updated Sat. December 31, 2022
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Jacobin magazine
March 17, 2018
Luke continued his political involvement at this time too, becoming more active in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). Again, he found his politics and his musical endeavors very much in tune, adding songs like Ian Campbell's The Sun is Burning, then the unofficial anthem of the CND, to hisÃâà...
New York Times
March 16, 2018
... who noted that the Labour leader's political education was rooted in organizations like the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Stop the War Coalition. “The fact that Jeremy Corbyn is still waiting for the evidence to be confirmed, is a reflection of the genuine Jeremy Corbyn position of skepticismÃâà...
The Times
March 11, 2018
The Stasi files also show a growing wariness of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, on which it kept a close eye. The organisation was distrusted because it spoke out about human rights abuses behind the Iron Curtain. In 1988 this led the Stasi to order the East German postal service not to deliver anyÃâà...
La Croix International
March 7, 2018
The NGO won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its campaign for nuclear disarmament and its role in the historic treaty on the banning of nuclear weapons, signed by 122 countries in New York last July. This is an extraordinary achievement for an organization that has only 250 active members worldwide.
The Conservative Woman
March 4, 2018
If anyone is labouring under the delusion that the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament restricts its campaigning to the abolition of Trident, think again. The secretary of its Ayrshire branch (yes, the ghost of Michael Foot lives on in Scotland) seems to believe we won't rest safe in our beds until the Army isÃâà...
Manchester Evening News
February 24, 2018
It has been 60 years since the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament was founded at the height of the cold war. The group's famous logo has become an internationally recognised peace symbol, worn with pride by everyone from Jeremy Corbyn to Damon Albarn. For Rae, the fight for peace is more importantÃâà...
Daily Post North Wales
February 23, 2018
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament kicked off its UK-wide tour in Caernarfon. Share; 4Comments. By. Hywel Trewyn. 17:47, 23 FEB 2018; Updated 10:02, 24 FEB 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more.
Deutsche Welle
February 21, 2018
When the British graphic artist Gerald Holtom was commissioned in 1958 to design a logo for the "Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament," he was likely unaware that his creation would become a universal symbol for pacifists, nuclear opponents, conservationists and civil rights activists. Six years earlierÃâà...
Daily Telegraph
February 20, 2018
Australian marchers take part in the second major British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Ban The Bomb protest march from Aldermastonat to London in March in 1959. The olive branch, or olive wreath, was also a symbol of the ancient Olympics, during which a truce was called between warring cityÃâà...
Yorkshire Post
February 18, 2018
SIXTY years ago this weekend, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) met for the first time in London, inspired by a November 1957 New Statesman article by Yorkshire's J.B. Priestley, entitled Britain and the Nuclear Bombs. Priestley's article mentioned Anuerin Bevan's speech at the 1957 LabourÃâà...
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
February 18, 2018
On Saturday Bradford's Kala Sangam arts centre hosted a celebration event marking the 60th anniversary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament - which has strong links with the city. An article published in the New Statesman by J. B Priestley, one of Bradford's most famous sons, sparked an outcryÃâà...
The Independent
February 17, 2018
60 years ago, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament was founded. Here's what we've achieved over the decades. Our core objective of UK nuclear disarmament remains as yet unfulfilled. But it is clear in retrospect how CND's campaigning – and that of its international partners – has affected governmentÃâà...
The Star
February 16, 2018
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. With the world at a brink of a new nuclear arms race the campaign has, sadly, never been more relevant. As a local campaigner on global issues it's sometimes hard to measure your progress, but looking back onÃâà...
Mirror.co.uk
February 14, 2018
60 years of the CND: The mild-mannered priest who led the campaign for nuclear disarmament - and got called a Communist for his troubles. In the 1980s, campaigner Bruce Kent was called a traitor and deemed a threat to national security because of his campaign over nuclear weapons. Share; 12Ãâà...
CommonSpace
December 31, 1999
HELENSBURGH CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) will host a conference on 17 March highlighting the dangers associated with the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system, regardless of whether the weapons are ever used. The event, which coincides with the 60th anniversary of CND this year, willÃâà...
