[Committee] FYI: Of interest - CND Bulletin 05.02.2007

Tue Feb 6 23:16:03 UTC 2007

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From: Daniel Chandler <dc388 at cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Of interest - CND Bulletin 05.02.2007
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:57:44 +0000
To: Daniel Chandler <dc388 at cam.ac.uk>

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> From: "CND PressOffice" <pressoffice at cnduk.org>
> Date: 5 February 2007 13:35:19 GMT
> Subject: CND Bulletin 05.02.2007
>
> CND Bulletin 05.02.2007
>
> In this Issue:
>
> 1.      No Trident Replacement Public Meeting - 12th February, London
> 2.      CND Chair Kate Hudson on why you should demonstrate on 24th  
> February
> 3.      EDM 579 - Ask Your MP to Sign
> 4.      Block the Builders - Monday 12th February, Aldermaston
> 5.      Emergency Lobby of Parliament on Day of Trident Debate/Vote
>
>
> 1. 'No Trident Replacement' public meeting - Monday 12th February
>
> Monday 12th February, 7 pm
>
> Methodist Central Hall, Westminster
>
> A wide range of speakers will come together to talk about the  
> urgent need to oppose Trident replacement on all fronts. Confirmed  
> speakers so far include:
>
> ·       Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London
> ·       Louise Richards, War on Want
> ·       John Vidal, Environment Editor, The Guardian
> ·       Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Reading
> ·       Kate Hudson, CND Chair
> ·       Anas Altikriti, British Muslim Initiative
> ·       Edward Pearce, Writer and Journalist
> ·       Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition
>
> Please join us for the biggest public meeting on Trident  
> replacement before the Parliamentary vote!
>
>
> 2. Why YOU should demonstrate on the 24th of February
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYGyDV8LrV8
>
> Click on the link above to watch CND Chair Kate Hudson explain why  
> it is essential that you come to the national 'No Trident'  
> demonstration on Saturday 24th February, and what else you can do  
> to help prevent a new generation of nuclear weapons in Britain.
>
> What: 'No Trident', 'Troops Out of Iraq' National Demonstration
>
> When: Saturday 24th February, 12 noon
>
> Where: Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London
>
> Who: You, your friends, and tens of thousands of others who say NO  
> to Trident replacement
>
> Organised by CND, Stop the War Coalition, and the British Muslim  
> Initiative
>
> Come and demonstrate against government plans to replace the  
> Trident nuclear weapons system with a new generation of weapons of  
> mass destruction. A debate and vote is due in parliament in March.  
> Show the government how great the popular opposition is, both to  
> its policies of nuclear weapons, and war and occupation in Iraq.
>
> This is expected to be the biggest British anti-nuclear  
> demonstration in decades! We will march from Speakers' Corner to  
> Trafalgar Square, where there will be a rally addressed by MPs,  
> trade union leaders, representatives of the anti-war and peace  
> movements and celebrities.
>
> Click here to download the leaflet for the demo.
>
> Please visit the CND Webshop, where you can order FREE batches of  
> leaflets, postcards, stickers and posters advertising the national  
> demonstration (we just ask that you cover the cost of postage). You  
> can also ring the CND office on 0207 700 2393 to order supplies.
>
> VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Please contact Ben Folley on campaigns at cnduk.org  
> to help with a number of tasks including:
>
> ·       producing placards in the week before the 24th February in  
> central London, either in the day or the evening
> ·       handing out placards on the 24th February
> ·       stewarding the march
> ·       leafleting the rally
> ·       collecting donations during the march and rally
>
>
> 3. EDM 579 - Ask your MP to sign today
>
> EDM 579 now has 110 signatures. The motion calls for a delay in a  
> decision on Trident replacement in order to allow for a full  
> consultation on the issue. The government has promised a full  
> debate on Trident replacement, yet they regularly refuse to engage  
> in such a debate both within parliament and within the Labour Party  
> itself. The government must begin to answer questions on Trident  
> replacement and engage in a full, open debate in which all options,  
> including non-replacement, are considered.
>
> If your MP has not yet signed this EDM, please encourage her/him to  
> do so today. Click here to find out how to contact your MP (you  
> will need to enter your postcode).
>
>
> 4. Block the Builders - Monday 12th February, Aldermaston
>
> Block the Builders are calling for special efforts for this last  
> announced blockade before the vote on Trident replacement.
>
> Block the Builders is the first and only group using concerted non- 
> violent direct action to physically stop the building work at  
> Aldermaston, where Britain's nuclear weapons are made. They  
> regularly blockade the site in publicly announced actions, and BtB  
> affinity groups have carried out unannounced actions at Aldermaston  
> and at the offices and factories of the companies who profit from  
> the new developments.
>
> Blockaders and supporters will be meeting on the evening of Sunday  
> 11th February to plan the event, and will descend on AWE on the  
> morning of 12th February.
>
> For more information, visit www.blockthebuilders.org.uk or ring  
> 07969 739 812.
>
>
> 5. Emergency Lobby of Parliament on Day of Trident Debate/Vote
>
> CND will hold an emergency lobby of Parliament on the day that  
> Trident replacement is debated/voted on in the House of Commons.  
> The government has not yet announced a date, but it is likely to be  
> sometime in mid-March.
>
> Please plan to come to Westminster to lobby your MP on this day. If  
> you are unable to come to London to lobby, it is important to  
> organise an event in your local area to capture media attention for  
> the issue.
>
> Please keep an eye on your email and the CND website for further  
> information. As soon as a date is announced we will send a specific  
> action bulletin.
>
>
>
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