PloughshareThe journal of Christian CND

July 2014 Christians working and praying for a nuclear weapons-free world

In this issue:No Faith in Trident Lobby of Parliament

Embassies Walk 2014PrepCom 2014

Mutual Defence AgreementWool Against Weapons

Plus news, events and prayer diary

Campaigners on the Embassies Walk 2014, in the crypt of

St Martin-in-the-Fields, London

Photo: ICAN-UK

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Patricia Pulham

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Ben Folley, CND

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Contents of this issue

Page 3 Editorial

Page 4 No Faith in Trident Lobby of Parliament

Page 5 Statement on WMDs from Religious Leaders

Page 6 Embassies Walk 2014

Page 7 PrepCom 2014 - Stagnation

Page 8-9 PrepCom report

Page 10 FCO meeting report

Page 11 CCND French Trip 2014

Page 12 Mutual Defence Agreement

Page 13 Early Day Motions

Page 14 Wool Against Weapons

Page 15 How are your campaigning skills?

Page 16 CND Conference 2014 - CCND Resolution

Page 17 Prayer Diary

Page 18-19 Events

Page 20 Photos and membership form

YYes, this IS yourPloughshare: a new format

but the same mixture of news,information and suggestionsfor action. The smaller pagesize means we can post it outmore cheaply and the paper isthe ‘greenest’ we could find.Please let us know what youthink.

You will find some ‘meaty’ (maybethe wrong adjective for you veggiesout there) articles that contain infor-mation that might help you if youare writing a letter to an MP orchurch leader, (and this is one of themost useful things you can do). Atthe recent “No Faith in Trident”lobby, one participant told us hisConservative MP had agreed to sign

one of the EDMs - so don’t give uphope. There is still time to knit a bitof the pink Peace Scarf. You canbring it to Burghfield on the day, ifyou don’t finish it in time to post itin. We really hope lots of CCND peo-ple will gather at the ‘Red Milestone’on 9th August. There will be someInterfaith prayers before the actionstarts. Contact the office for detailsof the time later this month.

Any members going to the SwanwickJustice and Peace Conference, orGreenbelt, look out for CCND stallsand come and say “Hello.” And forthose not able to get out and about,those of us who can, are strength-ened by your prayers.

Thank you all - and enjoy your sum-mer.

Page 3Editorial

CCND’s Kelvin and Patricia meet an official at the German Embassy

See page 6

Photo: Rebecca Sharkey, ICAN

TThe No Faith in TridentLobby on 11th June 2014

was the first lobby of parliamen-tarians at Westminster organ-ised by CND in a number ofyears.

The day was supported by six otherorganisations, Christian CND, PaxChristi, Religions for Peace,Fellowship of Reconciliation, Churchof Scotland, United Reformed Churchand Baptist Peace Fellowship.

Ahead of the Lobby, 130 people madecontact with over 100 MPs via theCND website to arrange a meeting.

On the day an estimated 60 individu-als attended to lobby a similar num-ber of MPs and more individualsarranged to meet their MP at a con-stituency surgery on the Friday of thesame week.

CND briefings were conducted inRoom W3 off Westminster Hall

which was well situated for mostmeetings which took place in CentralLobby. Approximately half of thoseattending had meetings planned inadvance and half sought a meeting onthe day via the ‘Green Card’ system.

Both Pax Christi and Fellowship ofReconciliation provided volunteerson the day and Christian CND Execmembers were in attendance.

There was an even spread of Labourand Conservative MPs contacted, aswell as a number of Lib Dem, Plaidand the one Green MP.

MPs visiting the briefing room toshow support included DennisSkinner and John Cryer (Labour),Hywel Williams and JonathanEdwards (Plaid Cymru) and CarolineLucas (Green).

Meetings were organised for BruceKent to meet Baroness Sal Brinton,President of the Lib Dem ChristianForum and Stephen Timms MP andBen Bradshaw MP from Labour’sChristians on the Left.

A closing discussion event withKelvin Hopkins MP and Bruce Kentwas held at the end of the lobbywhich rounded up the day’s experi-ences and looked ahead to theGeneral Election.

Ben Folley

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News

No Faith in Trident - Lobby of Parliament

CND’s Ben Folley leads a briefing session

News Page 5

The following declaration wassigned by Ayatollah Ali-RezaA’arafi, and Dr. Abdul-Majid, fromthe Supreme Council of the QuomSeminary scholars, CardinalTheodore McCarrick, retiredArchbishop of Washington, andbishop Richard E. Pates, chairmanof the U.S. Bishops’ InternationalJustice and Peace Committee.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, THECOMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL

The belief in One God unites Jews,Christians and Muslims, and calls usto work for the common good of thewhole human family. It is our con-viction that human societies needmoral guidance and that it is incum-bent on us as religious leaders toshare the ethical teachings that flowfrom our respective traditions.

Christianity and Islam cherish acommon heritage that emphasizes,above all, love and respect for thelife, dignity and welfare of all mem-bers of the human community. Wefound this in our recent dialoguebetween Catholicism and Shia Islam.Both of our traditions reject as rep-rehensible all forms of transgressionand injustice. We oppose any actionthat endangers the life, dignity or

welfare of others. Catholicism andShia Islam hold a common commit-ment to peaceful coexistence andmutual respect.

These foundational moral valuesunite us in raising fundamentalmoral questions regarding weaponsof mass destruction. Shia Islamopposes and forbids the production,stockpiling, use and threat to useweapons of mass destruction.Catholicism is also working for aworld without weapons of massdestruction and calls on all nationsto rid themselves of these indiscrim-inate weapons.

We call on all societies and personsto respect religion and its role insharing moral guidance in the publicsquare.. As religious leaders, wecondemn all forms of disrespect forthe religious traditions of others.Just as importantly, we commit our-selves to active inter-religious dia-logue that transcends governmentsand national boundaries and servesthe common good of the wholehuman family. It is our mutualintention to engage in a sustaineddialogue based on our shared values.

Thanks to Martin Birdseye fordrawing attention to this item.

US BISHOPS and SHIA MUSLIMS A Joint Statement from US Catholic bishops and Iranian religious leaders

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Embassy Walk

TThe annual Embassies Walktook place on February 13th

- with a Valentines theme. Theearlier date was chosen so thatwe could emphasise the MexicoConference on theHumanitarian Effects ofNuclear Weapons, which wasstarting on the same day.

It was organised together with theInternational Campaign to AbolishNuclear Weapons UK (ICAN), so wewere able to cover more embassies.Rebecca Sharkey from ICAN hadmade large red hearts that were pre-sented at the embassies with mes-sages of appreciation for those coun-tries, which were attending theConference, and expressing ourheartbreak to those who decided tostay away, (the nuclear weaponsstates.)

We started at St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square whereRev. Richard Carter led a short litur-gy before collecting our “hearts”,route maps and briefing notes fromthe café.

This walk had been organised to getour message across to many morepeople via social media. The visualimpact was particularly good but wewere not able to have the usual dis-cussions on the forthcoming NPT.However, letters with the questionsrelating to this were sent a bit later.

The group who went to Nigeria wereastounded to find a reception com-mittee including a number of high-ranking dignitaries. We had notincluded Nigeria before and maybethey rather over-estimated ourimportance!

Christian CND and ICAN -UK campaigners in the Mexican Embassy

Photo: Rebecca Sharkey, ICAN

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DDoes the slowness of theNPT process really bother

our government? One wondershow much urgency the subjectattracts. We are assured theUK keeps only the ‘minimumforce needed for our security’and that everything is done totry to prevent accidents hap-pening, but we see no impetusor striving to push forward thepace of nuclear disarmament.It is as if our government hasgiven up and feels there isnothing more it can do.

The nuclear club seems toview the NPT merely as ameans of preventing nuclearweapons being obtained byothers, and appears contentto neglect its own part of thebargain. The UK and the US onlyaugment this perception when theydecide not to turn up at meetingswhere the catastrophic humanitari-an consequences of nuclear detona-tion are faced.

Our own country, which often in thepast has not been afraid to take alead in world affairs, could break thedeadlock of stagnation by doingsomething to make the others thinkharder about moving forward. Themain thing we all want is for arenouncement of Trident and all of

us must press for this, but our gov-ernment is not even making anysmaller moves forward. In boy-cotting the meetings above, it showsweak leadership. How about makinganother small step, by using its owninitiative to declare a ‘No First Use’policy? Can’t a proud nation claim achallenging moral position?

Our government believes the policyof nuclear deterrence is acceptablebecause the protection of the popu-lation is a priority. Most people,

including governmentmembers, take this onboard without thinkingfurther. Let us now actual-ly do just that.

Deterrence cannot work ifthose we wish to deter

think we would hesitate tokill their people in their millions.Credible nuclear deterrence has tohave definite and clearly statedintention. This means that we, mem-bers of a nation that places murderat the top of its list of crimes, arereduced to unknowingly walkingabout with murder in our hearts.How can we want this? We shouldtotally renounce this subtle under-mining of our integrity.

Michael Pulham

PrepCom 2014

STAGNATION

Page 8 News

PrepCom 2014

Intervention of H.E.Archbishop Francis Chullikatt

Apostolic Nuncio, PermanentObserver of the Holy See to the UN

Each review cycle of the Non-Proliferation Treaty becomesincreasingly important because thelonger the delay in fulfilling thetreaty’s aims, the greater the riskthat the fragile state of internationalsecurity will be breached by a cata-clysmic tragedy involving the use ofnuclear weapons.

It is now 44 years since the NPTentered into force and a quarter of acentury since the end of the ColdWar. The continued existence ofsome 17,000 nuclear weapons, alongwith modernization programs thatappear to assume that nuclearweapons will continue to be part ofmilitary arsenals well into the sec-ond half of the 21st century, under-mine the NPT. Without robustprogress toward the elimination ofnuclear weapons, the day may notbe far off when the treaty is regard-ed as a relic of an earlier age.

A vibrant NPT is essential to attain-ing the goal of a nuclear-weapons-free world. If one of the treaty’s cen-tral obligations - negotiationstoward the elimination of nuclearweapons - continues to be imple-mented so timidly and at such an

unacceptably slow pace, confidencein the viability of the non-prolifera-tion regime could gradually weakenand the risk of further proliferationwould increase.

The principal nuclear-weapon statestake what would seem to be anunbalanced approach to the treaty:while demonstrating a strong inter-est in curtailing proliferation, theircommitment to divesting themselvesof these instruments of hegemonicpower lacks the same urgency. Thenuclear-weapons states argue thatthey need those weapons for theirsecurity, while giving short shrift tothe views of experts in diverse fieldsof human activity, such as science,the military, law, and morality, thatnuclear weapons are the epitome ofinsecurity.

The military doctrine of nucleardeterrence is regarded by a greatnumber of countries as a primeobstacle to meaningful progress onnuclear disarmament. It exists as anelemental part of security forcestructures that hinder the develop-ment of our globalized and interde-pendent world. Moreover, it is usedto justify the modernization of exist-ing stockpiles of nuclear weapons,thus obstructing genuine nucleardisarmament.

The many states now engaged in aseries of diplomatic meetings to dis-

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cuss the “catastrophic humanitarianconsequences” of the use of nuclearweapons recognize the danger of thefrustratingly slow progress toward anuclear-weapons-free world. Thesemeetings, begun in Oslo last year,and continued this year in Nayrit,with a third meeting planned forVienna, are spelling out in excruciat-ing detail the horrors that wouldbefall humanity in the event of theaccidental or deliberate use ofnuclear weapons. The logical courseof action is clear: urgent and expe-dited progress leading to a globallegal ban on nuclear weapons toaccompany the current global banson other weapons of mass destruc-tion, such as chemical and biologicalweapons.

For many years, the Holy See hascalled for the abolition of nuclearweapons in order that the world maybe freed from the potential specterof mass destruction. Today, werenew that moral call to inspire andanimate constructive work to pre-serve our planet and all of humanity.It should not be the case that thenuclear-weapons states continue tospend more than $100 billion peryear to maintain their nuclearweapons, while this precious finan-cial resource is so desperately need-ed for economic and social develop-ment, including the achievement ofthe Millennium Development Goals,

to meet the needs of the world’spoorest. Indeed, the question ofpeace and security as a prerequisitefor sustainable developmentbecomes moot in the face of thethreats posed to humankind byexisting nuclear arsenal.

Despite setbacks, nuclear disarma-ment is by no means a lost cause.There is a gradual awakening of con-science taking place in the world, asthe Oslo-Nayrit-Vienna processillustrates. Driven forward by sci-ence, technology, communications,transport and industry, and a newawareness of the unity and interde-pendence of the human family, thepace of humanity’s global integra-tion is gathering speed. Nuclearweapons -- the antithesis ofhumankind’s yearning for peace --should have no place in a worldcommunity determined to achievemutual security on a global scale.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman

PrepCom 2014

TThe Roundtable meeting forNGOs at the FCO on 2nd

June was chaired by MatthewRowlands, Ambassador forDisarmament (based inGeneva). The subject was therecent Prepcom in New York.About 30 people were present -quite a few current and formerFCO disarmament people plusNGO reps including King’sCollege War Studies Dept,Chatham House, RUSI, BritishRed Cross, Christian CND,WILPF, A2000 and QPSW.

Here is a short version of the meet-ing from Rebecca Sharkey of ICAN.

The government are feeling prettysmug for three reasons:

1) They didn’t get told off that muchfor failing to meet promises madein the 2010 Action Plan.

2) There was no joint statement onthe Humanitarian Initiative at theNPT PrepCom because support iswaning.(not true!)

3) The Marshall Islands legal chal-lenge will take years so they don’thave to worry about it.

My impression: the governmentwants above all else to avoid havingto do anything to change the statusquo, which they are very comfort-able with. They still consider nuclear

weapons an important part of theUK’s security, in a lazy sort of way.They say they know about the conse-quences of nuclear weapons ,whichis why they “hope” not to use them(not good enough!), but they don’tknow how to argue away the riskarguments. That is, they feel justi-fied in threatening to kill tens ofmillions of foreigners and cause cat-astrophic climate cooling, but itcould be very embarrassing if there’sa disastrous self-inflicted accidenton UK soil. We need to keep press-ing the government on both of thesepoints. I gave the Ambassador forDisarmament copies of all thereports ICAN UK produced for theOslo Conference which he promisedto read.

In light of a letter we recentlyreceived from the Ministry ofDefence which stated that the thatthe government views its nuclearweapons not as military but as‘political weapons’, I thoughtCaroline Gilbert’s question salient -”Has the government consideredmaking its nuclear weapons ‘virtu-al’? “

Rebecca Sharkey

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News

Report on FCO meeting

Campaigns Page 11

WWe are planning to meet upwith our French friends

in Paris again this year.

We will be joining them for the Fastand Vigil in front of the Eiffel Tower.

We will be staying at a local sportshall which will be cheap and cheer-ful! We won’t be hiring a minibusthis year, we will be going by trainall the way.

We will collect the ten metres ofpink scarf to bring back forBurghfield on 9 August. See eventspage for more.

All are welcome to join us. Youcould always opt for a B&B if youdon’t fancy sleeping on a floor! Letus know as soon as possible if youwould like to come along.

CCND forthcoming - French trip

Last year’s French Trippers in Paris, as you can see

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Mutual Defence Agreement

AAcontroversial agreementwhich allows nuclear

weapons technology to beshared between the UnitedStates of America and theUnited Kingdom underminesglobal non-proliferation effortsand should be reformed tomake it relevant to work aimedat preventing the spread ofnuclear weapons, according toa new report from NuclearInformation Service (NIS).

Significant new developments areplanned in the nuclear weapons pro-grammes of both the UK and theUSA over the next ten year periodfrom 2014 to 2024, and renewal ofthe Mutual Defence Agreement willbe an important step in allowing thetwo nations to co-operate in deliver-ing these programmes.Collaboration is expected to takeplace in the following areas:

l Nuclear warhead developmentand modernisation, including thecurrent UK Trident warheadupgrade programme and studiesintended to inform a future deci-sion to whether to develop a newwarhead design to replace the cur-rent Trident warhead.

l Submarine reactor design anddevelopment, including co-opera-tion on development of a newreactor for the planned ‘Successor’

Trident replacement submarine.

l Exchange of special nuclear mate-rials, particularly procurementfrom the USA of tritium requiredin nuclear warheads and highlyenriched uranium submarinereactor fuel.

l Warhead stockpile stewardshipresearch.

Construction of new nuclear infra-structure, including a major invest-ment programme at the AtomicWeapons Establishment which willallow construction of new genera-tion warheads. Co-operation underthe terms of the Mutual DefenceAgreement appears to be expanding.As work conducted under the termsof the Agreement expands, so tooshould measures to allow electedrepresentatives to control and over-see such work.

Amongst the recommendations fromNIS is: ‘There should be aParliamentary debate on renewal ofthe Mutual Defence Agreement ingovernment time’.

Ask your MP to call for a debate onMutual Defence Agreement. If yourMP is a church member, send thema copy of the Churches guide.

Full copy of the NIS report:http://tinyurl.com/oqd4y4a0118 327 7489

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Early Day Mmotion 37

TRIDENT REPLACEMENT

That this House notes the findingsof the National Security Strategythat a nuclear weapon threat fromanother state is of low likelihood;further notes a procurement cost of£25 billion and an estimated life-time cost of over £100 billion for thereplacement of the Trident nuclearweapon system; believes that thereare greater spending priorities bothat the Ministry of Defence andacross other departments; and urgesthe Government not to replaceTrident.

Early Day Motion 39

UK ATTENDANCE AT HUMAN-ITARIAN CONSEQUENCES OFNUCLEAR WEAPONS CON-FERENCE

That this House notes the recentgovernmental conferences on theHumanitarian Consequences ofNuclear Weapons, attended by 127states in Norway in March 2013 andby 145 states in Mexico in February2014; welcomes the announcementof a new follow-up conference inAustria in December 2014; furthernotes the call for UK attendance;and urges the Government to ensurethat it is represented at this event inVienna.

Please contact your MP and ask

him/her to sign these EDMs.

If you get any interesting responsesplease do share them with us.

You can also join CND’s letter writ-ing campaign.

Letters can inform, encourage andput forward our point of view. CNDhas a letter-writing team, whichsends out letters eight or nine timesa year. We provide backgroundinformation and a list of points tomake. Not everyone can write everyletter but even one a year helps. Tojoin the scheme, please email membership@cnduk.org

Early Day Motions

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TThe route has been workedout, the various ‘mile-

stones’ set, and you don’t havemuch more time to knit yoursection of the scarf, so getclicking!

The Faiths gathering place will bethe ‘Red Milestone’ on Goring Lane,Reading. Seehttp://tinyurl.com/pysqpnz for amap. This milestone is the secondone away from Burghfield, about 75metres east from the junction withMan’s Hill. Other milestones areavailable!

CND have postcards and postersadvertising the big day – call 02077002393 for yours!

Coaches are coming from all overthe U.K. – please contact CND on0207 700 2393 to see if there is acoach near you. Or get a group offriends together and hire a minibus,car share etc. Public transport: near-est station is Mortimer.

People will start arriving from10am., aiming for the scarf to bejoined up by 1pm. There will be ashort inter-faith service at the RedMilestone shortly before this.

Here’s some info from the WoolAgainst Weapons website:

I have my piece of scarf that I will bebringing on the day. Is that O.K?

Absolutely, you fab knitter – bring italong and we will join it in to therest of the scarf. There will be plentyof time, and we will have needles,thread and scissors

I don’t know which milestone to goto?

You are welcome at any of the mile-stones – and to visit several if youwould like. Pick one and go to theset up table there, and they candirect you. I (Jaine, pink hair, can’tmiss me) will be beginning the dayat the Rainbow AldermastonMilestone – there will be lots of peo-ple there to help you

What else should I bring?

Dress for a day out in the greatBritish weather – check forecasts –waterproofs, sunscreen, somethingto sit on. Also bring a packed lunch,and there may be some hangingabout, so knitting!, a book, some-thing to entertain kids if they arecoming too.

Wool against Weapons Roll-out

1) LOBBYING YOUR MP

Do you

a) Say you don’texpect anythingas he is a Tory.

b) Start withthanking himfor somethinghe has said or done before askinghim to sign an EDM.

c) Feel so overawed that you can’tthink what to say ?

2) MEETING YOUR VICAR

Should you

a) Tell herthat thereisn’t anypoint ingoing toChurch asyour prayers are never answeredanyway.

b) Say how much you gain from hersermons and that you would liketo give her something and handher our “Churches Guide”.

c) Cross to the other side of the roadwhen you see her coming?

3) TALKING TO YOUR NEIGH-BOURS

Would you

a) Demand they cut their hedge as its

taking all your light.

b) Explain why you have a CCNDsticker on your car

c) Keep to safe subjects like cookingor sport?

4) YOU HAVE READ ABOUT ANEVENT IN PLOUGHSHARE

Might you

a) Tell us you are not going to make afool of yourself

b) See if you can get a friend to gowith you

c) Say “It won’t make any difference,anyway,” and turn over quickly?

What kind of a Campaigner are you?

Mostly ‘a’s Remember “Peace begins with me.”

Mostly ‘b’s With people like you, we are on theway to a peaceful world.

Mostly ‘c’s Be brave. If you start with somethingsmall, the bigger things get easier.

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HOW ARE YOUR CAMPAIGNING SKILLS ?

Ellen Teague meets

Micheal Meacher.

Not a Tory

A vicar gets presented

with reading matter

An event in New York

KKelvin Gascoyne andMichael Gilbert have

worked on the following reso-lution for CND Conference.

Conference notes that:

“This Conference applauds theInternational Red Cross and RedCrescent Movement for their“Working towards the elimination ofnuclear weapons: four-year actionplan” Resolution. The reason for thefour-year action plan is the cata-strophic humanitarian consequencesof the use of nuclear weapons, the

threat to food production and theenvironment. This conference looksforward to an endorsement from theBritish Red Cross and it workingwith CND for an InternationalTreaty to ban nuclear weapons.”

Test of the IRC Resolution:http://tinyurl.com/nydpopl

What CCND members can do

Any supporters of Red Cross pleasecontact them to ask for them to sup-port this International Red CrossResolution.

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CND Conference resolution

Christian CND summer

In additon to going to Paris -CCND will have a stall at NJPN atSwanwick.Greenbelt - no stall but we will bethere - look out for us!

This year’s Ash Wednesday Event in London

Photo: Pax Christi

AA t the “No Faith in Trident”lobby of Parliament, I

picked up an F.O.R leaflet. Onone side was the followingprayer that I thought you mightalso like to use. Thank you,F.O.R, for letting us print ithere.

Loving God,Thank you for this beautiful planetbeneath usFor the ozone above usAnd for the potential between us.Give us courage when the water isdeep;Perseverance when the goal is mas-sive;Patience when the walls are high;And trust as the way becomes clear.Help us not to see enemies, but peo-ple.Not obstacles, but opportunities forengagement .Not problems, but cause for creativi-ty.We hold in the light people affectedby nuclear weapons:Those bearing scars and those livingwith apprehension.We uphold those who fear a worldwithout them,And seek open-minded, transparentpolitical discourse.We prayWe hopeWe act…. …for an end to nuclearweapons beginning here.

Days and eventsfor our prayers.

July 16th: the firstnuclear bomb test in1945, sadly called“Trinity”

July 18th-20th:NJPN Conference inSwanwick - Called toLife in all its Fullness.

Accepting the responsibility of ourBaptism

July 23rd: St. Bridget, Patron ofEurope- for an EU without nuclearweapons.

July 31 - August 4th: The PeaceNews Summer Camp

August 6th: Hiroshima Day -August 9th: Nagasaki Day, for com-memorations and demonstrations inUK and France.

August 9th: The Roll-Out of theWool Against Weapons Scarf atBurghfield

August 28th-September 1st:Greenbelt

September 21st: International Dayof Prayer for Peace and World PeaceDay

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18 - 20 July“Called to Life in All Its Fullness:accepting the responsibility of our bap-tism”. Annual Justice & PeaceConference. NJPN, 39 Eccleston Square,London SW1V 1BX 020 7901 4864admin@justice-and-peace.org.uk

31 July - 4 AugustPeace News Summer Camp. Workshopsand activities include: ‘The World is MyCountry’: Stories of the Resistance tothe First World War; Why we don’tneed Sizewell; Better Strategies forWinning Campaigns; Radical Knitting;Consensus Decision-Making; Next stepsfor British & French nuclear weaponsand much more. 020 7278 3344www.peacenewscamp.info

2 AugustHiroshima Day Event. Annual com-memoration in the churchyard of StPhilip’s Cathedral Colmore Row,Birmingham B3 2QB. Hiroshima Day Vigil, outside ChurchillTheatre, High St, Bromley, Kent BR11HA 12 - 3pm.

5 - 7 August CCND trip to Paris. All welcome to joinus - contact the office for details. Freeaccommodation in a sports hall (bringbedding). Fast and demonstration inParis on 6 August (fasting not compul-sory!). We will be bringing back with us10 metres of pink scarf knitted byFrench activists, to join up with theWool Against Weapons roll-out on 9August.

6 AugustHiroshima Candle Service for Light andPeace. Our Lady and St. Joseph Roman

Catholic Church, Mill Lane, Stock,Ingatestone, Essex CM4 9BU (BishopMcMahon’s Church) from 8.00pm, Allwelcome. Further info: Beryl @ 01621869850.London Region CND’s annualHiroshima Day Commemoration at thecommemorative cherry tree in TavistockSquare, noon-1pm. Bring a picnic forafterwards! david.lrcnd@cnduk.org0207 6072302http://www.londoncnd.com/Hiroshima Day Reflection, organised byNipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Order.8.15 am - The Milton Keynes Rose,Campbell Park, Central Milton Keynes.Fully accessible. Followed at 7.30 pmwith Lantern Floating Ceremony.mkpeacepagoda@gmail. com The PeacePagoda, Brickhill Street, Willen Lake,Milton Keynes MK15 0BG

9 AugustWool Against Weapons Roll-out.Demonstration at AWE Aldermaston &AWE Burghfield - Rolling out the WoolAgainst Weapons scarf between theatomic weapon factories at Aldermastonand Burghfield on Nagasaki Day in aprotest against Trident. For more infor-mation about the event and the knitting,see www.woolagainstweapons.co.uk /phone Jaine Rose 01453 751604

Nagasaki Day: Peace walk and FloatingLantern Ceremony. From 6.00 onwards,an ecumenical service organised by PaxChristi will take place in memory ofFranz Jagerstatter’s execution at SacredHeart Chapel, Horseferry Road, SW1P2EF - details from Pax Christi 020 82034884. Followed by Peace walk starting7.45pm to the London Peace Pagoda for

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the Floating Lantern Ceremony at sun-set. All welcome. Info NipponzanMyohoji, c/o Park Office, BatterseaPark, Albert Bridge Road, London SW114NJ. 020 7228 9620.

30 August - 5 SeptemberWeek of Action against NATO summit.NATO’s next international summit willbe this September in Newport, and avariety of protests and resistanceactions are planned. See: www.nona-tonewport.org Contact Marie Walsh01495 220 400 marie@riseup.net

21 SeptemberInternational Day of Peace.http://www.un.org/en/events/ peace-day/

26 September The International Day for theElimination of Nuclear Weapons, a dayfor public awareness and educationabout the threat posed to humanity bynuclear weapons and to mobilize inter-national efforts towards achieving thecommon goal of a nuclear-weapon-freeworld. - http://tinyurl.com/n3jywpb

11 October Peace History Conference. Imperial WarMuseum London. http://www.abolish-war.org.uk/

12 - 19 OctoberWeek of Prayer for World Peace. Info:01628 530309 www.weekofprayerforworldpeace.comj.jackson215@btinternet.com

18 October Demo: ‘Britain Needs a Pay Rise’http://tinyurl.com/kv7fk5g The demon-stration will highlight public spending

cuts and will be a great opportunity forpeace groups to raise the issue of spend-ing on war, nuclear weapons etc ratherthan on the health service, education,housing etc.

19 OctoberCND AGM. To be held at Park CrescentConference Centre, 229 Great PortlandStreet, London W1W 5PN from 9:30amto 5pm. www.cnduk.org

4 October Keep Space for Peace Rally at USCommunications Base 12-3pm. Locationis 3 miles north of M40 jnct 10; minibusfrom Oxford or assemble midday onPortway, NN13 5LY. March 1 mile toMain Gates for music, speakers, hotteas, cold drinks, disabled toilet. Bringpicnic, family, friends, flags and Peace!Organised by Oxfordshire PeaceCampaign tel 07786 354 369 oxon-peace@yahoo.co.uk

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CCND goods

Pack of 24 A4 sheets of Interfaith quo-tations £1 a pack. CCND stickers 10stickers for 50p, 50 stickers for £2.Legacy Guide (Free). Churches’ Guide(Free). T-Shirts (£12), cotton bags (£3).Picasso greetings cards. £2.50 for six.Christmas cards, £2.50 for six.Church porch A4 poster of churchquotes on Trident (free), badges (30p),enamel brooches (£1.50), window stick-ers (50p), pens (£1) and a history ofCCND (£2.50). See your membership insert for detailsand an order form. Send orders to Christian CND, 162 Holloway Road, London N7 8DQ.

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How to join CCND

Annual membership subscriptions are:

Waged, individual: £12 (£15 household) Unwaged individual £6, (£8 household)Group affiliation: from £10

I/we wish to be a member of CCNDI enclose a cheque/PO (payable to CCND) toinclude the following: Membership: £.................. Donation: £................... (Thank you!)TOTAL: £.................. Or Please send me a standing order form

Name.......................………...................................................

Address...............................................................................Postcode..................

Telephone/email.................................................................

Please return (or photocopy) to: Christian CND 162 Holloway Rd, London, N7 8DQ

Denomination/church position:......................(Optional)

To help with local campaigning, Iagree that my contact details can bepassed on to other CCND members.

CCND will never pass members’ detailsto anyone who is not a CCND member.

CCND campaigners outside the US

Embassy

These photos: Photo:

Rebecca Sharkey, ICAN

Embassy Walkers outside Mexican Embassy