Check this video exploring the links between the climate and care crises and nuclear disarmament! Organised by London CND in collaboration with Youth & Student CND, Stop the War Coalition, Extinction Rebellion UK and De-Militarise Education.
Bromley Borough Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament held its annual White Poppy Ceremony on Remembrance Sunday , as part of the South East London CND Peace Coalition . This ceremony commemorates all victims of war not just those who fought in wars.
The White Poppy was devised in 1933 by the Co-operative Womens’ Guild to remember all those who had died as a result of the First World War. Since 1934 responsibility has been taken by the Peace Pledge Union.
Richard Hart, Chair of Bromley Borough Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament said ‘ We feel that in these dangerous times the voice for peace needs to be made. I just wear a white poppy although some attendees wear a red one as well . We also commemorated Jim Radford a local peace campaigner who died on Friday. He had been a cabin boy on D Day when he was just 14 and until recently had been a leading light for Veterans for Peace and a performer on the local Folk Music Scene. His message lives on !’
Hello, my name is Julie and I am delighted to join the London CND team as LRCND Coordinator!
I recently finished my assignment as co-Arts and Culture Coordinator at the The World Transformed, a month-long festival of politics, arts and culture throughout which I organised an inter-generational working group of volunteers in multiple locations and oversaw the organisation of fully-digital talks and creative events.
That’s me!
My campaigning background is in climate activism, student activism and West Papuan liberation, for which I designed diplomatic documents for 3 years, organised an international conference in Oxford and coordinated a march to the United Nations in Geneva. I have also supported 17 campaigns, charities, and think-tanks in producing websites, brand identities and social media graphics. As Environment and Ethics Officer at Warwick Students Union, I gained an excellent command of social media campaigning aimed at students and I am hoping to boost the number of young people involved in the campaign.
I’m on the left, making a banner with other students at the University of Warwick
History must change track, and I cannot wait to lend my experience and creativity to this ever-pressing campaign. If you’d like to be friends on Facebook, here is my professional account: https://www.facebook.com/julie.saumagne. Don’t hesitate to send me a request and drop me a message, I’m really looking forward to meeting and learning from you all!
In peace,
Julie
