Edinburgh Peace and Justice Resource Centre

Here are the arrangements for those traveling to the national demo in Edinburgh on 13 March, plus some updated info.
Assembly will be at the Scottish Parliament at 11.00 on the grass area towards the park.
March off at 11.30, setting off up the Royal Mile
The Rally will be in the Grassmarket at 12.15

- TRAINS will probably be on strike on the day, ie not running.

Free coffee at Faslane, Hellensburgh, with workshops, activities for children and demonstration.
All welcome.

CND Monthly meeting at Peace and Justice Centre at 19.30.
All welcome

We will assemble at 11am  Holyrood, with  First Minister Alex Salmond MSP (SNP) at the Scottish Parliament and set off up the Royal Mile at 11.30.
Rally in the Grassmarket with Protest in Harmony and Commotion drummers
at 12.30 when Alex Salmond will speak, along with Mark Lazarowicz MP (Labour), John Barrett MP (Lib Dem), Alis Ballance, candidate,  (Greens), Rev Ian Galloway (Church of Scotland), Kate Hudson (CND Chair) Trade Union representative Mike Kirby, and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch, chaired by actor David Hayman.

Aldermaston Blockade
15 February 2010

Edinburgh bus leaves for Aldermaston (see below). SCND is able to subsidies seats: so please come, we need you! the blockade is taking place on Monday 15.
the bus will be going from Waterloo Place in Edinburgh, and from George Square in front of Glasgow City Chambers at 8.30am, and returning by 6,30pm on Tuesday 16.

Edinburgh NVDA Training for people planning to participate in the Aldermaston blockade
From 2pm to 5pm St John's Church Hall (see below)

CND (Scotthis Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) monthly meeting.
Place: Peace and Justice Centre ,St John's Church,Princes Street,Edinburgh

ECND and the Scottish Womens International League for Peace & Freedom
joint meeting to prepare to blockade on 15 February

See www.tridentploughshares.org

Minibuses will be travelling to and from the Big Blockade in February from Edinburgh, Glasgow and other parts of Scotland depending on demand.
We expect to leave Scotland on Sunday and go to a resting place near enough to get to Aldermaston fresh on Monday morning. After the blockade, everyone will be able go to a convergence space to await the release of people who have been arrested, (who will be collected) and meet up and hear each other's stories before the journey home.