The first major Aldermaston march at Easter (4–7 April), 1958, was organised by the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War (DAC) and supported by the recently formed CND. Several thousand people marched for four days from Trafalgar Square , London, to the Atomic Weapons Establishment to demonstrate their opposition to nuclear weapons.

Between 1958 and 1965 it organised the Aldermaston March, which was held over the Easter weekend from the Atomic Weapons Establishment near Aldermaston to Trafalgar Square, London. CND's current strategic objectives are: The elimination of British nuclear weapons and global abolition of nuclear weapons.

The single event that most put CND on the public map was the Aldermaston March of April 1958. The Easter march to the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston, Berkshire, the main location for the research, development and production of Britain’s nuclear warheads, was originally an initiative of the Direct Action Committee (DAC), which ...

In the early days of the CND, thousands took part in the London to Aldermaston 52-mile, four-day march against the bomb. KATE HUDSON tells the story. SIXTY-FIVE years ago today, thousands of marchers arrived at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston, Berkshire, protesting against the British nuclear bomb being built there.

One of the most prominent anti-nuclear groups in the UK is the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). CND's Aldermaston Marches began in 1958 and continued into the late 1960s when tens of thousands of people took part in the four-day

1 天前 · As CND prepares for its national demonstration at the BAE Shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, on Saturday, 22 March, the government is ramping up nuclear threats to prop up Britain’s failing nuclear weapons programme and justify military spending hikes in next week’s budget.. The recent visit to the BAE Shipyard in Barrow and nuclear base at Faslane by Keir Starmer and John Healey, saw the ...

2018年3月28日 · The famous symbol produced for the march by artist Gerald Holtom became CND’s own symbol and is universally recognised as the sign of peace. This Easter Sunday, 1st April, anti-nuclear campaigners from across Britain will gather at the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire to mark the 60th anniversary of that first Aldermaston ...

2018年3月30日 · The first Aldermaston march in April 1958, which was organised by the Direct Action Committee (DAC) and supported by CND, really launched the new movement into the public eye and onto the political agenda.

1 天前 · As CND prepares for its national demonstration at the BAE Shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, on Saturday 22 March, the government is ramping up nuclear threats to prop up Britain’s failing nuclear ...

Greater Manchester & District CND will be hosting our 2025 Annual General Meeting, featuring Philip Gilligan (Coordinator of South Lakeland and Lancaster District CND and activist against BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness) to discuss why we will be marching against BAE Systems on Saturday March 22nd.

CND soon gained prominence thanks to the protest march from London to the UK’s weapons research centre at Aldermaston, Berkshire, in 1958. A shift to more direct action in 1961 saw 4,000 CND...

2014年4月11日 · It was the third annual Easter march organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). A huge crowd, mostly women sheltered under their umbrellas in Trafalgar square, London on May 12, 1957, at a mass meeting of the national council for the abolition of nuclear weapon tests.

2018年10月21日 · Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for a march through central London on Saturday calling for a referendum on the final Brexit deal. Those demonstrating hope that the scale of their...

What is The People’s History of CND? To celebrate six decades of vibrant and powerful activity, this online exhibition displays photos and memories provided by our members and supporters. They selected the photos that best symbolised a significant memory from the past 60 years.

We attend national demonstrations and protest marches with our own banner (WDC/CND were among the million members of the Hyde Park demonstration before the Iraq war) and lobby our local MP and members of the Government to ensure that they are aware of the background to international and military decisions.

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) was a pressure group at the height of its popularity in the 1980s, when fears of a nuclear war were running high. Labour Party policy at the time favoured unilateral nuclear disarmament, a key demand of CND.

1983年10月22日 · CND chairperson Joan Ruddock estimated the turnout at 300,000 people. Another CND spokesman said there were '400,000 to 500,000.'But police estimates were 'in excess of 100,000.' Four hours after...

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has held its biggest ever protest against nuclear missiles in London with an estimated one million people...

2 天之前 · 1-3pm: March and rally on High Level (Michaelson Road) Bridge over the Devonshire Dock. ... “Like many residents of Westmorland and Furness I am delighted that CND will be in Barrow on Saturday calling for a future which is not dependent on investment in weapons which would kill millions of people and threaten all our futures. Barrow deserves ...

Vienna (Austria), 14 March 2025 — The sixty-eighth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) concluded today after five days of intensive discussions on global drug policy, international cooperation and the implementation of international drug policy commitments. The strong engagement and high level of participation from governments and stakeholders in Vienna, 2,000 of whom gathered ...