Scottish CND

No Money for Nuclear Weapons!

From 16-22 September 2024, we're joining the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in a week of action against nuclear spending.

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No Money for Nuclear Weapons: 16-22 September No Money for Nuclear Weapons! International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is calling for global week of action challenging the unbelievable amounts of money wasted on these weapons of mass destruction each year, from 16-22 September 2024. RSVP to receive event invitations, resources and more.

🚨Fundraiser Announcement🚨

We are delighted to announce that a grand total of £5,122 has been raised for our new "Take the Target off Our Back" campaign.

This campaign aims to address:

🎯The myth of nuclear security, instead raising awareness about the reality that nuclear weapons make us a target.

💷The atrocious costs associated with nuclear weapons.

☮️ How we can achieve nuclear disarmament through the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

THANK YOU to everyone who donated ❤️
Stay tuned for progress updates.

Heartfelt commemorations for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 🕊️

Citizens of the world say "Never Again" ☮️

Many thanks to local groups for sending photos.

As if one nuclear bomb wasn't enough.

August 9th marks the anniversary of the second wartime nuclear bombing. At , over 80,000 people were killed. This included innocent civilians and children.

Today, we commemorate all who suffered and died.

Join Glasgow CND tomorrow for their Hiroshima & Nagasaki commemoration.

⏰11am, August 8th
📍The Peace Tree near Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Guest speakers include:
👉The Lord Provost of Glasgow Jacqueline McLaren
👉Hiro Shimai, a curator at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, who grew up near Hiroshima

There will also be a musical set by Protest in Harmony.

On this day, 79 years ago, the Japanese city of was demolished.

The cause?

A nuclear weapon of mass destruction. Over 100,00 people were killed. There's no counting how many more died prematurely from related illnesses.

Today, we remember the victims. And we say, for another year, "Never Again".

⏰Tomorrow is Hiroshima Day ⏰

Don't miss August 6th commemorations in your local area:

Edinburgh 👇
5pm, Princes St (Castle St. Junction)

Stirling 👇
5pm, Peace Garden, Pullar Memorial Park, Bridge of Allan

Paisley 👇
5pm, Peace Garden, Barshaw Park

Last chance to donate to our Crowdfunder!

Let's end nuclear weapons before they end us 👇☮️

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/take-the-target-off-our-back

Take The Target Off Our Back Scottish CND's campaign promotes the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to build a safer world.

One week today marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 😓

Join local Scottish peace groups and organisations to commemorate the catastrophe.

Events calendar 👇

Well done to the Lakenheath Peace activists for a tremendous action against nuclear weapons! ☮️

“We Came in Peace. We Leave in Peace. We Will Return in Peace.”

Thank you to everyone who supported the 24/7 vigil and peace camp at RAF Lakenheath over the last 10 days. After closing camp yesterday, Lakenheath Alliance for Peace activists left the base commanders an olive tree as a parting gift.

Read more: https://cnduk.org/support-increased-day-by-day-at-lakenheath-alliance-for-peace-camp-and-vigil13-25th-july-2024/

https://www.securescotland.scot/event-details/oppenheimers-legacy

Ever wonder why our "civilized" society is so pro-nuclear these days? 🤔

Clue🕵️ It isn't an accident.

In 2023, the nuclear weapons industry spent at least $6.3 million funding nuclear-crazed think tanks.

Research by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

Is it worth it? 🤔

We're sick to the teeth of profit over people and power over peace.

When world leaders invest in nuclear weapons of mass destruction, they pour gasoline on a burning home.

They say it is for "security".

What good is a locked door when the walls are turned to ash?

If the government won't stand for the right thing, we will.

Donate today: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/take-the-target-off-our-back

Mutually Assured Destruction is MAD.

Need we say more?

Share this post to raise awareness 🕊️

Stats from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and IPPNW

Push back against warmongering ☮️ Register today 👇

📢 HAPPENING THIS WEEK!

Join CND and on Tuesday evening for an international webinar where our panel will discuss NATO's recent war summit and how the nuclear-armed alliance is pushing us closer towards a wider global war!

⏰ 6:30pm

Register: https://cnduk.org/events/natos-war-summit-how-do-we-stop-the-spread-of-war-cnd-webinar/

"I ken in ma heid what's right...
and nuclear weapons are wrang."

- Jean Urquhart

Like and share if you agree 👍☮️

Nuclear weapons of mass destruction are all the rage with the UK government🙄

With civil society? Not so fashionable.

The Church of Scotland is one of many bodies in Scotland opposed to nuclear weapons.

The UK government might drink the nuclear poisoned chalice.

But that doesn't mean civil society does.

The Catholic Church is one voice among many calling for freedom from

The Labour Party holds an unshakeable commitment to NATO and our nuclear deterrent (Secure Scotland).

Disappointing? Of course.

But it lights a fire under us 🔥

There are Holyrood MSPs who disagree with party policy. And a multitude of civil society reps continue to assert the reality of the immorality of nuclear weapons of mass destruction.

Words of wisdom from Friends of the Earth Scotland 👇

We're proud to be a partner organisation to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) 😁✌️

"Wee man" Sandy out in Glasgow City Centre, campaigning for an end to nuclear weapons!

Leafleting, having some great conversations, and bringing a smile to people's faces 😄

Whatever the news tells you, there is always hope for a peaceful future!

Like & share this post if you agree ☮️🕊️

Nuclear weapons are the most inhumane and indiscriminate weapons ever created. Scotland is the launchpad and the bomb store for all of the UK’s nuclear weapons.
On 4th July, Nuclear Weapons are a red line election issue, and our next Scottish-based MPs must sign the ICAN Parliamentary Pledge for the TPNW. Check your candidate before you vote.
This film has been made available as a resource, free, on line until the election. When the United Nations adopted a Treaty to Prohibit all Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Scotland could not sign it, but 44 out of the 57 Scottish MPs signed the International pledge to support it, and every candidate electied in Scotland on 4 July must do the same.
Watch the trailer, join SCND and share its heartfelt message from Scotland, that we should be able to choose to be a nuclear free country.
To see the complete film before the election go to www.nuclearban.scot for the link and password https://www.securescotland.scot/post/copy-of-a-guided-tour-of-the-unacceptable

Election opportunity - A Guided Tour of the Unacceptable - free to view online till 4 July A Guided Tour of the Unacceptable is a geographical and historical tour of the UK’s nuclearweapons on the Clyde and resistance to them, with archive footage from the sixties sit-downs, to canoes buzzing Trident, mass blockades, and 21st Century XR protesters. It is edited by Ruth Barrie (Waltzer F...

What will you vote for?

Candidates who promote nuclear weapons of mass destruction...

or those who promise to sign the pledge to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?

For us, nuclear weapons are a red line issue. ❌

Like this post if you agree 👍

🚨Only 3 Days 'Till the General Election 🚨

For a limited time, the documentary "A Guided Tour of the Unacceptable" is available to view for free online at https://www.nuclearban.scot/

Watch the trailer 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TDfgnUFzOc

A Guided Tour of the Unacceptable Trailer 1 @securescotland24 a geographical and historical tour of the UK’s nuclear weapons on the Clyde and resistance to them, with archive footage from Waltzer Films. Stunning musical...

The UK General Election is in just under 1 week.

Check your candidates' stance here: https://www.nuclearban.scot/people-and-parliament/

If you don't know whether they support , write to them to find out.

Worried about the nuclear threat? 🤔

🎯Take the opportunity to swing by our pre-election stall. Chat to long-time peace campaigners, and receive free resources on nuclear disarmament activities.

Drop by for 5 minutes, or stay the whole time!

To volunteer, please email [email protected]

Will you vote for a candidate who supports the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?

Check your candidates here:
https://www.nuclearban.scot/