London CND and friends held a successful protest outside the US embassy in the early evening of Tuesday 21 March to oppose the return of Unite States nuclear weapons once again to the UK. This will make Britain a likely target for a nuclear attack, so it is essential that the US’s plan to base their missiles here does not go ahead.
Protestors heard about CND’s campaign to stop US nukes being stationed at Lakenheath air force base 70 miles north east of London from a range of speakers, including Sue Wright, Chair of Norwich CND which is the nearest group to Lakenheath and Junayd Islam from Cambridge Student CND.
Cllr Emma Dent-Coad, Stop the War’s Shelly Asquith, Jess Barnard, Labour National Executive Committee member, and John McGrath representing the International Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America also addressed protestors. Rev Nagase from the London Peace Pagoda offered prayers for peace, and members of CND groups around London and the Home Counties contributed songs and poems, and colourful banners.
CND’s social media platforms, plus coverage from Times Radio and other local and regional news media helped get the message across to Londoners, and publicise the next national protest at Lakenheath on Saturday 20 May.
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