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Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · 4d

Want to take action locally?

Join us on Tuesday 7th October for another Keep Space For Peace Week demo outside the main gates of Menwith Hill, from 6pm!

Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · 4d

On Saturday, peace activists went to U.S.A.F. Croughton for Keep Space For Peace Week.

Read Dave Webb's speech here: www.cndsalisbury.org.uk/uploads/data...

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Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · 8d

Want to learn more about young people in the nuclear age?

Franco Castro Escobar (PhD Candidate, Keele University) recently wrote this article – which we recommend reading!

theloop.ecpr.eu/young-people...

☢️ Young people in the nuclear age

Young people are an important part of nuclear weapons’ history. But despite their significant presence, historical records and scholarly research have paid scant attention to youth participation in nu...

theloop.ecpr.eu

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Commonweal Trust @commonwealuk.bsky.social · 10d

💥We're recruiting! The Commonweal Trust is looking for a Collection Development Worker to join our team. More information and how to apply on our website at:
www.commonwealnonviolence.org/come-and-wor...

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ICAN @nuclearban.bsky.social · 24d

🧵In recent months, headlines have been filled with nuclear threats, a renewed arms race, and governments doubling down on “deterrence.” It’s fair to wonder: is any real progress toward disarmament being made?

The answer is yes⬇️🔗
www.icanw.org/ican_ed_in_g...
#NuclearBan

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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 24d

🚨 ⚖️ 42 states at the #UN say they’re ready to negotiate a treaty to #StopKillerRobots.
The Chair’s rolling text is ready for negotiations. The stakes? Human lives.

👉 Read our recap of the meeting: www.stopkillerrobots.org/news/septemb...

#CCWUN #AutonomousWeapons

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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 18d

What states need to do to #StopKillerRobots at #FirstCommittee #UNGA ⬇️

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 21d

Trump plans to take over Bagram military base in Afghanistan so US can be ‘just one hour from China’s nuclear weapons’ #NoNukeWar
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US seeking to regain control of Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase, says Trump

US president suggests he is negotiating with Taliban for American forces to once again occupy base

www.theguardian.com

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks to everyone who joined us at RAF Lakenheath yesterday! The base commander refused to meet with us or accept a letter expressing our concerns over nuke deployments or the base's role in Israel's Gaza genocide.

Next action at the base is Saturday 27/09: cnduk.org/events/laken...

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Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · 18d

Tonight in #Sheffield

Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · 24d

Tickets are still available for our event this Saturday, in collaboration with Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament - CND

🎫
www.tickettailor.com/events/yorks...

Buy tickets – Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director + Q&A – Cultplex

Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director + Q&A – Cultplex, Sat 20 Sep 2025 - Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director is a documentary that explores the life and career of prolific Japanese director I...

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Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · 24d

Coming up later this month is York Environment Festival 2025!

Check out this workshop exploring the many environmental impacts of warfare and preparation for war.

🗓 - Saturday 28th September, 12pm-1pm
📍- Friargate Quaker Meeting House, York, YO1 9RL

yorkenvironmentfestival.org.uk/event/a-work...

A workshop to explore the environmental impacts of war – York Environment Festival

yorkenvironmentfestival.org.uk

Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · 27d

Only a week to go!

Make sure to register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rememberin...

Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · 27d

Tickets still available: cultplex.co.uk/Cultplex.dll...

Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director + Q&A - CULTPLEX

Sat 20 Sep

cultplex.co.uk

Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · 27d

Speaker announcement for the film screening at Cultplex on Saturday 20th September!

We're thrilled to welcome Jonathan Bélles and Chris Thorpe to join us for a Q&A panel after the screening of 'Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director' next week in Manchester.

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Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · Sep 2

Did you know that our Peace & Crafts fair in Saltaire has an open mic?

Whether you're a music maestro, a magician, or the next poet laureate... all are welcome!

Get in touch with Keith to sign up to be on our lineup:
[email protected]

Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · Aug 28

CND have organised a special webinar, so you can hear directly from Caroline and Jeremy as they reflect on their experiences.

This is a unique opportunity to find out more about the significance of the anniversary events and the key steps moving forwards.

Email for link: [email protected]

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · Aug 27

TAKE ACTION: Kick Out Trump's Nukes!

There's clear evidence that US nuclear weapons are now in Britain! Join us in pressuring the UK goverment to #KickOutTrumpsNukes!

📢 Join the demos on 17 and 20 September
🖋️ Lobby your MP

Links and details: https://cnduk.org/lakenheath/

Evidence is clear that US nuclear weapons have arrived at the Lakenheath NATO base in Suffolk. These deadly weapons make us all a taregt. And they increase the risk of Britain being dragged into Trump's reckless wars. The British publiv totally understand how these nuclear weapons don't make us safer. That's why the majority oppose their deployment here in Britain.

The bombs deployed – B61-12 warheads – are so-called ‘tactical’ ones, designed to be used on a battlefield. They have the destructive power to kill over 600,000 people and release toxic radiation that poisons the land and causes birth defects and generational cancers. Anti-nuclear campaigners from Greenham Common to Lakenheath have forced the US to withdraw their nuclear weapons before, and we’ll do it again. As part of the actions to condemn Trump's shameful state visit, join us at Lakenheath to say loud and clear that neither he nor his nuclear bombs are welcome here!

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Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · Aug 21

Next Wednesday!

Leafletting outside the screenings of Threads this weekend in Sheffield.

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Remember LOP @rememberlop.bsky.social · Aug 14

There were lots of protests around the country supporting Greenham women in the 1980s. Here are some of the Leeds ones, and resulting court cases, as reported in Leeds Other Paper. 2/2
#GreenhamCommon @greenhamwomen.bsky.social @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social @cnduk.bsky.social @peacemuseumuk.bsky.social

LOP 262 (18 Feb 1983) headline: Leeds women refuse Cruise. Report and photos of women closing the Headrow in Leeds in support of the Greenham protest - and police removing them.

LOP 271 (22 April 1983) headline: Peace women in amazing courtroom scenes

LOP 290 (2 Sept 1983) headline: A blemish of the peace or a blemish on the city as peace protestors are discharged

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Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · Aug 8

Coming up next month:

climatemilitarism.org/weekofaction/

Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice - climatemilitarism.org

climatemilitarism.org

Yorkshire CND @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social · Aug 7

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Scientists can help stop a slide to nuclear war — don’t shut them out again

It has taken the United Nations nearly 40 years to commission another study on the effects of nuclear conflict. Better late than never.

www.nature.com

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · Aug 6

Why are we commemorating Hiroshima’s 80th anniversary with new nuclear weapons? And why is the Govt backing idea of a glossy new PR campaign to persuade us we need nukes whilst simultaneously trying to block inquiry into impacts of nuclear war?
Me for @indyvoices.bsky.social
@cnduk.bsky.social

Why are we commemorating Hiroshima’s 80th anniversary with new nuclear weapons?

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should be a reminder of the horrors of nuclear attack – not a chance for Britain to announce it is spending billions on submarine-launched atomic warheads, says ...

www.independent.co.uk

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ICAN @nuclearban.bsky.social · Aug 6

At exactly 8:15 a.m. JST, around the time you’re reading this, 80 years ago, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

Today, we remember the lives lost, the survivors who continue to speak out, and the urgent need for nuclear disarmament. Read more here: www.icanw.org/remembering_...

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ICAN @nuclearban.bsky.social · Aug 6

Today marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Dr. Terumi Tanaka, hibakusha and co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, reminds us we need to act on nuclear disarmament now and we have the solution in our hands: the #NuclearBan Treaty.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...

Opinion | Eighty Years of Nuclear Weapons Is Enough

www.nytimes.com

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