Bristol CND Peace Matters, July 2023

Posted: 28th June 2023

Bristol CND newsletter

View “Peace Matters”, July 2023

Please follow the link above or click here to read or download the latest edition of our local newsletter Peace Matters – information from Bristol, the UK and around the world about the campaign against nuclear weapons.

We are sending it to you and other local/national politicians and campaigning organisations in and around the Bristol area because we want to raise awareness of our campaigning activities and current key issues.

In this month’s edition there are articles including:

• Global stockpiles of nuclear weapons grew in 2022 – SIPRI’s estimates say the number of nuclear warheads in January 2023 stood at around 9,576 – 86 more than in January 2022
• Details of Bristol’s Hiroshima-Nagasaki four day Peace Gathering 2023
• CND condemns the Public Order Act 2023, which targets peaceful demonstrators and aims to prevent protest
• Help Bristol CND distribute ‘Real Ale Drinkers Against the Bomb’ beer mats to the pubs and bars of Bristol!
• Support Bristol CND by buying (and sending!) our new Bristol Giant CND Symbol Greetings/Note Cards

...and many other topics.Please note the following events for your diary:

• Thurs 29th June : Bristol CND Planning Meeting (Virtual), 7.00 pm
• Fri 7th to Sun 9th July :  Aldermaston Women’s Peace Camp Summer Gathering (Party on Sat 8th), Aldermaston Women’s Peace Camp, Paices Hill, RG7 4PQ
• Tues 11th July : Srebrenica Memorial Day
• Thurs 3rd to Sun 6th August : Big Ride for Palestine, from Swansea to Bristol.
• Sun 6th August (Hiroshima Day) to Wed 9th August (Nagasaki Day) : Bristol Peace Gathering, Castle Park, Bristol
• Tues 29th August : International Day against Nuclear Tests