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Christian leaders urge support for nuclear ban treaty
20 February 2018
A debate today in the House of Lords could be the first step towards the UK government signing a Treaty to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
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Marking 60 years of CND
16 February 2018
On 17 February 2018 the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament turns 60. It marks 60 years of campaigning against nuclear weapons.
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Peace activists cleared of obstructing arms fair
7 February 2018
Peace activists have been found not guilty of charges arising from blockading the world's largest arms fair held last year by Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi) in East London.
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Observing Holocaust Memorial Day
26 January 2018
Deeply moving events to mark international Holocaust Memorial Day are taking place this week. Quakers across Britain are taking part.
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No safe hands for unsafe weapons
5 January 2018
An international gathering of Nobel Peace Prize winners and peace activists met in Friends House this week to face a challenge: how to get nuclear states on side with the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty.
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Faith leaders say no to nuclear weapons
14 December 2017
In a week when the Nobel Peace Prize has been presented to ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons, leaders from all faiths across the UK are calling on the government to affirm the new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.