Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

UN Opens Month of Action on Disarmament

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Published on Sunday, 14 October 2018 13:30

The 2018 UN session on Disarmament and International Security opened on 8th October with strong calls on the nuclear armed countries to slash nuclear weapons budgets, reallocate these funds to the Sustainable Development Goals and take action to reduce the risk of nuclear war and advance nuclear disarmament.

Join the Nae Nukes rally, 22 Sep

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Published on Wednesday, 05 September 2018 10:11

NAE NUKES ANYWHERE! – International Rally at Faslane 22nd September 2018

Gather at Faslane Peace Camp at 12 noon and walk from the Peace Camp to the North Gate of the base for the rally, a distance of around a mile. The rally should end between 3 and 4 p.m.

The rally will feature speakers from many countries. Confirmed to date are: Sharon Dolev (Israel), Founding director of the Israeli Disarmament Movement, Ekatrina Earsalovna (Russia), Professor of International Relation, Ural Federal University, Anthony Donovan, writer, organiser and documentary maker on peace and disarmament from New York, Emad Kiyaei (Iran), a consultant who provides political, business and civil society leaders with strategic advice in the intersection of political risk, diplomacy and technology, Maaike Beenes (The Netherlands), a young campaigner with PAX in the Netherlands, Members of the People’s Democratic Party (South Korea) who visited Scotland as part of their Peace Expedition, Allison Pytlak (Reaching Critical Will), who was awarded, along with Ray Acheson, the UN Women’s Champion for Change status this year for their advocacy in the campaign for the TPNW and Timmon Wallis (United States) – National Co-ordinator of NuclearBan.US.

If you wish to make a donation for the rally please use the "Donate" button the right side of our website, visit our crowdfunding page here or send a cheque to the Scottish CND office.

As well as the rally itself there will be other events over that weekend to take advantage of the presence of campaigners from far and wide.

Full programme, bus details and other info available here

The aim of the rally is to to highlight the strength of support from many UN member states for Scotland, a country hosting nuclear weapons against its wishes. Scotland is a significant and relatively autonomous part of a nuclear-armed state which opposes its possession of weapons of mass destruction. As things stand we cannot become a party to the new UN Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons but there are lots of ways in which we can align ourselves to the Treaty. The September rally will be a fine opportunity to mark our determination to do so.

Spring/Summer 2018 Nuclear Free Scotland

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Published on Wednesday, 29 August 2018 13:52

This spring/summer edition of Nuclear Free Scotland has 20 full colour pages packed with news and information of the activities of Scottish CND and local CND groups over the past six months in A5 format. 

Feature articles discuss the Youth Peace Academy, Sink the Glasgow Arms Fair Coalition and preparation for the Nae Nukes Anywhere International March and Rally on 22nd September 2018 and many more. 

You can download the entire magazine here.

Order a paper copy online.

Yer Tea's Oot

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Published on Friday, 03 August 2018 10:07

An entertaining event on a very serious subject is taking place on Wednesday 15th August 2018 at 7:20pm in the Stand New Town Theatre at 96 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3DH.

Yer Tea's Oot is an evening of entertainment for nuclear disarmament and will have some comedy, music and a premiere of the latest short film starring renowned Scottish actor David Hayman.

Tickets for this event are £14 - however if you are going with your pal or partner - a two for one ticket price offer is available.

Tickets are likely to be in big demand - so here is information about the various ways you can go about getting tickets for Yer Tea's Oot.

1. Booking online: https://bit.ly/2LYIlJ2

2. By phoning: 0131 558 9005

3. In person: New Town Centre at 96 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3DH

If you want to take advantage of the two tickets for one offer you can only do so going online. 

When you go online to buy ticket enter code: CND2018

Scottish CND are very please this event is taking place and we would ask our members and supports and people from other progressive organisations to support this event. 

If you cannot manage to attend the event - donations to the cost of the production can be made. More details on how to do this can be obtained by phoning or texting Arthur West on 07826127759.

Also please feel free to share details of this event to people in your networks.

Mid Summer Bulletin

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Published on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 11:00

Sink the Glasgow Arms Fair Coalition

Scottish CND took part in the Sink the Glasgow Arms Fair Coalition against the Undersea Defence Technology Arms conference recently held in Glasgow. We were very interested in the recent remarks by senior councillor David MacDonald who indicated that there will be no further arms fair type events held in Glasgow. 

It is our understanding that council officers are working on a policy which will ensure that a ban on arms trade events becomes one of the council's official policies. Scottish CND are in the process of asking for an update on the progress which has been made in the development of the proposed policy.

Trident Security

In an article in the Sunday Herald on 15th July 2018 and also in the Ferret distinguished journalist Rob Edwards highlights the refusal by the Ministry of Defence to reveal official safety ratings for the Trident nuclear weapons system and nuclear powered submarines. 

One of our Glasgow-based members also had a letter in the Sunday Herald on 22nd July 2018 reinforcing the points made by Rob Edwards in the article.

Street Stalls

Scottish CND also have a number of street stalls coming up in various towns and cities up and down the country. Details of these stalls coming soon to members and supporters.