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2017 Scottish CND AGM & Conference
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- Published on Friday, 27 October 2017 10:56
Please join us for our AGM and Annual conference at
St Columba's by the Castle, 14 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2PW
on Saturday November 11
( please note, this is not the venue originally advertised)
Scottish Green Party, Green CND and SGP conference 2017
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- Published on Thursday, 26 October 2017 10:52
Green MSPs have been supportive of the UN Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) , every one of them signed has signed the ICAN Parliamentary Pledge and supported the action at the Parliament the day the TPNW opened for signature.
Scottish Labour Party Leadership Candidates - Views on Trident
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 October 2017 09:44
Scottish CND wrote to Richard Leonard & Anas Sarwar to ask about their position on nuclear weapons.
Richard Leonard
"I am a longstanding member of CND and so have no hesitation in opposing the renewal of Trident and proposing reinvestment in alternative employment to guarantee the income of those workers whose jobs are dependent on Trident and its replacement.
I also firmly believe that the UK Government should sign the multilateral UN Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which opened for signature on the 20th of September. Successive Governments have stated their support for multilateral nuclear disarmament now is the time to follow this up with action."
Photo of Richard Leonard with surviving victims of Hiroshima bombing (Scottish Parliament, March 2017).
Anas Sarwar
He did not answer, but he backed the ongoing renewal of the UK's nuclear weapon's system at the UK Labour's annual conference in September this year.
"I think we made our pledge in the manifesto on Trident - and I'll stick with it."
If you are a Scottish Labour Member, please bear in mind their position on Trident when you cast your vote.
Coulport Protesters Admonished
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- Published on Friday, 13 October 2017 08:52
Remember our long standing protesters Brian Quail & Angie Zelter arrested and held for protesting against Trident? In case you were wondering - the Justice of the Peace Court found them guilty yesterday, but was content with admonishing them, the lightest penalty that a Scottish court can impose. Please don't let these people taking on the Trident Giant all by themselves. Join the anti nuclear weapons movement now!
Please read below the Press Release from trident Ploughshares
Trident Ploughshares - Press release: 12th October 2017
Nicola Sturgeon’s speech at 2017 SNP Conference
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- Published on Thursday, 12 October 2017 14:45
Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP conference speech:
DELIGHT AS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE GOES TO ICAN
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- Published on Friday, 06 October 2017 11:14
Scottish Scrap Trident Coalition - Press Release: 6th October 2017Arthur West, Chair of Scottish CND, said:
“This is a well deserved award to a campaign which does outstanding work in the struggle to rid our world of the evil of nuclear weapons and played a major role in achieving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted this year with the support of 122 countries. Scottish CND are proud to be a partner of this international campaign and will continue working with them to achieve a nuclear free world.”
Write to your represenatives to sign the pledge
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- Published on Thursday, 05 October 2017 13:43
As you will be aware, there is a new UN Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) signed by more than 50 member states which will soon be coming into force. Parliamentarians across the world played a major role in realising the TPNW through their actions in the campaign. Now we are seeking their help to promote the signature and ratification of the treaty by all nations. The Parliamentary Pledge is a commitment by parliamentarians around the world to work for their government to join the treaty.
Given the position of the Scottish Parliament in opposing nuclear weapons, this is a very important way in which they can put pressure on the UK Government.
You can see if your parliamentarians have signed here.
If they have not, please ask your MSPs and MPs to sign it.
Send them a letter (model below) and follow up with a phone call to their office. If you are unsure who your representatives are, this website might be of help https://www.writetothem.com.
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