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Get the analysis from this week's NATO summit at tomorrow's Post Counter-Summit, organised by the @No_to_NATO network.
📅 11 July | 14:00–16:00 BST
Register: https://t.co/onCKLhSrFT
Andy Burnham has apologised for Labour's stance on Gaza and says it needs to “do better”.
We must now see decisive action.
We've called on him to recognise the reality of Israel's genocide and to impose comprehensive sanctions, including a full arms embargo:
They detained peace activists—but they will never silence the peace movement. Join us as we strengthen our movement, build solidarity across borders, & organize for peace.
🕊️ NATO Post Counter-Summit
📅 11 July | 15:00–17:00 CEST
https://t.co/yGIh9eQyUh
📢 Starting Point - National March for Palestine!
Join the Palestine Coalition in London on 18 July to send a message to the new Prime Minister: No to war! End the genocide against Palestinians! Sanctions on Israel now!
📍 Assemble 12 noon, Russell Square
More details TBA!
NATO chief Mark Rutte is pressuring Canada and European NATO members to match the US in an obscene frency of more military spending. #NATOSummit
Read More: https://t.co/33HuQFuvFM
What would be the effects of a nuclear attack on a British nuclear base? In this webinar organised by CND and @ScottishCND, we'll hear from Hugh Irvine about his new study looking at the impacts of a nuclear strike on Faslane.
📅 23 July, 7pm
Register: https://t.co/qEU9ftuI5f
1/ Remember when we were told a ban on nuclear weapons wouldn't happen? Because the nuclear-armed states would never allow it.
Well today, the #NuclearBan which came into force just over 5 years ago, already has the support of a clear majority of states eligible to join it!
🚨 EMERGENCY RALLY - 7 JULY
Join the Palestine Coalition outside Downing Street tomorrow to rally for Dr Hussain Abu Safiya and other hostage doctors. Demand that the foreign secretary calls on Israel to provide urgent treatment and release him.
⏲️ Starts 6pm
CND General Secretary @SK_Bolt quoted in today's Morning Star. Increased war spending “only increases the risk of nuclear confrontation and — given Britain’s nuclear dependence on the US — ties us even closer to the Trump administration.”
Read More: https://t.co/uCO3tni5Nb
People in Swindon are opposing the expansion of military drone manufacturing in the area and are calling for the introducion of greater transparency, ethical oversight and public consultation.
✍️ Sign the petition: https://t.co/sIi7Wmix4s
These hikes to military spending increase the risk of war and nuclear confrontation. The government should instead be investing in vital public services like rail, schools, and hospitals. We say reverse the military spending hikes. Invest in people not nukes!
Join us for a joint webinar with @CNDuk to discuss a recent new study by scientist Hugh Irving looking at the impact of a nuclear attack on the Clyde naval base at Faslane.
Thursday 23rd July, 7pm
Registration link in comments > >
More evidence of NATO increasing nuclear risks across Eastern Europe. First Finland and now Lithuania drop their constitutions' nuclear bans. This won't keep the population safe, but put them on the nuclear front line.
https://t.co/Xsg5ZBuYHb
🚨 EMERGENCY RALLY - 7 JULY
Join the Palestine Coalition outside Downing Street tomorrow to rally for Dr Hussain Abu Safiya and other hostage doctors. Demand that the foreign secretary calls on Israel to provide urgent treatment and release him.
⏲️ Starts 6pm
We read out and attempted to hand in a Declaration of #IndependenceFromAmerica to the RAF Fairford base commander yesterday. B-52 bombers appear to have flown home but at least 7 B-2 bombers and U-2 spy plane remain on standby. #ShutDownUSBases
Help us send a powerful message to whoever becomes the new
British Prime Minister:
No to War
Stop the Genocide
End Sanctions Now
🚨 National March for Palestine
⏰ Saturday 18 July, 12PM
📍 Central London
What would be the effects of a nuclear attack on a British nuclear base? In this webinar organised by CND and @ScottishCND, we'll hear from Hugh Irvine about his new study looking at the impacts of a nuclear strike on Faslane.
📅 23 July, 7pm
Register: https://t.co/qEU9ftuI5f
CND is proud to be among the 55 organisations to have signed this letter to the outgoing PM over the government's military spending hikes. Research shows that these hikes will lose more jobs than create. We need investment in #PeopleNotNukes!
Read: https://t.co/rJ8VsYFuwY
🚨 NEW: Our new analysis has found that the funding settlement issued with the Defence Investment Plan will lead to a net loss in jobs in the UK.
📑 Buying the Dip: The Defence Investment Plan Will Produce Domestic Unemployment
Our key findings 🧵👇