50th Anniversary of founding of CND - event in the Market Square

Tash [alan lodge] | 11.03.2008 21:42 | Anti-militarism

2008 is the 50th anniversary of the first Aldermaston anti nuclear march. To commemorate this and to protest at the continuing production of nuclear weapons at Aldermaston. In advance of this there was an event in the Market Square at 12 noon on 9th March

2008 is the 50th anniversary of the first Aldermaston anti nuclear march. To commemorate this and to protest at the continuing production of nuclear weapons at Aldermaston, CND is organising a special event at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston on Easter Monday at 12 noon.

In advance of this there was an event in the Market Square at 12 noon on 9th March in which people formed a massive CND symbol. Also, and at the same time, The University of Nottingham's Amnesty International Society's held a protest against the continuing human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay.

Travel to the special event at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston on Easter Monday at 12 noon. Coaches are being organised from Nottingham with an early pick-up from the Salutation and return later that night.
Coach tickets are £12 waged and £6 unwaged (return!)

For further info and to book a ticket contact:

Dianne on 0115 9812034
Or
Ian on 0115 9224160

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Come and find us on Saturday!

12.03.2008 12:29

Excellent stuff!

Look out for the London Guantánamo Campaign's stall in Trafalgar Square at the World Against War rally and march in London this Saturday (15 March). The London Guantánamo Campaign is part of the National Guantánamo Coalition.

A major success for the campaign was the recent dropping of Spain's request to extradite two British residents, Jamil el-Banna and Omar Deghayes, as well as the return to the UK of a third resident, Abdelnour Sameur. All three were only released from Guantánamo last December, after years of being held by the U.S. without charge. It is understood that Omar is due to speak at Saturday's rally.

We are currently conducting a letter writing campaign on behalf of two former British residents still languishing in Guantánamo: Ahmed Belbacha and Binyam Mohamed.

We also have actions coming up at the U.S. embassy (as usual), Starbucks (purveyors of coffee to Guantánamo guards and interrogators) and Ladbroke Grove tube station (in solidarity with Binyam Mohamed). Actions on 'extraordinary rendition' are also planned later this year.

For more information, check out the National Guantánamo Coalition's website:

http://www.guantanamo.org.uk

or e-mail: london_gitmo [at] yahoo.co.uk

See also:

Cageprisoners:

http://www.cageprisoners.com
Save Omar Campaign:

http://www.save-omar.org.uk
Reprieve:

http://www.reprieve.org.uk
Muslim Prisoner Support Group:

http://muslimprisonersupport.com
Amnesty International UK:

http://www.amnesty.org.uk
Campaign Against Criminalising Communities:

http://www.campacc.org.uk

dv
mail e-mail: london_gitmo [at] yahoo.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.guantanamo.org.uk

Useful links

12.03.2008 15:28

For more details of CND's 50th anniversary event on Easter Monday (March 24) and to book yourself on transport to Aldermaston from around the country, visit:

http://www.cnduk.org/aldermaston or phone: 0845 337 0282.

1min video clip about Aldermaston:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1LpdaMBzFU

*More useful links*

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament:

http://www.cnduk.org

Trident Ploughshares:

http://www.tridentploughshares.org

Footprints for Peace – London to Geneva international walk for a nuclear-free future (April 26 – July 19, 2008):

http://footprintsforpeace.tripod.com/E08/EW/NFFWindex.htm

Aldermaston Women’s Peace Camp (AWPC):

http://www.aldermaston.net

Bikes not bombs – London to Aldermaston bike ride (March 22-24, 2008):

http://bikesnotbombs.org.uk

Block the Builders (at AWE Aldermaston): e-mail: btb [at] aldermaston.net

http://www.blockthebuilders.org.uk [site currently under maintenance]

Faslane365:

http://www.faslane365.org

Faslane topic page:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2006/faslane/

Nukewatch:

http://www.nukewatch.org.uk

Quaker Peace and Social Witness:

http://www.quaker.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=89989

Latest news articles:

http://www.banthebomb.org/blog/index.php

Nuclear Information Service:

http://www.nuclearinfo.org

Recently on the newswire:

*Footprints for Peace*

Nuclear-Free Future Walk - London to Geneva - Apr-Jul 2008

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/389130.html

International peace walk - London to Geneva through France

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/389435.html

*Aldermaston & Burghfield - Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)*

Peace activist challenges Trident nuclear weapons in court

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393416.html

A dozen people arrested at AWE Aldermaston Blockade

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/385666.html

Elderly Welsh Councillor Convicted for Peace Protest at Nuclear Weapons Site

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388243.html

London to Aldermaston bike ride, March 22-24, 2008

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393479.html

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/12/388266.html

Aldermaston - camp is NOT closing

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393232.html

Aldermaston - we want women!

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/392407.html

Aldermaston 50th Anniversary demonstration

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391490.html

The Bomb Stops Here: Surround the Base

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391263.html

Aldermaston byelaws - judicial review update

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/390734.html

Freedom to protest - Aldermaston

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/389362.html

Aldermaston Women’s Peace Camp (AWPC) challenges denial of right to freedom of assembly

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/01/389179.html

New UK Nuclear Warhead Facility Rubber-Stamped, Despite Safety Concerns

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/386037.html

Atomic Weapons Establishment a catastrophe waiting to happen

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/09/381982.html

*Scotland*

Faslane Peace Camp punks picnik

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393382.html

‘Depleted’ uranium (DU) test firing at Dundrennan this week (March 2008)

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393395.html

Nuclear Warhead Convoy Blockaded in Scotland

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/385769.html

Anti-Trident Protest in Edinburgh looses direction but continues to sing along

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/11/385156.html

dv
Homepage: http://www.cnduk.org/aldermaston