On Saturday, 22 November, CND held a very sucessful conference in London which brought together a powerful alliance of campaigners, academics, and leaders from the peace, climate, and trade union movements. The lively day of debate discussed the alternatives to nuclear expansion and war and how we build the movement for peace. We’d like to thank everyone who participated, especially all those new to CND’s campaigning: we are so pleased you are getting involved!
A key part of the conference was about educating and building opposition to Britain’s purchase of nuclear-capable F-35A fighter jets, which will be based at RAF Marham and carry US B61-12 nuclear bombs. Learn more about CND’s Stop British Nuke Jets campaign here and put Saturday, 28 February in your diary and join our national demonstration at RAF Marham!
You can read some coverage of the conference here, which looks at some of the aspects driving Britain’s purchase of nuclear-capable F-35 fighter jets.
Below, is a gallery of photos from the day, along with links to watch the speeches that took place in the main conference hall.
Opening plenary: International challenges
Ben Jamal, Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Sabby Dhalu, Stand Up To Racism
Denis Fernando, Friends of the Earth
Jeremy Corbyn MP, CND Vice-President
Mikaela Erskog, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research
Workshop: Understanding British nuclear expansion
Okopi Ajonye, Nuclear Information Service
Sophie Bolt, CND General Secretary
Dr Rebecca Johnson, CND Vice-President
Workshop: Stopping Britain’s nuclear nightmare
Di McDonald, anti-nuclear activist
Dylan Lewis-Rowlands, CND Cymru
Closing plenary: The way forward – building the movement for a peaceful, nuclear-free, and sustainable future
Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition
Grace Da Costa, Quakers in Britain
Micaela Tracey-Ramos, Unisons NEC
Sophie Bolt, CND General Secretary
See the full playlist
A transcript of CND Vice-President Kate Hudson’s speech on the global impact of the Russia-Ukraine war has been published by Labour CND and can be read on their website here.
