to come together – to unite and to act.”
Although the name of Sylvia Pankhurst is synonymous with women’s right to vote, she does not feature on the existing suffragette memorial.
A group of campaigners, with the support of Islington Council, is determined to change this by raising a statue of her. But they need to raise £50,000 to cast the statue in bronze and to prepare the plinth. Money is also needed to pay for delivery to Clerkenwell Green and to organise a massive public launch, ensuring that Sylvia Pankhurst’s life and work is properly acknowledged and appreciated.
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