Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Demonstrations and mass actions information and announcements
Today Merseyside CND members joined thousands to protest in London with a huge scarf to call on the Government to “wrap up” the Trident nuclear missiles programme.
The pink-coloured scarf, knitted by people across the world, was wrapped around the Ministry of Defence building in central London as part of the demonstration.
12pm – 3pm
Saturday 24th January 2015
Ministry of Defence, Horseguards Ave, London
Nearest tube: Charing Cross/Embankment/Westminster
After the 2015 general election, MPs will vote to make a final decision on replacing the Trident – the UK’s Cold War nuclear weapons system.
We have to send a clear message to MPs: Trident must be scrapped, not replaced.
On Saturday 24th January we will be encircling government and parliament buildings with a peace scarf knitted by thousands of people.
Join us for a mass protest against government plans to spend £100 billion replacing Trident!
Let’s meet people’s real needs. Cut Trident – not jobs, health or education.
ARRANGEMENTS
12 noon Gather outside the Ministry of Defence, Horseguards Avenue, Westminster
1pm Encircle the Ministry of Defence and MPs’ Offices, before marching together from Whitehall to Parliament Square
2pm Rally at Old Palace Yard, outside Parliament
RALLY SPEAKERS initial speakers confirmed are:
Jeremy Corbyn MP, Julie Ward MEP, Shahrar Ali (Deputy Leader, Green Party), Kate Hudson (CND), Bruce Kent (CND), Lindsey German (Stop the War), Heather Wakefield (UNISON), Khalil Charles (Muslim Association of Britain), Ben Griffin (Veterans for Peace) and spoken word artist Potent Whisper.
Activists from M.C.N.D. Greater Manchester and District C.N.D. leafleted outside of the Wigan North Western station on Monday November 24th. This was part of the co-ordinated leafleting of railway stations through which nuclear waste trains travel.
M.C.N.D. also took part in a leafleting of Chester station Wednesday November 26th.
During the week the other stations which were leafleting included Carlisle, Bridgewater, Brixton and Bristol.
This was the third of a series of co-ordinated leafleting sessions. There will more in the coming months.
Chester Station Wed. Nov. 26th 16-18hrs.
Local CND groups warn travellers of the dangers of transporting nuclear waste on public railways.’
On Friday 25th July activists from the Merseyside Peace Network gathered at Newsham Park during the Giants’ visit to call for peace and to protest against the glorification of World War One. A selection of the photos is below – thanks to John Usher for allowing us to use them.
