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Campaign for Nuclear

T
Disarmament
HIS year we mark the 50th anniversary of
CND campaigns non-violently to
CND. We have achieved much as a
achieve British nuclear
movement, and we must recognise and
disarmament – for scrapping the
celebrate that. Above all, this year we
Trident nuclear weapons system
must build on our achievements and look to the
and preventing its replacement.
future, for public opinion – nationally and globally –-
is moving increasingly in our direction. CND works to secure a Nuclear
Weapons Convention which will
Our work over the decades has contributed to
ban nuclear weapons globally, as
many significant achievements. The public pressure
chemical and biological weapons
that we generate contributed to achieving the Partial
have been banned. We also work
Test Ban Treaty and the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It helped bring about to end Britain’s participation in
the INF Treaty in 1987, removing the missiles from Greenham and disarming the US Missile Defence system
thousands of nuclear weapons. Our campaigning helped prevent the and – with other campaigns
introduction of the Neutron bomb, and US campaigners persuaded Nixon not internationally – against missile
to nuke Vietnam; time and again, it is our action that has prevented the worst defence and weapons in space.
happening, and has shaped the increasing demands for peace and genuine
Other current campaigns include
human security. the prevention and cessation of
This past year has been a very positive one – the majority of public opinion wars in which nuclear weapons
opposed the government’s plans to replace Trident, parliament saw a huge may be used, opposition to
backbench rebellion on the issue, and even Cold Warriors like Henry Kissinger NATO and its nuclear policies,
added their voices internationally to demands for fresh initiatives on and to nuclear power.
disarmament. CND itself has attracted thousands of new members, and the
CND is funded entirely by its
generosity of our supporters has enabled us to step up our campaigning activity. members and supporters, and
This is a strong endorsement of CND’s increasing effectiveness. Much of our our policies are decided upon by
work is covered in this Review, but there has been so much going on it has been our annual national delegates’
impossible to include everything. Thank you to everyone who was made this conference, where our national
increasing success possible. leadership is also elected. Details
The next steps in Britain this year are focused on Aldermaston. As we also of our national offices, and our
mark the 50th anniversary of the first Aldermaston march this Easter, we are network of regions and local
bringing the spotlight onto – and vigorously opposing – Aldermaston’s groups can be found at the back
continued role as Britain’s nuclear bomb factory. We will be gathering at of this Review.
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 great
significance – 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.
Let’s celebrate our history this year, let’s remember the commitment of those
who have given so much and made our movement strong – and let’s make that
a springboard to move forward towards a nuclear weapon-free Britain, and a
nuclear weapon-free world. CND
Mordechai Vanunu House
162 Holloway Rd • London N7 8DQ
Tel: 020 7700 2393
Fax: 020 7700 2357
membership@cnduk.org
Kate Hudson, Chair CND www.cnduk.org

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No Trident Replacement
No Trident Replacement

T
HE key focus of CND’s
campaigning 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 government’s
determination to force a pro-nuclear
decision through parliament. In the run
up to the parliamentary vote on 14th

Photo: Sheila Velez

March, CND groups and other
supporters 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
Vivienne Westwood, Annie Lennox, Bianca Jagger and MPs Katy Clark and Joan
campaigning focus, with up to 100,000 Ruddock support CND on Trident replacement vote day
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

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

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
Photo: Rick Wayman

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.

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24 February 2007: No Trident, Troops out of Iraq demonstration
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 next
parliament 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 Women’s Peace Camp
over the past year to oppose the
development of new nuclear warheads,
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 government
must pursue constructive alternatives, in
line with its stated commitment to
Action
„ 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 from
our website or order hard copies from the
CND office.
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Photo: Sue Longbottom
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 strong
delegation in attendance, and we intend to
make a similar impact this year.
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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 AWPC activist, Juliet McBride tests the new SOCPA legislation outside the Orion laser
practical steps needed to achieve it. site at Aldermaston

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CND groups campaigned exceptionally
hard against Trident Replacement in early
2007, organising public meetings and
debates with prestigious speakers; running
street 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 by South 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 by West 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 Association
event 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 February Exeter CND arranged
both for the No Trident Replacement
leaflet 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

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Gtr Manchester & District CND’s blockade at Faslane
Around 200 delegates at NUS annual conference took part in a No Trident Replacement photo stunt, sending a clear message
from the student movement to add their voice to calls against Trident.
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Christian CND’s 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
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 CND’s campaign,
getting to help promote CND’s events
and appear on platforms.
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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 Mayor’s
Procession. But Plymouth CND activists
took 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 will
bring together representatives from as
many regional and local peace
campaigns, environmental groups and
trade unions as possible.
Photo: Ben Soffa
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.
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No US Missile Defence
Opposing US Missile Defence
and Weapons in Space

L
AST 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 new
Cold 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 Britain’s role in the US
Bruce Gagnon’s tour included a visit to Fylingdales with Dave Webb and Jackie
programme be decided by ‘Parliament Fearnley (Fylingdales Action Group) to meet the Base Commander
rather than Ministerial announcement.’

68% of the British

public believe that
Britain’s role in US
Missile Defence should
be decided in
Parliament, and not
behind closed doors.
YouGov poll, August 2007

We have been actively working with

new campaigns in Poland and the Czech
Republic and organised a highly successful
conference in London in September. We
were privileged to welcome Jan Neoral, Ivona Novomestska, co-ordinator of ‘No to Bases in the Czech Republic, and Jan
Mayor of Trokavec – the village where the Neoral, Mayor of Trokavec at the conference organised by CND in September
US plans to build a radar base for MD.
This year we are building on those links in Action
Europe and lobbying in the European
Parliament, to win broad opposition to the „Lobby your MP to sign Early
scheme. Here in the UK we will be Day Motion 65 calling for a
working to raise public awareness and democratic debate in the UK
focus on campaigning at Fylingdales, a key parliament on the issue of US
base for the US Missile Defence Missile Defence.
programme, and Menwith Hill. Strong
„Send one of our new
concern from the parliamentary Foreign
postcards to your MP –
Affairs Committee, about the
government’s failure to consult on the
enclosed with your Review.
Menwith Hill decision will be followed up.

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The UK government has agreed – without any parliamentary consultation – to hand
over Menwith Hill for the US Missile Defence system
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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 CND’s newest local
group, Calderdale CND, also hosted
Bruce 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.
Lindis Percy speaking at the Croughton
picnic and rally
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.
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Specialist sections
Youth & Student CND greatly
publicised the Keep Space for Peace
week actions in schools and universities,
as well as organising a short speaking
tour 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.
No to NATO
R
AISING 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 NATO’s nuclear
first strike policy this is a matter for
grave 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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Not one more death

End the occupation of Iraq: Don’t attack Iran

W
E 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 action
against 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 Iran’s nuclear
programme. We do not believe that
military interventions, which
Troops Home from Iraq demonstration, October 2007 Photo: Davinder Kaur
overwhelmingly affect innocent civilians,
are the right way to deal with complex
regional problems, or with anxieties With lots of media attention, Eastern in Iraq had affected her son. He had
about potential nuclear proliferation. We Region CND members marked the been ordered to fire on a crowd, killing
support UN resolutions – over many 6th anniversary of the bombing of a child whose corpse he had to hand
decades – calling for a nuclear weapons Afghanistan in October by blockading back to the father.
free zone in the Middle East. Gate 1 at Lakenheath for 3½ hours In order to reach out to a wider
holding a banner saying ‘Stop the War audience, London Region CND
Regions Crimes not the Protests’. The 48th opened up the guest speaker slot of its
fighter wing had just returned from council meeting to the public. This
Sussex Peace Alliance members dropping thousands of bombs on proved to be extremely successful, with
have concentrated on opposing military Afghanistan. Lakenheath also hosts up a well-attended public forum against the
action against Iran with letter writing, to 110 US B61 nuclear bombs. Legal threat of a military attack on Iran,
vigils and meetings. One such candlelit charges have resulted and the trial (26,27 addressed by Professor Abbas Edalat.
vigil at a busy roundabout by and 28th March at Bury St Edmunds The event attracted a number of new,
Eastbourne activists with an enormous court) will be alongside the Lakenheath younger activists and produced a
banner saying, ‘Don’t Attack Iran’ 8 who will be on trial for SOCPA and vibrant, extremely useful discussion, out
attracted supportive hoots from passing criminal damages for the action in 2006 of which came concrete steps for
traffic. to stop the loading of cluster bombs. further activities, including the lobbying
In May the Hereford Peace (Court support for these dates would be of MPs.
Council organised Voices Against the greatly appreciated!) Merseyside CND has shown
War, an evening of poetry and music with South Somerset Peace anti-war artist Emily Johns’ exhibition
poet Adrian Mitchell. In November they Group held meetings throughout the Drawing Paradise on the ‘Axis of Evil’
held an Alternative Remembrance Day year on various peace issues with inspired by her visit to Iran at two city
with Martin Bell, former BBC war prominent speakers. They included Dani centre venues with two more booked
correspondent and Independent MP and Hamilton of Military Families against for 2008. Members also worked with
Reg Keys, founder member of Military the War who moved the audience Emily Johns to hold a public meeting
Families Against the War. greatly with her account of how service and slide show of her visit.

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No nuclear power
Eastern Region CND activists protest at Sizewell nuclear power station
W
E 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 the
problems 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.
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Eastern Midlands CND was
among several CND groups which
challenged the UK government's
consultation 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
le a r p o w
production of a pamphlet
outlining the links
between nuclear power
Nuc– not worth the risk!
and weapons, which was
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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 blockaded
Sizewell, 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!
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Festivals, fairs and conferences

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O help get our message over as
widely as possible we have
participated at a number of
summer festivals this year, including at
Glastonbury, where, amongst things, we
gave out thousands of a special Glasto
Campaign magazine. 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

Photo: Jean-Pierre Magloire

delighted to report an increasing number
of 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 enquiries@cnduk.org
or call 020 7700 2393
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Eastern Region CND had stalls and
workshops 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 they
have 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
Merseyside CND’s Gina Shaw enjoys the success of their Peace and Ecology festival
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 debate’s 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.
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By volunteering to serve drinks at festivals
all over the country through the Workers
Beer Company, many Youth &
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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50
1958 –2008

Global Summit for a Nuclear

Weapon-Free World
Sat 16th & Sun 17th February,
2008 – City Hall, London
Experts 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 exhibition
The 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 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
CND Annual Conference & first Aldermaston peace march. Each of the gates of the site will be linked
AGM 18/19 Oct 2008 at to a different decade in this lively, colourful event – dress up according to
Westminster University, the decade or chose a theme to make your own unique demonstration!
London With speakers and entertainment, and designed to highlight the continued
Nominations 9 July
role of Aldermaston as a nuclear bomb factory, this is an event not to be
(directly elected)
missed.
Please supply email contact for
your nominee; your name will A mobilising pack, flyers, background information, details of coaches and
also be published other resources are available from www.cnduk.org/aldermaston or e-mail:
Resolutions 14 July info@aldermaston2008.org or call 0845 3370282
Groups will receive a mailing in
early April; all members will contacting Rebecca: 020 7700 2393 about CND’s history and the anti-
receive full details in the summer or officemanager@cnduk.org nuclear movement. It will cover
edition of Campaign developments from Hiroshima to the
„ All correspondence to: CND Documentary present day and will be completed by
‘Conference’ at the CND office or MADD (Make a Direct Difference) June 2008. Copies will be available for all
e-mail office@cnduk.org
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Scottish CND
2
007 was a significant year for the
campaign in Scotland. It saw not only
the 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 have
worked together in the Scotland’s for Peace
initiative. Scotland’s 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 3000 people marched through Edinburgh in the People and Parliament against
with other organisations in the campaign, Trident event
including Faslane 365 which sustained
effective protests throughout the year, and ‘We desire that Scotland The event was effective in showing public
Greenpeace, which organised a high profile support for the stance taken by Holyrood.
should be known for its
campaign in February. Scotland’s for Peace launched the
contribution to peace and Scottish Covenant for Peace which states:
More jobs without Trident justice rather than for ‘We desire that Scotland should be known
One of the main arguments used in favour waging war’. for its contribution to peace and justice
of nuclear weapons in Scotland is that jobs rather than for waging war’. This was
From the Scottish Covenant for Peace
would be at risk if Trident were cancelled. signed by Alex Salmond, religious leaders
Early in 2007 Scottish CND and the and MSPs on 1st November. Thirty
Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) overwhelmingly passed, with 71 voting for, illustrated Covenant books have been
gathered together a small group of experts 16 against and 41 abstaining or not voting. printed.
who drafted a detailed report on the After the May election, Scottish CND During 2008 we will work to ensure
economic implications of cancelling the held a conference to discuss with politicians that there is a good turnout from
Trident programme. This showed that the and representatives of civic Scotland how Scotland at the Aldermaston
number of jobs at risk was far less than to move the campaign forward. A key task demonstration on Easter Monday. Events
often claimed and that more jobs would be has been to identify what a Scottish in Glasgow and Edinburgh will mark
created if the money was reallocated to government can do within its devolved CND’s 50th anniversary. The year’s main
other projects. The report proved to be an powers. The Scottish National Party (SNP) focus will be encouraging grassroots
effective and timely piece of research. administration has taken this on board, and, activity with a series of meetings across
in October, they organised a National Scotland in March and later in the year.
Strong political lobbying Conversation on Scotland's Future Without The major event will be a large protest at
Scottish CND members wrote to their Nuclear Weapons. Following this the Faslane in June. We will also host a
MPs and MSPs, sent them emails and Scottish government is setting up a conference on Trident Replacement in
visited them in their local surgeries. In Working Group to explore future options. the Autumn, assist Nuclear Free Local
March, 33 of the 59 Scottish MPs voted In November, 3,000 people marched Authorities with a seminar in April, take
against the government. In June, a motion through the centre of Edinburgh in the part in the Scottish government’s working
calling on the UK government not to go People and Parliament against Trident group on nuclear weapons and promote
ahead with its proposals at this time was event organised by Scotland's for Peace. the Scottish Peace Covenant.

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CND Cymru
I
T was that Strathclyde police station
phone call on January 8th 2007 from
CND 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 feel
unable 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, Independent
MP 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
CND Cymru’s No Trident Replacement
demonstration in Cardiff with (top) Jill
Gough and Ray Davies, CND Cymru and
Dai Davies MP and (middle) Jill Evans
MEP
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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 St
Athan, 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 Japan
dedicated 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!
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CND in the media

In the papers and on the
television
The 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 News devoted a whole television
programme to a debate between CND
Chair Kate Hudson, Defence Secretary
Des Browne and others, with an audience
of young people voting against
replacement after the opposing cases had
been presented. Later in the year, Kate
was interviewed on Newsnight when it was
revealed that Britain’s 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 Vivienne
Westwood – 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. CND supporters have made the news,
In August, the press reported on our Eileen Daffern’s interview on Woman’s
opinion poll gauging opposition to US Hour being typical of the many fascinating
Missile Defence. A letter we organised, tales from activists.
signed by several dozen MPs, was also Getting stories in the regional media is
printed in both the Independent and vital in presenting the issues with a local
Guardian. International press covered our context. Local CND groups do an
September 1st conference. November saw excellent job of generating coverage of
us widely quoted on the Foreign Affairs their events and views. Regional groups’
Committee report on Missile Defence. coverage has been particularly prolific
during the year with numerous
Individual and local news appearances on regional television and
Throughout the year individual stories of radio.
D 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 Ben
Soffa, CND's Press Officer on 0207 700 2350 or e-mail:
pressoffice@cnduk.org

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Peace Education
2
007 has been a truly amazing year
for CND’s Peace Education
Programme; 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 their
devastating 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 aren’t
told what to think and so they can make
their own decisions and form their own
opinions.’
Bruce Kent talks to school students in Bootham
An updated edition will include a CD
with images to complement the lessons.
‘I’d 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.
'I was really impressed
with the pack. It is very
teacher friendly and
makes a complicated
topic engaging and
thought provoking.
Rowan Walker, a teacher in
Coalville, Leics
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
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conflict. Many questions were asked, from
the realities of disarmament – to Bruce’s 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 your
school 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
peaceeducation@cnduk.org
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.
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Resources
Campaign materials petition on the CND Other leaflets
A range of CND campaign materials, website. Hard copies and briefings
including leaflets, reports and postcards can also be Other leaflets are
will help ensure you have robust downloaded or available, to oppose
arguments when you lobby and inform ordered from the government spin on
your MP, write a letter to the local press office. nuclear power,
and build awareness within your local inform about
community. Hiroshima and
No US Missile present the case
No Trident replacement Defence against nuclear
Our new report, Trident and Employment: A range of new No US Missile Defence weapons, help scrap our current Trident
The UK’s industrial and technological network materials has been produced, a leaflet, system, and give general information
for nuclear weapons comprehensively briefing, and Q&A will ensure informed about CND’s work.
argues for UK opposition along with a special new In addition, we have a wide range of
defence lobby postcard to send to all MPs. different briefings to give more detailed
diversification and
examines the
economic benefits Join the letter-writing team
of employing 2007 saw CND’s letter-writing team
people outside of concentrate on UK nuclear disarmament,
the nuclear writing about Trident replacement to Tony
weapons industry. Blair, the Defence Secretary, Des Browne, and
It was written by
the Defence Select Committee. We also wrote
Dr Steven Schofield, an expert on the
related letters about the 2007 nuclear Non-
subject, and was funded by UNISON.
Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee
A Q&A and updated No Trident
Replacement briefing and leaflet are also meeting to Margaret Beckett, (when she was
available. A new briefing Foreign Secretary), and Gordon Brown (on
with the latest becoming Prime Minister). In autumn, we
information on lobbied the UK Ambassador to the UN to vote
warheads and missile for a resolution about the alert status of nuclear weapons.
developments related to Later in the year, we objected to the planning application for new
Trident replacement buildings at Burghfield.
will be available in early
In May, we wrote to the peace movement in the Czech Republic
2008.
supporting its opposition to a planned radar base as part of the US missile
Our new
defence system.
information sheet,
No to Trident Replacement: Yes to a Nuclear As usual, we ended the year by sending Christmas cards to Mordechai
Weapons Convention compliments the Vanunu
CND/Medact petition which calls on Although the replies we get are usually unsatisfactory, and we often
the UK government wonder whether the authors believe what they are writing, it is crucial
to support negotia-
that we make our voices heard and our letters inform, encourage and
tions towards a
present our point of view. Many of our letter-writers send copies of the
nuclear weapons
letters to their MPs – a good way of passing on useful information.
convention and
recognise its We provide background information and a list of points to make eight or
commitment to nine times a year. Not everyone can write every letter but even one a year
multilateral disarm- helps. To join our team, please contact Katy, SystemsOfficer@cnduk.org,
ament by not or call the national office, indicating whether you want to receive
replacing Trident. information by e-mail or post.
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information on topics including US

nuclear weapons in Europe, Nuclear
Power and Iran’s nuclear programme.
CND Personnel
CND briefings, Q&As and reports Officers Ben Folley: Campaigns Officer
are available to download from the Chair: Kate Hudson Sue Longbottom: Print & Website Designer
Briefings and Information pages of our Vice-Chairs: Jeremy Corbyn MP, Mell Harrison: Regional Campaigns Worker
website. Leaflets and postcards can be Sophie Bolt, Dave Webb Michael Hindley: Membership
ordered from our online webshop. Treasurer: Linda Hugl Development Worker (until June 07)
Alternatively call the CND office on 020 Davinder Kaur: Campaigns Officer
CND National Council
7700 2393 Anna Liddle: Peace Education Officer
Directly elected
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Pat Arrowsmith, Jenny Clegg, Tom
Keep up to date! Dawn Rothwell: Campaigns Research and
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•CND’s E-Campaign bulletins Information Officer
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Sign up to CND’s regular e-mail Rebecca Sage: Office Manager
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Ben Soffa: Press Officer
up with your e-mail address on our
Nations, Regions and Areas Rick Wayman: Press Officer (until April 07)
website home page www.cnduk.org
CND Cymru: John Cox, David Bradley, Katy West: Membership and Database
Jill Gough Systems Officer
ecampaign
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Scottish CND: Adam Beese, Eileen Cook,
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Many thanks and good luck to Michael Hindley,
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East Midlands: Ian Cohen,
•Campaign magazine CND Cymru: Jill Gough (volunteer)
Richard Johnson, Geoff Lawrence
With opinion pieces, news articles and Scottish CND: John Ainslie
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information on the latest CND events, Kent Area: Pam Brivio
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keep informed London Region: Pat Allen, Jim Brann,
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free of charge Merseyside: Gina Shaw
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members South West Region: Peter Le Mare, Christian CND: Claire Poyner (part-time).
receive the Tom Milburn Other specialist sections are run by
Membership Sussex Peace Alliance: Anna Rehin volunteers from home.
edition in West Midlands CND: Sandra Gardner, Volunteers at Holloway Road
summer, but you can also Joe Sturge Pat Allen, Pat Arrowsmith, Dorothea
subscribe to the spring and autumn Yorkshire CND: Helen John, Miriam Moss Baker, Jim Brann, Kitty Cooper, Marco
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•Get political Student CND: George Woods Mumford, Mary Ogbogoh, Jill Poller,
Strategic political lobbying is essential to Youth and Student CND: Catherine Crick, Becky Ridgewell, Rosemary Rogers,
CND’s campaigning. For keen and Brendan Lee, Joanne Stevenson Annette Russell, Ellen Sheffield, Aby
budding lobbyists, CND’s Simons, Stuart Stephenson, Jean Taylor,
Vice-Presidents
quarterly Lobby newsletter Jim Thomas, Marjorie Trevor, Ian Triggs,
Tony Benn, John Cox, Joan Horrocks,
provides important Tony Watkins, Matt West, Muriel Wood,
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information to help you Killian Zumpe
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lobby your MP Interns
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effectively. To subscribe Amanda Cassiday, Roderick Cobley
Staff at Holloway Road
please email Thank you to all those who volunteer their valuable
Sam Akaki: Parliamentary Officer
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Joy Annegarn: Membership, Finance
the CND office on 020 Goodbyes
Eve Cuthbert: Finance and Network
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Merchandise
Our range of No Trident Replacement
campaigning materials, including a t-shirt CND legacy income as a percentage of total income
designed by Peter Kennard, sell extremely 35
well. Many members help raise awareness 30
by wearing our t-shirts and badges. A
25
catalogue of our new materials, including
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several reproductions to mark CND's
anniversary, is included with this mailing. 15
10
Legacies 5
Our ability to respond to government's 0
plans for a new generation of nuclear 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
weapons was greatly enhanced by
generous legacies left to the campaign by
CND legacy income
life-long supporters.
Money pledged to CND by members 90000
in their wills enabled us to employ extra 80000
staff and run national newspaper 70000
advertising campaigns at this crucial time.
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you would like a copy please email 20000
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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 to
revert 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 the
Charity 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 - archives much more accessible to a Disarmament Summit. Other grants have
enough to prepare for the 50th general and academic audience. been made to Scottish CND, the
anniversary exhibition; this is the NET will contribute over £50,000 to Movement for the Abolition of War and
beginning of a much larger project CND's peace education work in 2008 and Christian CND for planned conferences
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Autonomous sections
CND supports and gives grants to the work of the following autonomous campaigns.
Aldermaston Women’s 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 in
front 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
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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 and
support 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)
CADU’s 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 achieve
a 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 UN
General 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
Trident
From 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

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, so
please 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 and
strengthen 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 government’s 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, cancel
Trident 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 of
AWE 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, ending
up 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 valiant
Nukewatchers 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
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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, and
at 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 the
entrance 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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Contacts
CND groups are essential in getting our message heard across the country. Contact your local or
regional group to find out how you can get involved.

Regions and areas Mid Somerset CND
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& District CND Surrey Peace Action
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Specialist sections
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Mordechai Vanunu House
162 Holloway Road
London N7 8DQ
tel: 0207 607 3616
info@youthstudent.org
www.youthstudentcnd.org.uk
Peace Camps
Aldermaston Women’s
Peace Camp
Second weekend of every month.
tel: 07969 739 812
info@aldermaston.net
www.aldermaston.net
Faslane Peace Camp
Permanent.
A814, Shandon, Helensburgh
Dumbartonshire G84 8NT
tel: 01436 820901
faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com
Menwith Hill Women’s
Peace Camp
3rd weekend of every month
PO Box 105
Harrogate HG3 2FE
tel: 01535 603 240
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