Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre

Angie Zelter, founder-member of the anti-nuclear weapon campaign group Trident Ploughshares,has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Mairead Maguire, who won the award in 1976.
 

Rosyth Civil Service Club
Public Exhibition from 11am to 5pm.
Workshops are on Sat, Sun & Mon starting 11:30, 13.00, 15.00

Room 3.15, St Leonard's Land (Edinburgh University), Holyrood Road, Edinburgh organised by Scotland's for Peace. (WILPF is a partner in this broad coalition).

The seminar promises to be stimulating and informative as well as being a 'first step' in developing a strategy to ensure that the right questions are asked and the right issues are highlighted in the upcoming referendum debate. Full details are in the attachment

People of all ages from across Scotland will be gathering at George Square Glasgow to form a large peace/CND symbol in the centre of the city. This will be part of a festival with stalls, music, face painting and other fun activities. We will also be awarding prizes for a Peace Painting Competition for Children.
These photos from other events (link below) indicate what we would like to achieve.

More details will be added when available.

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There will be celebrations held at the Greenham Peace Garden today to mark the 30th anniversary of the peaceful protests held at Greenham Common, Berkshire in 1981, in reaction to the NATO decision to place one hundred and ninety six US Cruise Missiles, in hardened silos, at this location.

These protests mark a time when non-violent power brought about lasting change, and the coordinators of the Peace Garden extend an open invitation for people to visit this special place.

Faslane Peace Camp is turning 29! Established 12 June 1982, members of the nuclear disarmament community will be celebrating the Camp's birthday with a long weekend of merriment and activities, including craft and activism workshops delivered by friends and residents of the Peace Camp.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh is to host Trident: The Debate, a public mock trial discussion on the role of Trident submarines in contemporary Britain. Overseen by an impartial 'judge', a distinguished panel of experts will be debating issues of financial cost, the role of the nuclear deterrent in the modern day, and the future of the UK's trident programme. The panel will consist of:
The Rt Hon Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT GCMG HonFRSE PC, Former Secretary General,
NATOProfessor Michael Clarke, Director, The Royal United Services Institute
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Nuclear Abolition Day is an annual global day of action for a treaty to outlaw and eliminate all nuclear weapons. It is coordinated by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Check the Peace & Justice website regularly for news on actions and activities planned for this day.

The Cameo Cinema is screening Countdown to Zero, Lucy Walker's 2010 documentary on the current state of the nuclear arms race. Walker's film traces the history of nuclear weapons within the framework of global politics, and presents the argument that, contrary to popular belief, the nuclear threat has actually risen in recent years. Following the screening there will be an interactive debate held in the Cameo bar, in which members of the Edinburgh nuclear disarmament community will come together to discuss issues raised by the film.