Today, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting another ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meeting to push for greater supplies of long-range missiles for Ukraine in the devastating on-going conflict with Russia. British Storm Shadow Missiles have again been used, destroying a Russian chemical plant as Russian missiles and drones target Ukrainian energy supplies. Meanwhile the European Union is attempting to release €140 billion of frozen Russian state assets to fund even more lethal weaponry for Ukraine.

Overwhelming evidence that US nuclear bombs are now sited in Lakenheath, means that NATO is carrying out its biggest nuclear expansion across Europe and Britain since the Cold War. With Britain expanding its nuclear capability through the purchase of US F35A fighter jets, it could not be more urgent to bring together all those who want to stop these nuclear dangers and reverse the wider war drive.

That’s why we need you to join us at our conference, for a day of debate and activism. Stopping British nuclear expansion – how to reverse the government’s war drive on Saturday 22 November has a powerful line up of speakers from across the peace, environmental, student, and trade unions movements.

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Saturday, 22 November
10am to 5:30pm
The Green House, 244 – 254 Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9DA

Speakers include: Jeremy Corbyn MP; Ludo De Brabander, writer and spokesperson for Vrede, the Belgium Peace organisation; Mikaela Nhondo Erskog, Tricontinental Institute of Social Research and campaigner against global NATO; Ben Jamal, Director, Palestine Solidarity Campaign; Micaela Tracey-Ramos, Unison NEC; Denis Fernando, Senior Rights and Justice Campaigner, Friends of the Earth; Karen Bell, University of Glasgow and editor of Alternative Defence Review; Okopi Ajonye, Nuclear Information Service; Sophie Bolt, General Secretary, CND; Lindsey German, Convenor, Stop the War Coalition; Nuvpret Kalra, Codepink UK; Rebecca Johnson, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) UK; Alex Gordon, RMT; Jinsella Kennaway, Executive Director, Demilitarise Education; Dave Cullen, Policy Fellow, BASIC; Louise Arimatsu, London School of Economics; Sabby Dhalu, co-convenor, Stand up to Racism; Kirsten Bayes, Outreach Coordinator, Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT); Stuart Parkinson, Executive Director, Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR); Barnaby Swonnell, Y&S CND campaigner, Sheffield University; Zareen Taj Islam, Lakenheath Alliance for Peace; Dylan Lewis-Rowlands, Parc against Darc campaign; Di McDonald, Aldermaston Women’s Peace Camp.

As well as plenary sessions with key speakers, attendees can take part in workshops on: Understanding British nuclear expansion; Challenging militarism in education; Exposing the 'defence dividend' myth; Militarism and climate breakdown; Building the movement - organising in our communities; Shutting down the bases.

Register today and help us build public support for the solutions: prioritising diplomacy and global cooperation and real, human security – funding health, education, and climate action.

Verses of Hope: National Peace Poetry Competition Awards Ceremony, Saturday 1 November

With the threat of war and nuclear weapons increasing it is vital that young people are given a platform to express their desire for a peaceful, hopeful world.
This is why CND’s peace education team brought together schools, students and poets to organise a national poetry competition, exploring issues of hope and peace.

To celebrate the winning entries and hear from the young poets themselves, CND is hosting an awards ceremony on Saturday, 1 November, taking place at Queen Mary University in East London. We would be really delighted if you can show your support for these young people and their messages of peace by joining this event. It takes place in the fantastic BLOC cinema, part of Queen Mary University.
If you can attend, please register here to secure your free ticket.

Saturday, 1 November, 2-4pm
BLOC ArtsOne Building, Queen Mary University, 1 Westfield Way London E1 4PD

For more on the winning entries and judges' comments, you can read the press release and blog post here and here.