CND Groups: Nuclear Ban Communities
Posted: 4th February 2022
Nuclear Ban Communities
It has been just over a year since the landmark Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons came into force, on 22 January 2021. But there is still much to be done to make it a reality.
A crucial way we can put pressure on the government and show the huge support for the ban is by working to make our local areas nuclear ban communities. This campaign is a vital part of our current work, and a resolution to our 2021 Conference recognised how important it is to take it further.
We’re asking that you get involved in the nuclear ban communities campaign and:
- Make an action plan to advance the campaign in your area,
- Review and add your details to our campaigns tracker,
- Get in touch with us for any support you need.
Campaign tracker spreadsheet
We now have a nuclear ban communities tracker, listing over 400 local authorities, put together by my colleague Sara and Richard Outram from Nuclear Free Local Authorities.
Please have a look and add your details to the tracker — our goal is to show who’s working on the campaign in their area, so that others can get in touch and we can pool our efforts. It’s a way to keep everyone up to date on our progress rather than just a one-off document to read.
You can edit the sheet by following this link and pop your contact details in there. If you’d rather not share your contact details publicly, you can use [email protected] and Sara will help make the connection between you and others who want to get involved.
The tracker itself isn’t completely comprehensive — it doesn’t include councils in Northern Ireland, and generally not small town and parish councils. But it’s a working document, and a crucial tool to help us coordinate our campaign, so if your council is not listed then please add it.
Individual pledges
Yorkshire CND has drafted pledges for councillors and faith leaders, so that these individuals can publicly express their support for the TPNW, alongside our work to persuade local authorities.
It is yet another way to show the extent of support for the ban, and means that there is a way to make progress even where councils as a whole are perhaps uncooperative.
You can download the pledge for councillors here and the pledge for faith leaders here. As well, you can find information on the ICAN Parliamentary Pledge on our website here.
Next steps
I hope that’s sparked some thoughts on the nuclear ban communities campaign, so in summary:
- Get cracking on your nuclear ban communities action plan,
- Review and update information on your area on our campaign tracker,
- Contact us if you’d like any support.
We previously held a nuclear ban communities workshop with groups — do get in touch if a workshop is something you think would be helpful to run again.
Very best wishes,
Rob
Rob Wells
CND Office Manager
[email protected]