Nuclear Ban is here!

We made it ! Fifty countries have ratified the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which comes into force on 22 January. Another 84 countries have signed, but to the UK’s shame, our government has not signed up and says it never will.

London CND has joined the campaign to put pressure on Westminster to change this. In the coming year we will be asking MP, local authorities, and faith leaders in the Greater London area to sign a nuclear disarmament pledge and show their support for the Treaty. Expect more on this in January.

Nuclear weapons are the only weapons of mass destruction not banned under international law. The ratification of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons sets that right, and CND is holding a webinar about it on 16 Jan. Find out more here.

WATCH: Climate, Care & Nukes

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 White Poppy Ceremony

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 !’