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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day 2017

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Hiroshima Day

12:30 – 13:30, Sunday 6th August | St Werburgh’s Square, Birkenhead

Remembering, with readings of poems and prose, the 6th August 1945 when USA dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

The United Nations has agreed, in July 2017, a global treaty to ban Nuclear Weapons. Over 120 countries have agreed. Our government refused to send a delegate to the Treaty conferences and has given the go-ahead for new nuclear weapon bearing submarines.

Nagasaki Day

11:00, Wednesday 9th August | St. John’s Gardens

With Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Cllr. Malcolm Kennedy, speeches, poetry and music.

On Wednesday 9th August, Merseyside C.N.D. will commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in which over a quarter of a million people were killed.

The events of August 1945 marked the beginning of the most dangerous chapter in human history, which still continues today as the Government prepares to spend £250,000,000,000 on a new generation of nuclear weapons.

We invite everyone to join us at St. John’s Gardens and help us ensure such a horrific event never happens again.

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Merseyside C.N.D. Newsletter, July – August 2017

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The latest edition of the Merseyside C.N.D. newsletters is now available to download.
Highlights include…

  • Merseyside Peace Network’s protest at Armed Forces’ Day
  • Details of the upcoming Hiroshima/Nagasaki commemoration events across the region
  • The United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons
  • Calling all Students! Getting more students involved in C.N.D.
  • and local group news
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UN Conference to Ban Nuclear Weapons Continues

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On Thursday 15th June, the United Nations will reconvene in New York to begin negotiations on banning the most destructive weapon humanity has ever created: the thermonuclear bomb.

Supported by the vast majority of the world’s people and governments, including every nation in Africa, South America and almost all of Asia, this conference marks the greatest opportunity in a generation to bring our species back from the brink of self-destruction.

As Satsuko Thurlow has said, “This is a truly historic moment for the entire world. For those of us who survived atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it is a very joyous occasion. We have been waiting so long for this day to come”.

However, despite the grave danger we face, the British Government is currently refusing to play any part in the negotiations. This is in spite of a legal obligation under the Non-Proliferation Treaty to reduce, and eventually abolish, its nuclear weapons arsenal.

If this conference is to have any practical effect, the nuclear-armed nations, including Britain, must be involved.

We’re asking the public to immediately contact their MP and request that they urge the Government to change its mind. Your MP’s details can be found here.

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April – June 2017 Newsletter

The second quarter Merseyside C.N.D. newsletter is now available to download. Highlights include:

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Dan Woodhouse (right) and Sam Walton who were arrested at B.A.E. Warton after attempting to disarm planes bound for Saudi Arabia.

  • the United Nations Conference to ban nuclear weapons
  • Trident is Unsafe: and it’s not just misfired missiles
  • Fukushima Clean Up Falters
  • BAE Warton Activists Released on Bail
  • and local group news