 Join demonstrations against the bombing of Gaza
National Demo - Saturday 3rd January, assemble 12.30 pm Embankment, WC2. Also, daily protests in London and regional demonstrations at various times. Details here
Support action against Missile Defence
Use our model letter and email tool to lobby your MP for a Parliamentary debate on the US plans.
Petition: No to Trident Replacement – Yes to a Nuclear Weapons Convention
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Europe Against US Missile Defence conference |
 CND's first major event of the new year is a conference to demonstrate the strength of opposition to US Missile Defence across Europe, with politicians and campaigners from Britain being joined by their counterparts from the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany.
President Bush has backed US 'Missile Defence' since he was elected in 2000, including unilaterally withdrawing from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with Russia in 2001. Designed to give the US military 'full spectrum dominance,' it is destabilising relations with Russia and causing concern across Europe.
Barack Obama has not yet given his full support to the system - join us in sending him a clear message of opposition in his first days as President.
Europe Against US Missile Defence
10am-5pm - Saturday 31st January
SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1
Click here for a map.
Speakers:
Michael CONNARTY, Labour MP, Chair, European Scrutiny Committee
Jeremy CORBYN, Labour MP
Jean LAMBERT, Green MEP
Kate HUDSON, CND
Elaheh ROSTAMI-POVEY, SOAS
Uta ZAPF MP, Social Democrats, Germany (awaiting confirmation)
a speaker from DIE LINKE, Germany
Lubomir ZAORALEK MP, Social Democrats, Czech Republic
Jana GLIVICKA, No to Bases, Czech Republic
Janusz ZEMKE MP, Democratic Left Alliance, Poland (awaiting confirmation)
Filip ILKOWSKI, Stop War Initiative, Poland
To register to attend the conference email your name to
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or phone 0207 700 2393.
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Hundreds blockade AWE Aldermaston |
 Hundreds of protesters joined the recent big blockade of the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston, as five gates were shut to prevent builders and other staff entering the facility. CND supported the action, which served to highlight the enormous building programme and spending of billions of pounds at the site, including the new ORION laser.
The protest follows the Channel 4 news report on the shocking implications of last year's flooding at the nearby Atomic Weapons Establishment at Burghfield. Almost all of the buildings in the nuclear Assembly Area, where Trident warheads are dismantled for maintenance, were inundated by floodwater, at the time of major flooding in the region.
Alarm systems were knocked out by the flooding and despite being ‘within 2 to 3 hours’ of potentially radioactive water being released into the Berkshire countryside, no site emergency was declared, nor were the Environment Agency or local authorities informed. Ministers told MPs that only "minor disruption" had occurred.
See reports of the blockade at BBC, The Guardian, The Mirror and a video from Newbury Today.
For photos, click here.
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No to NATO: 60th anniversary protests |
 NATO’s ongoing expansion into former Soviet republics, and its ‘out of area operations’, are helping make the world a more dangerous place. NATO is a nuclear-armed alliance with a nuclear ‘first strike’ policy. Britain's own nuclear weapons are assigned to NATO, and each advance of the NATO border increases the possibility of military involvement in other countries' local disputes. Recent events in the Caucasus are a clear indication of the dangers. The rapid increase in tension and the involvement of military forces in a regional dispute show the great risk of a sudden and catastrophic spread of war.
NATO will mark its 60th anniversary this coming April with a series of celebratory events, including a conference of political and military leaders in Strasbourg. Campaigners from across Europe believe this is an occasion for protest not celebration, and we will come together to counter this with a programme of activities. We will demonstrate that NATO is a dangerous relic of the past, which promotes rather than diminishes the likelihood of conflict.
The activities will include a demonstration on Saturday 4th April, an international conference from Thursday 2nd April to Sunday 5th April, direct action and civil disobedience, and an international youth camp from Wednesday 1st April to Sunday 5th April. See here for the appeal to campaigners and further details including details of how to book coach tickets.
Read the CND briefing on NATO and its ongoing expansion through Europe.
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