Building towards a nuclear weapons-free Middle East
Conference LONDON 13TH-14TH OCTOBER 2012 CND CONFERENCE 2012
Contents
Information 2
Agenda 4
Elections 7
Candidates 9
Resolutions 13
2011 Accounts 20
Strategic objectives 21
Guide to CND rules on Conference 2012 22
Standing orders 23 CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
Information The CND International Conference and CND AGM and Policy Conference will both be held at the Institute for Child Health, UCL, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th October respectively. The Kennedy Lecture Theatre will be used as the main conference room, with plenary sessions being held in the Seminar Rooms and Lower Ground Seminar Rooms. Stalls, displays, refreshments and some seating will be located in the Winter Garden and on the Balcony. A floor plan of the venue is shown opposite.
How to get there By bus: Various buses come within (£3/hour or £18 per day) and another By train: Euston, King’s Cross and St 15 minutes’ walk of the ICH, on Brunswick Square/Marchmont Pancras stations are all only 15 including routes 7, 8, 17, 19, 25, 38, Street (£4/two hours or £18/day). minutes’ walk from the ICH. You can 45, 46, 55, 59, 68, 91, 168, 188, get to ICH from other mainline 242, 243 and 521. Structure of the weekend stations by tube or bus. Returning to the format of previous By car: There are metered spaces years, this year's Conference By underground: The two nearest available locally; however these are programme will take the form of an tube stations to the ICH are Russell expensive and there are some nearby open public conference on the Square (Piccadilly line) and Holborn car parks. The two closest are the Saturday with the internal AGM and (Piccadilly and Central lines). Neither Imperial Hotel on Russell Square Policy Conference on the Sunday. station has disabled access, as they have steps leading to the platforms. Please note: Victoria line and Circle line are suspended on 13th & 14th October.
The nearest tube station is Russell Square
Institute for Child Health, UCL, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH
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Registration conference agenda, procedure, outside the building. Please let Hannah The registration desk is on the right resolutions or amendments, voting know in advance if you would like to hand side as you walk through to entitlement etc. The Steering reserve one of these spaces. the Balcony. Registration will take Committee will be pleased to help. place between 9am – 4pm on Catering Saturday and between 9am and Accessibility Tea and coffee will be served on 12noon on Sunday. The ICH is fully wheelchair arrival and at a mid-morning interval accessible. The main lecture theatre on both days. Please note that lunch Credentials badges is on the ground floor and can will not be available on site. However, You will be issued with a credentials accommodate a max. of eight there is a good range of cafes and badge upon arrival. Please wear this wheelchairs by prior arrangement. restaurants in the area nearby. The at all times. It is a security The breakout rooms are located on wine reception with nibbles on the requirement that badges are worn the lower ground floor and can be Saturday is free of charge. and anyone found without a badge accessed by using the lift located can be removed from the building by next to the main entrance. General enquiries security. If you lose your badge at Staff will be available at the any time, please find a member of If you are a wheelchair user, or if registration desk or the CND stall to staff and you will be issued with a you require any additional assistance, assist with enquiries throughout replacement. it would be helpful if you could Conference. contact Hannah Altendorff (Office Steering Committee Manager) in advance so that she can Health and safety The Steering Committee will be in ensure the necessary arrangements If any delegate requires first aid, the Lower Ground Seminar Room on are in place: 020 7700 2393 or please contact a member of staff Sunday. Please come here if you [email protected]. There are who will alert the nominated first have any questions about the also two disabled parking bays aider.
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CND International Conference, Saturday 13th October 2012 Building towards a nuclear weapons-free Middle East: civil society input for a new Helsinki process
09.00–10.00 Tea and coffee served on arrival
10.00–10.15 Welcome – Dave Webb, CND Chair
10.15–11.45 Objectives for the 2012 Helsinki Conference on a Middle East Zone freeof WMD Keynote speech: Ambassador Pekka Huhtaniemi, Permanent Representative of Finland to the UK
Panel: Regional, Global and Humanitarian Dimensions of Disarmament •Rebecca Johnson – CND Vice-President, ICAN Co-Chair •Ahmed Saada – Egyptian physician and activist •Ghassan Shahrour– Syria •Elaheh Rostami-Povey– School of Oriental and African Studies
11.45–12.00 Tea break
12.00–13.15 Parallel workshops: 1. Linking Regional and International campaigns to abolish and eliminate nuclear weapons: Arielle Denis, ICAN Campaigns Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa Ernest Rodker, Campaign for a Nuclear–Free Middle East
2. NATO nuclear policies, the Gulf states, and the role of Middle East neighbours Arife Kose, Turkey and Rae Street, CND
3. Peace, security and denuclearisation challenges in the Middle East Sharon Dolev, Israeli Disarmament Campaign Professor Abbas Edalat, Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran
4. Civil society input for the Helsinki Middle East Conference Jasna Bastic, Peace Boat and Nasser Burdestani, Bahrain
13.15–14.30 Lunch
14.30–16.00 Reports from workshop and discussion of recommendations to be forwarded to the Helsinki Conference, facilitated by Daniel Blaneyand Sarah Cartin, CND
16.15–17.30 Closing Plenary, chaired by Dave Webb
Our role in achieving a nuclear-weapons free Middle East •Kate Hudson, CND •Jeremy Corbyn MP •Sharon Dolev, Israeli Disarmament Campaign •Caroline Lucas MP •Leanne Wood AM
17.30–19.00 Reception (sponsored by MHA MacIntyre Hudson)
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CND Conference and AGM13-14th October 2012
Saturday 13th October 2012 the accounts, the Treasurer, AFG, Finance Officer and the Accountants are thanked for 09.00 Registration opens (until 4pm) their work. Tea and coffee served on arrival 11.15 Auditors 10.00 International conference opens • Resolution: The accountants Gotham Erskine are re-appointed to audit the accounts. 17.30 International conference closes 11.30 Fundraising appeal 17.30– Reception (sponsored by Gotham Erskine End of AGM 19.00 auditors) Tea break
11.45 Close of ballot for emergency resolutions. Sunday 14th October 2012 12.00 Steering Committee Report and announcement 09.00 Registration re-opens (until 12 noon) of emergency resolutions ballot result. Tea and coffee served on arrival CND Conference policy debates 09.25 Council meeting to ratify company members 1. Scrap Trident and its replacement 2. Nuclear weapons and Britain's political 09.30 Conference re-opens with the AGM parties Welcome from the Chair 3. Financial policy 4. For a nuclear weapons-free Middle East 09.35 Steering Committee report 5. Israel/Palestine (+ 1 amendment) 6. Iran 09.45 Elections • Hustings for officer posts 13.45 Lunch and close of ballot of officer • Resolution: All officers endorsed by the endorsements and national council elections. ballot, results to be announced later, are elected. 14.45 Conference re-opens: • Resolution: Subject to results of election, 15 Policy debates continued: Council members are elected. Emergency motions (if any) • Resolution: All Council members nominated 7. Missile offence and the militarisation of space by the nations, regions, specialist sections, 8. NATO Expansion YCND and Student CND (names to be read 9. Teutates Agreement Treaty out) are elected. 10. Drones 11. Defence spending 10.00 Campaigns presentation and questions 12. White poppies • Resolution: The annual report is accepted. 13. Radioactive waste • Resolution: All those involved in working on 14. Fukushima behalf of the campaign during the year, the officers, council, staff, volunteers and 16.45 Announcement of Council direct election and members/activists are congratulated. officer endorsement results
10.40 Treasurer's report and questions 16.50 Chair’s closing remarks • Resolution: The accounts are accepted. • Resolution: All those involved in working on 17.00 Close of conference
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Campaigning 2011–2012
HIS year’s campaigning continues focused on the NATO counter summit Against missile defence and Tto maintain a sharp focus on the in Chicago in May. We continue to weapons in space issue of the cost of Trident, with the work with European partners in this • Jeju protests emphasis on scrapping the existing area, particularly around US/NATO • Yorkshire bases bike ride system as well as cancelling the tactical nukes in Europe. • Participation in Global network replacement. The costs issue against Weapons and Nuclear Power continues to dominate both parlia - Our anti-nuclear power campaigning in Space mentary and street campaigning as continues to focus on the prevention • New leaflet and briefing government spending cuts bite of new nuclear power stations in further. Thanks to Parliamentary CND Britain; we have also worked with No to NATO the hypocrisy of government spending Indian and Japanese anti-nuclear • Coordination with European groups on Trident replacement including at protestors, on Koodankulam in South • Participation in Chicago counter- Aldermaston and Rolls Royce in Derby India and Fukushima in Japan. summit – ahead of any decision to proceed – Participating in the Stop New Nuclear • No to NATO/Troops Out of has been widely highlighted. The network, we have co-organised Afghanistan protest at US Embassy, government’s own date of 2016 for a activities at Hinkley Point – the site of with STW Coalition. decision on replacement has been the first new reactor – in March and repeatedly re-emphasised. October and successfully opposed an Nuclear power EDF injunction in court. • Fukushima protest at Japanese We have also worked to raise the Embassy profile of Trident spending in the anti- Great thanks to all those who have • EDF injunction court case cuts campaigns – particularly for the worked with us and supported us • Co-organising two Hinkley events TUC pensions’ demonstration in during the year – together we have • Submissions to government nuclear November and in preparation for the achieved a great deal. consultations 20 October demonstration this year. This year we had a strong focus on Opposing Trident and Other areas of work Budget Day in March, including an supporting a Nuclear • Production of No Drones leaflet MPs’ statement and photo-shoot Weapons Convention • Letter of warning to government over together with a protest at Downing • New materials include. Trident: war on Iran, with PIL Street. New materials for groups have Nowhere to Go and Disarming • International visits including emphasized the alternative choices for Trident reports Hiroshima, Jeju and Chicago spending. Our trade union work – • Participation in November anti-cuts • Stall and fringe meeting at Labour including a successful presence at demo and organisation of Budget and Liberal Democrat party Tolpuddle, trade union and TUC Day Scrap Trident protest, including conferences conferences and new affiliations – has bus adverts and interactive website • Fringe meeting at Conservative Party made steady progress. page conference • Promotion of Early Day Motions • Stall and fringes at TU conferences, We have also continued to work • Submission to Defence Committee Tolpuddle festival and TUC within ICAN to support the Inquiry • Stalls at Festivals including London introduction of a nuclear weapons • Continued focus at Devonport – Green Fair, Bestival and Truck Festival convention, and together hosted the supporting demonstration and conferences such as Friends of stunning Peace Boat event in • Participation in ICAN campaign and the Earth and CAAT Greenwich in June. ICAN Vienna conference • Letter-writing campaign • Convening of No Trident • Continued and growing peace Campaigning on missile defence has Replacement Core Group education work progressed, thanks to Yorkshire CND • Delegation to NPT PrepCom and • Regular meetings of Parliamentary CND which leads CND’s campaigning in this promotion of WMD free zone • Regular production of Campaign area, highlighted by the Re-cycle the magazine Bases in North Yorkshire bike ride in • Student freshers’ fairs including ULU, early October. Anti-NATO campaigning Goldsmiths and Oxford.
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Elections 2012
This section contains a list of all with the appointed General Secretary. The statements which appear on the candidates who have accepted In addition National Council includes following pages, in alphabetical order, nomination for CND officer posts and 15 members directly elected at are intended to give you some directly-elected council members for Conference as well as representatives information about candidates before the coming year, in accordance with from CND nations, regions, areas and you cast your vote. the published procedures. The elected specialist sections. positions are: CND National Council meets three The candidates are: • Chair (1 place) times a year in London – in Chair • Vice-Chair (3 places) March/April, July and November/ • Dave Webb • Treasurer (1 place) December. It is responsible for • Directly-Elected National Council directing the work of CND between Vice-Chair Members (15 places) conferences. In particular, Council • Daniel Blaney discusses campaign strategy and • Sarah Cartin Ballot forms for all elections are in the oversees financial matters. Council • Jeremy Corbyn MP conference pack you receive at members also participate in working conference from the registration desk. groups on various aspects of CND’s Treasurer They are issued only when you register work – such as campaigning, • Linda Hugl and only once, so please check that international work, conference you have the correct voting papers planning and finance. Directly elected before leaving the registration desk. Council receives regular reports from, • Pat Allen We cannot replace lost ballot forms. among others, officers, regions and • Adam Beese specialist sections. It also receives • Sophie Bolt Voting/Endorsement regular reports about the work of the • Jenny Clegg Where the number of people standing staff in the CND national office, and is • Tom Cuthbert for a position is the same or fewer than the body responsible for overseeing the • Ian Fairlie the places available, there will be no employment of national office staff. • David Leal election. For the officer positions, where • Caroline Lucas MP this applies, voters will be asked to Candidate statements • Vijay Mehta endorse candidates using the form in All candidates who accepted • Lydia Merryl the delegate pack. Candidates must nomination were invited to submit a • Pat Sanchez obtain more than 50% of endorse - statement about their relevant • Tony Staunton ments in order to be elected to the post. experience (up to 50 words), along • Jim Taggart with a statement in support of their • Carol Turner Size and composition of candidature (up to 100 words) and • Hannah Tweddell National Council submit a photograph for inclusion in • Katy West The Chair, Vice-Chairs and Treasurer this conference booklet. All statements make up the CND officer team along received have been included.
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Candidates
CND CHAIR received in the anti-cuts movement. CND VICE-CHAIR Dave Webb Polling shows the public is on side. Jeremy Corbyn MP CND member for over CND must continue to develop its In 2016 the crucial 30 years, currently campaigning in the diverse methods its decision on Trident CND Chair, Co- members and activists have always replacement will be Convenor of Yorkshire employed. CND needs to take the anti- made and we have an CND, Convenor of the Trident message to every public arena. opportunity to leave Global Network Against Weapons and nuclear weapons behind. Ahead of that Nuclear Power in Space. Member of CND VICE-CHAIR decision we need to continue opposing Scientists for Global Responsibility, Sarah Cartin the huge pre-decision spending on Green Party and retired member of the Yorkshire CND (staff) design and purchases being made by University and College Union (UCU). 2005-2009 & Vice the MoD. Together we are making important Chair (2010- present) CND has done great work in progress with our campaigning. Our CND Vice Chair (2009 campaigning, raising awareness and voice is increasingly being heard - - present). Former working with ICAN helped to promote scrap Trident we can save the welfare Trade Union and Students' Union a nuclear free world. state and we don’t need nuclear Officer. Represented CND at the NPT Our International Conference this power stations. However, this is a and in Europe for No To NATO. October is a key part of giving voice to crucial year to get our messages Working to continue to support all the peace groups of the Middle East across. The coalition is in trouble and CND’s priority campaigns and build to realise the dream of a nuclear we need to carry on lobbying support locally. wespons free region. politicians and challenging key policies, CND’s campaign to build opposition As Chair of Parliamentary CND I issues and installations - but we also to Trident replacement is growing and have been able to liase with our office need to build our membership base, must continue to lead the work in our and help coordinate work, as an active widening and strengthening it. People goal of securing a nuclear weapons member (currently Chair) of Stop the are receptive to our arguments and I free world. We have worked to War Coalition I am keen that we in want to help involve them get involved develop a key position in leading the CND are a central part of the peace in developing a safe, secure and campaign, and I want to ensure that movement. nuclear free future. this work can be continued. I offer myself for re-election as Vice I will continue to campaign against Chair to continue this work and CND VICE-CHAIR US Missile Defence and build support thank members of CND for the Daniel Blaney for our campaign to show the support and opportunities thay have Now served two years dangerous reality of the expansion of given me in the past as Vice-Chair. this aggressive system. I will also Member of CND continue to work to increase CND TREASURER Council (and Admin & awareness and opposition to the use Linda Hugl Finance sub group) of deadly drones being operated from Local group member for several years before. Also an UK bases. for 30 years, CND officer of Labour CND. Treasurer for 10 years Whilst across the world nations and As Treasurer I will movements are clamouring for aim to ensure that abolition of nuclear weapons, in we make the best use of our finances Britain billions are being spent in an and other resources so that our age of austerity. The Lib Dems are campaign is as effective as possible. allowing some expenditure on This requires continual monitoring of construction of Trident’s replacement. the financial situation, responding to We must expose this to the public. events, proposing budgets, and Labour has a policy vacuum we can working with staff, Admin & Finance help to fill. CND's campaigning is well- Group and other officers.
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Directly elected National Council members stalemate in the 6-Party talks means North Korea may well carry out further Pat Allen and outside of CND I would like to tests. Meanwhile China is developing a After 60 years active contribute to council. Scrapping more active peaceful diplomacy in involvement in the Trident, its replacement, and all other conflict situations around the world. peace movement, I do nuclear weapons remains an essential Manchester CND/National Council not intend to give up! aspect of CND's work, and I would (directly elected)/International Advisory I was a full-time staff like to play a part in building the Group. Previous and present member for three campaign both on a UK and experience campaigning/speaking/ years and actively involved in CND international basis. writing/researching on issues of peace from 1959 onwards. I am currently and disarmament. Special interest: secretary of London CND, a member Sophie Bolt China/Asia Pacific region. Throughout of conference arrangements group, 2004-2009: Vice Chair this year I have continued to update CND's international worker and Chair of CND; 2003 to 2011 IAG/Council on Asian developments of a local group. I also support the Chair, London Region and helped to develop CND’s campaign to stop nuclear waste trains CND; 2009 to date; international work more widely. running through London and was National Council delighted by their success at least member. Previously an Tom Cuthbert during the Olympic period. During the active member of Student CND. Active in CND Regional last few years CND's campaigning has Staffing, financial and production and National policy, I been first-class but we are not there management experience. 15 years have been involved over yet. I'm hoping that this year's campaigning experience. 30 years. Attended conference can move the campaign With the threat of escalating many events advancing up a gear to prevent Trident violence in the Middle East growing all our strategic replacement and take us toward a daily and the US strategic shift to the objectives. Presently researching the nuclear-free future. We must not lose Asia-Pacific, CND’s work for a nuclear- scandalous aspects of the international this opportunity. free world could never be more industry in Uranium Mining. Our world important. As millions continue to needs the practical hope of nuclear Adam Beese suffer from public spending cuts, CND disarmament not hate inspired Council rep (directly must build the pressure here to scrap deterrence. elected) 2011 – Trident and oppose the increasing My work for National Council present; Scottish CND interventionism of NATO. We must integrates with EMCND to advance council rep: also draw on the inspirational growth our policy alternatives for industries 2004–2010; of opposition to nuclear energy in preparing nuclear rearmament with Administration & Japan to to stop new-build here in Trident’s Successor. Rolls Royce Finance Group 2011 – present; Britain. I want to continue to play my Raynesway Reactor’s multimillion Membership Administrator, Scottish part in CND’s crucial work to achieve subsidy burst onto the national CND (unpaid): 2005 – present; Stop these goals. agenda this year with TV exposure the War Coalition Scottish Steering from Phillip Hammond and Group Co-treasurer: 2007 – present; Jenny Clegg appropriate outrage in Parliamentary Administration & Finance Obama’s ‘pivot’ Urgent Questions. With a deeper Group/Campaigns Group crossover: towards Asia awareness of the politics of the 2006–2010; International Advisory represents a worrying nuclear industry worldwide I am Group Scotland rep: 2006 – present hardening in the US working hard in our creative I am active in Glasgow Stop the stance towards the rise opposition with EMCND Coordinating War Coalition and support the work of China. US plans to Group and Council. International of various anti-cuts networks, linking shift 60 percent of its global naval Peace and our disarmament symbol the work of those organisations in forces to the Asia Pacific together with received Olympian recognition. The relation to Trident and defence a major expansion of missile defence ‘active legacy’ of the 2012 Olympics spending. I have interests in political are edging the region into an arms must include urgent action for peace science, areas being opinion polls, race. Tensions in the South and East and UN reform. elections, voter turnout, and China Seas, with both sides testing international relations. each other out, are potentially My experiences gained both within dangerous and the continuing
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Ian Fairlie Afghanistan and Iraq needs to be the of nuclear weapons in Asia, with Over the past few paradigm for the future. special reference to India and years, I have I will campaign on the damage Pakistan for implementing action addressed about a done by work on nuclear weapons, plan for nuclear disarmament based dozen CND branch which has undermined the status of on 13 practical steps (excerpted from meetings on the scientists and engineers and diverted the final document of the 2000 NPT health hazards of capable people into unproductive Review Conference). He works for nuclear power, and on the Chernobyl work. I am not opposed on principle the progress towards the fulfillment and Fukushima disasters. I continue to civil nuclear power if it can be of Article VI of the Nuclear Non- to help the National Office with shown to be safe. proliferation Treaty and for scientific advice and to draft articles consideration of negotiations on a on nuclear issues for CND Caroline Lucas MP nuclear weapons convention publications. I am a longstanding including the need for education for Until 2004, I served as scientific CND member and disarmament. Secretariat to several Government member of Council. I Vijay Mehta is the Chair of Uniting Committees on radiation hazards. have been a Member for Peace, an author and a global I’m presently an independent of the European activist for peace. His books include consultant on radiation advising parliament and am ‘The United Nations and Its Future in NGOs and local governments. My now an MP. In both roles the 21st Century’, and ‘Arms No contribution to Council in the past campaigning against nuclear More’. Vijay Mehta’s new book ‘The year has been to provide science weapons and nuclear energy have Economics of Killing: How the West advice, particularly on the radiation been high on my list of priorities, Fuels Wars and Poverty in the dangers of nuclear weapons including through CND’s all party Developing World’ is published by proliferation and the health hazards of parliamentary group. Pluto Press in 2012. He is a member nuclear reactors. As new nuclear power As a National Council member I of a national CND council, a former stations may be constructed in Britain, would continue to use various secretary of London region CND and and as they remain inextricably linked parliamentary tools to question the attends prep-com and review to nuclear weapons, it’s important for Government on issues of importance conferences of NPT at New York and CND Council to continue to be briefed to CND and hold them to account. I Geneva. on the radiation hazards of both, would also do my best to raise CND’s including the leukaemia risks to young profile and lend my support through Lydia Merryl children living near nuclear reactors. joining national demonstrations, for I have been a example, and days of action. I am member of CND from David Leal especially keen to continue building the early 1990s and I helped reform the case against nuclear power, helped to set up The Lewisham and where I think there is a real Nuclear Free Zone Greenwich CND in opportunity to affect a change in Network in 1983. I 2001, and since then national policy, especially on am now a n Executive Member of the have acted as economic grounds. Socialist Environmental Resources secretary. The group Association and have pursued anti-new works with StWC, UNA and PSC, Vijay Mehta nuclear power policies within the and is well known for events such as Vijay Mehta works Labour Movement and as part of the the Charlton House peace picnic. I with civil society, NGO body who meet regularly with work in international engineering international Department of Energy and Climate design, and understand something organisations, and Change. I attended the Fukushima about the military-industrial complex. governments, for Conference in Yokohama this January. I can contribute to National implementing I was Head of Department of Council experience gained in solutions to International peace & Community Development in a Lewisham and Greenwich about the security, nuclear disarmament, global university and can contriibute role that CND can play in getting arms trade, arms reduction and organisational skills and an analytic different groups to work together on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) approach to complex issues. I am used peace issues. The way in which He writes on nuclear disarmament to taking leadership where necessary, CND, StWC and BMI worked issues in different journals. He speaks and also work as the Secretary of a together against the wars in on various subjects from proliferation local Community Association and
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Trustee of a small environmental campaign against Trident replace - Carol Turner Education NGO. I hope to contribute ment. The huge ConDem attacks on Long time peace these skills, commitment and public services must see continued activist and directly- knowledge to CND Council. mass action, including the full elected CND council involvement of CND in calling for member; national Pat Sanchez the end of Trident with the saving of officer of Stop The GMDCND Secretary £100billion. CND’s arguments War Coalition; since 1993, founder against nuclear energy also represent coordinator of Afghanistan member of CADU, a crucial debate against catastrophic Withdrawal Group of MPs; formerly member of National climate change. Cash set for nuclear secretary Labour CND, Committee Council and IAG and weapons, nuclear power and for Peace in the Balkans, Iraq Liaison. a long time local warfare must be transferred to Opposition to Trident continues to campaigner against nuclear sustainable energy production and grow, and CND has many weapons, nuclear power, wars and public services. opportunities to press for non DU, through lobbying, stalls, local replacement of Trident and press and direct action. Jim Taggart scrapping Britain’s nuclear weapons I welcome this year’s international CND; Joined 1962 programme. UK interven tionist conference: it is vital we place our Founding member of foreign policy remains aggressive as anti-nuclear, anti-war, anti-MD and Helensburgh CND. ever – with Libya but the latest anti-DU work in the context of the CND Council (1982, example. In 2012 we must step up tinder box situation most likely to 1983 & 2010, 2011) CND’s campaigning to get out of provoke the next war: the Middle and, as Scottish rep, Afghanistan, continuing to highlight East. It is, however, not the only (2000 to 2009). Treasurer Scottish CND Nato’s role there and elsewhere as threat to world peace: territorial (2002 – 2011). Labour CND EC. (1984 part of the case for British conflict between Japan and China, – April 2012) Labour Party, Helens - withdrawal. There is growing the increasing tensions on the burgh Branch, Secretary/Chair, (1984 – awareness of drones used in Pakistan Afghanistan border and the April 2012) Stop the War Scottish Pakistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere casual extension of nuclear weapons Steering Group, Currently, member of – but not of the UK’s role in sharing to anyone willing to partner International Socialist Group (Scotland), building, testing, and using them. NATO make a world that clings to Biologist and Theologian (Christian). Time for CND to step in. nuclear weapons more dangerous On National Council I would than ever. If elected, I will continue hope to make contributions towards Hannah Tweddell to campaign on these issues. understanding more fully: Student CND 2003 – • The forces that have led to the 2007; Women's Tony Staunton growth of nuclear arsenals to over officer, University of Five years on CND 20,000 weapons. Bradford 2005 – National Council. • The consequences of their 2007; Directly Elected Experienced trade detonation. Council member union activist: Chair • The developing of campaigning 2006 – 2008; Yorkshire CND of Unite TU Branch necessary to create a universal Development Worker campaigning to and Secretary of human revulsion and conviction scrap Trident, nuclear power and US Plymouth Trades Union Council. by those deploying the weapons, Missile ‘Defense’ 2008- 2011; Bristol Lifelong socialist and anti-war that the use of nuclear weapons CND 2011 – present organising campaigner; Secretary Stop the War could never be in anyone’s transport, stall literature and activities in Plymouth and member of the interests. as well as supporting the film festival. Socialist Workers Party. Last17 years Exploiting: As an active member of Bristol campaigning against Devonport The existential opportunities CND I have coordinated transport to Trident nuclear dockyard. presented by the Scottish demonstrations at Hinkley Point. I Over the past year I have focussed independence referendum to make have sourced and created locally on the CND campaign for Trade the retention of the British nuclear relevant resources for stalls and Union support, organising to win arsenal untenable. supported the promotion of the film Unite the Union to formal affiliation. festival. At Yorkshire CND I CND’s relationship to the trade coordinated campaigns against Trident, unions is a key element of the US Missile ‘Defence’ and nuclear
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power related develop ments including and 2008 I worked and ActionAid and believe I can in South Yorkshire. I worked with other with staff, volunteers, provide a useful insight into member - relevant organisations such as anti-cuts CND groups and ship and fund raising particularly, by groups, Student Unions, Stop the War affiliated organisa - combining my knowledge of the groups and Trident Plough shares to tions. I also helped processes and priorities of CND with strengthen the impact of campaigns. I local Quakers to re- the additional experience of working produced campaign literature and press launch Bedford CND within larger NGOs. With the UK briefings as well as organising in 2007. Between 2009 and 2010 I was facing extra ordinary challenges and demonstrations, public meetings, a member of CND National Council grassroots movements gaining exhibitions and political lobbying. and London Region CND Executive and momentum, we have a strong and I have been a member of National knowledgeable team able to Katy West Council and AFG for the past year. communicate the social, physical and As Membership Database and Since leaving the CND staff team I economic destructive ness of our Systems Officer for CND between 2005 have worked at Friends of the Earth nuclear arsenal.
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Resolutions to CND Conference 2012
1. Scrap Trident and its replacement c. Organise an event at Aldermaston at Easter 2013 to highlight these issues. i) Conference notes that: Despite the fact that the decision on whether or not to Proposed by Hackney & Islington CND replace Trident will not be made until 2016, after the and East Lancashire CND next General Election, the MoD is already spending billions of pounds on a successor system, including at AWE Aldermaston and Burghfield and at Rolls-Royce at 2. Nuclear weapons and Britain's Derby. political parties ii) Conference condemns the obscene amount of money i) CND notes: already being spent on retaining weapons of mass a. the former (Labour) Government Chief Whip, Nick murder and notes that the majority of the population – Brown stated in a House of Commons debate earlier 63% - would scrap Trident to reduce the deficit. (Mail this year that ‘the arguments, which were never that on Sunday poll, June 2010). strong, are now moving away from Trident renewal’; b. Jon Cruddas voted against Trident Replacement in iii) Conference believes that the Government is making a 2007, and has re-stated his opposition to Trident complete mockery of the democratic process by pre- Replacement since. empting the decision on what to do about Trident, even prior to the findings of its own Trident Alternatives ii) CND further notes: Review. It is attempting to force the hands of future a. in March 2012 the leading Conservative-orientated governments and locking Britain into a costly and website ConservativeHome hosted an article in favour dangerous nuclear weapons system for years to come. of retaining Britain's technical nuclear capability whilst stating Trident is a waste of money; iv) Conference also condemns the culture of secrecy that b. many Liberal Democrat MPs have been vocal in has allowed crucial military spending decisions to be parliament opposing the purchase of supposed 'long- pushed through without proper parliamentary scrutiny lead' items before a parliamentary vote on whether to and reiterates that spending on nuclear weapons is proceed with the Main Gate construction phase of morally indefensible, contravenes the nuclear Non- Trident Replacement. Proliferation Treaty, and is economically disastrous. Conference also notes that Trident will be an issue in iii) CND believes: the forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence a. support for Trident Replacement in Westminster is in 2014. weakening and this creates vital space for CND to advance its campaigning against nuclear weapons, v) Conference believes that CND needs to continue to b. this is a key time to build opposition to Trident and raise the profile of these issues in the context of the Trident Replacement in all Britain's major political parties economic crisis and public spending cuts, and to also both inside and outside parliament. emphasise wider global concerns about the humanitarian implications of nuclear weapons such as iv) CND further believes: those expressed at the NPT PrepCom Review in Vienna a. genuine support from leading politicians for a Nuclear in May 2012, that ‘any use or threat of use of nuclear Weapons Convention would be a key step in weapons would be inconsistent with fundamental rules progressing all our campaigning objectives. of international humanitarian law’. v) CND resolves: vi) Conference therefore calls on CND to: a. to encourage individual members and local groups to a. Continue its campaign to Scrap Trident and cancel its continue to pressure MPs and parliamentary candidates replacement; of all parties to oppose Trident and support a Nuclear b. Mobilise extensively for a Cut Trident contingent on Weapons Convention; TUC march on 20th October; b. to recognise the vital role of Labour CND in pursuing
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our key campaigning objectives within the Labour Party; UN and Non-Proliferation Treaty forums to promote a c. work with Scottish CND and the SNP to ensure that NWFME. Trident is declared redundant in Scotland; d. to further develop our work lobbying politicians and ii) Conference recognises that: party activists on the urgent need for the abolition of a. the first steps towards establishing such a zone began nuclear weapons; in 1974 with a joint declaration by Egypt and Iran; e. to ensure Trident is a leading issue at the next General b. this led to UN General Assembly and NPT Revision Election; Conference resolutions, resulting in the Helsinki NWFME f. to seek a clear public support from the leaders of all the conference called for December 2012. main political parties for a Nuclear Weapons Convention. iii) Conference is aware that: c. foreign military intervention in Iraq and Libya has Proposed by Labour CND resulted in social and political upheaval and protracted conflict; d. there is no settlement in sight to the conflict between 3. Financial policy Israel and Palestine; e. the threat of military intervention in Syria and Iran by i) Conference notes that CND reserves have risen steadily, Nato members and their regional supporters is on- from a negative balance in 1980, to an all-time high going. now exceeding £½ million. Conference is concerned that the accumulation of reserves now appears to be iv) Conference: taking precedence over campaigning. f. believes that foreign military intervention is likely to lead to greater suffering by the peoples of the Middle East, ii) Conference supports having cash reserves to cover 3 and months anticipated expenditure but is concerned that g. reiterates CND's support for the right of the Middle East reserves at this level means that money donated for peoples to determine their own affairs free from outside campaigning has been effectively sterilised and is not interference and for the sovereignty and territorial available for use as intended. integrity of their countries to be respected. iii) Conference notes that a decision on Trident v) Conference asserts that a NWFME is increasingly replacement is imminent and may decide the future of important in the struggle to achieve a peaceful British nuclear weapons for the next 30 years. In this settlement of disputes in the region, and that CND can exceptional period, there is a case for exceptional contribute by working alongside others to bring the measures to raise CND's campaigning profile. pressure of public opinion to bear on the British government to actively support the establishment of a iv) Conference agrees that additional expenditure on UK- NWF zone. wide campaigning against Trident replacement is justified during this period, provided that the reserves vi) We therefore: remain sufficient for 3 months normal expenditure. h. welcome the decision of International Advisory Group to make NWFME a key priority for its future work, and Proposed by CND Cymru and London Region CND i. call on IAG, Officers and National Council to give serious consideration to further initiatives which CND might take to promote the goal of a NWFME. 4. For a nuclear weapons-free Middle East Proposed by IAG i) CND Annual Conference believes that a nuclear weapons free Middle East (NWFME) is central to the 5. Israel/Palestine fight for a just, peaceful and stable region and a crucial component in the struggle for a nuclear weapons free i) Conference notes that: world. We congratulate CND for holding an a. Israel has large numbers of both nuclear and other international conference on this important theme, and weapons of mass destruction; welcome National Council's decision to push for the b. Israel's consequent feeling of invulnerability has led to British government to take more effective measures in hostile actions against several other countries, including
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the theft of UK passports and probable responsibility for by Israel's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons; murders of Palestinian diplomats and Iranian scientists; c. campaign for a Middle East which is free of nuclear c. in a recent statement the Chief of Staff of the Israeli weapons and other weapons of mass destruction; and Defence Force, said he was making all necessary d. support campaigns for a solution to the Israel/Palestine preparations for ‘credible’ Israeli military action against conflict which provides peace and justice for the Iran even though he thought they would not make a Palestinians. nuclear weapon; d. the Israeli government encourages Zionist supporters to Submitted by Yorkshire CND flood radio and TV channels that cover news from Palestine with complaints. Hence, news media are reluctant to cover important subjects such as Israel's so- 6. Iran called 'administrative detention' of Palestinian children, women and men without charge and the majority of i) Conference notes with concern that plans are being people in the UK are left in ignorance about the extent considered for a pre-emptive military attack against Iran. of Israeli oppression of Palestinian people; The pretext for military action is that Iran is thought to e. viruses such as Stuxnet and Flame which have caused be developing a nuclear weapons capacity. This rhetoric damage to computer systems throughout the Middle is the same as that used to justify the illegal war against East are most likely to be of Israeli or Israeli-American Iraq. The consequences of an attack against Iran would origin; be catastrophic. There would be thousands of civilian f. Israel encourages Zionist supporters to attack pro- deaths. The whole region would be de-stabilised with Palestinian websites, discussion forums and email the possibility of any conflict escalating to nuclear addresses; warfare. g. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly threatened that Israel will not allow Iran to develop ii) To date, Iran has complied with the international weapons that pose a threat to the Israeli State, raising regulations required by the International Atomic Energy fears of a pre-emptive military strike. Authority (IAEA) and the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). ii) Conference therefore resolves that CND should: iii) A war against Iran would destroy the NPT and violate a. campaign vigorously on the threat to peace posed by the principles of the United Nations Charter. Israel's continued ruthless oppression of Palestinian people; iv) Conference calls for all plans for war against Iran to be b. emphasise the facts that Israel has not signed the NPT, scrapped and sanctions imposed by the EU and US – has a huge array of nuclear weapons and has indicated which are already damaging Iran's economy – to be a willingness to use its missile systems to deliver them lifted. Dialogue and diplomacy are the ways to resolve far beyond its borders and any issues of concern. c. urge individual members, local CND and affiliated groups to: v) Conference calls for the establishment of a Weapons of 1. respond vigorously to counteract Zionist propaganda Mass Destruction Free Middle East and calls on all states on the internet; that have nuclear weapons to fulfil the requirements of 2. respond vigorously to the failure by news media to the NPT to proceed ‘in good faith’ to nuclear report Israel's oppression of Palestinian people; disarmament. 3. make links to groups in Palestine and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and play an active role within local Proposed by Labour CND campaigns promoting information about and support for Palestine. 7. Missile offence and the Proposed by Rochdale & Littleborough Peace Group militarisation of space
Amendment i) Conference notes that: Delete 'vigorously' and 'ruthless' from paragraph ii)a a. the main function of US Missile ‘Defence’ is to provide Delete paragraph ii)c and insert: an asymmetric advantage to the US; a. campaign against war in Palestine, Israel and the b. the US and NATO plans to install missile ‘defence’ Middle East; systems in Europe and bases in states neighbouring b. draw attention to the threat to people in the area posed Russia are increasing tension, creating a new arms race
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and endangering existing treaties such as ‘New START’; Europe, Africa and the Middle East. c. the stationing of US Aegis destroyers armed with ii) At the same time, CND Conference considers the Standard Missile 3 interceptors as part of President development of missile 'defence˙ as an integral part of Obama's ‘Pacific pivot’ is helping encircle and NATO expansion, and is concerned that other NATO threaten China; members, especially the UK, will also be increasingly d. the US is applying pressure to South Korea to involved in military cooperation, for example in space construct a naval base at Gangjeong village on Jeju 'security˙, with US allies and NATO partners in Asia. Island which is destroying World Heritage sites and the lives of the residents in order to berth missile iii) Bearing in mind: ‘defence’ ships close to China. a. that there was no change in NATO's position on nuclear weapons in the statement following the ii) Conference recognises that: Chicago Summit in May, i.e. NATO still keeps a policy a. missile offence is part of US global military hegemony, of nuclear arms and of using nuclear weapons first; with components connected through computer and b. that there was no mention of closing the NATO nuclear satellite ‘network centric warfare’ systems; armed bases at the five sites across Europe from b. system nodes appear around the world as US bases, Belgium to Incirlik in Turkey. some of which are responsible for communications and/or intelligence gathering to identify and track c. that there was no acknowledgement of NATO pursuing targets; nuclear weapons disarmament 'in good faith' as was c. one such base and its connections with US war agreed by the signatories of the Nuclear non- fighting and missile ‘defence’ is described in the Proliferation Treaty; Yorkshire CND report ‘Lifting the Lid on Menwith Hill’; d. that the UK part of the Trident nuclear armed d. Menwith Hill is one of the sources of information for submarine fleet is 'integrated' into NATO; targeting military operations such as drone attacks; e. that NATO continues to expand further and nearer to e. drones carrying fast interceptors are a possible Asia (e.g. through the Individual Partnership alternative missile defence system; nuclear-powered Cooperation Programme Arrangement signed in June drones, capable of staying aloft for many months this year with New Zealand and putting pressure on its without refuelling, have also been suggested and could nuclear free policy); be deployed when and where ICBMs are being readied f. that this expansion far from enhancing prospects for for launch. peace is negatively affecting global stability. iii) Conference therefore resolves to: iv) Conference resolves that CND will: a. continue to prioritise 'No Missile Offence, No Star a. send a statement to be sent to the Foreign Secretary of Wars' campaigning as a core strategy; the Coalition Government condemning NATO˙s position b. campaign against missile defence and the on nuclear weapons and listing the dangers of militarization and weaponisation of space at expansion; associated bases in the UK; b. prepare a new NATO Briefing paper with all the latest c. monitor the development of drone technology, developments included; especially possible future roles as nuclear bombers or in c. draft an EDM asking the government to start working missile 'defence'; for closing down the NATO nuclear bases in Europe d. support the work of the Global Network Against and to outline the dangers of further NATO expansion. Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and Keep Space for Peace Week. Proposed by IAG
Proposed by Yorkshire CND 9. Teutates Agreement Treaty
8. NATO expansion i) This Conference notes that Britain and France have signed the Teutates Agreement, relating to Joint i) CND Conference notes with concern President Radiographic/Hydrodynamics Facilities. They signed it so Obama’s announcement of the shift in the strategic that they can continue developing nuclear weapons focus of US foreign policy to 'pivot' towards Asia, despite the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. The which may well involve the other NATO members in enormous cost of hydrodynamic testing means that the increasing responsibility for NATO operations covering two countries have to share research facilities. The
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Teutates Technology Development Centre is planned for NATO and other aggressors, globally; Aldermaston, UK, and Valduc, France. Hydrodynamic e. the threat posed by drone technology to civilian lives, to testing recreates the extreme conditions found inside a civil liberties and to the power of peoples in relation to nuclear explosion. governments; f. the potential linkages between drones, nuclear powered ii) This conference is concerned about the Teutates engines and nuclear weapons, already under discussion Agreement Treaty because: within the US military. Drones are also closely linked to a. the Treaty will commit the two countries to 50 years of the militarisation of space and of communications. nuclear weapon research; b. Britain will not be able to rid itself of nuclear weapons ii) Conference resolves: while this Treaty is in force; a. to put pressure on governments and companies to end c.. Britain and France cannot claim that they are moving the secrecy and lies (e.g. 'drones save lives') around toward the cessation of nuclear arms at an early date as military drones technology, its increasing use and its they agreed in article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation human consequences; Treaty; b. to educate the public about the realities of 'drone wars' d. the Treaty breaks the spirit of the Comprehensive Test by producing further material on this topic nationally Ban Treaty; and locally, stressing the links with CND's strategic e. Britain and France invite international criticism. objectives and, more generally, our pursuit of peace; f. the general public are not aware of the Teutates c. to encourage local groups and regions to affiliate with Agreement. the Drone Campaign Network and participate in its actions. iii) This conference calls on CND to: a. increase public awareness of the Teutates Agreement Proposed by Leicester CND Treaty and its consequences; Seconded by East Midlands CND b. form links with French organisations campaigning against nuclear weapons so we can demonstrate against the Treaty together. 11. Defence spending
Proposed by Christian CND i) Conference notes: a. the interconnectedness of nuclear and so-called 'conventional' military research spending and 10. Drones production; b. the intention of the UK Government to spend at least i) Conference notes: 2% of the country's Gross Domestic Product on so- a. the escalating use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles called 'defence' each year for the lifetime of the (UAV's), otherwise known as drones, for military current Parliament; surveillance and targeted killings since 2004 by the c. the fact that spending on the current Trident nuclear USA, UK NATO, and the CIA in Pakistan, Afghanistan, weapons system and research on its replacement with Yemen and Somalia; another nuclear weapons system form a significant part b. the current promotion of drones warfare not only by of the £33,751,000,000 to be spent on so-called the Obama administration but also by the British 'defence' in 2011/12, the £34,361,000,000 to be spent government, MoD, RAF and Royal Artillery including the in 2012/13, the £34,107,000,000 to be spent in 2013/14 ordering and testing of the Watchkeeper drone and and the £33,454,000,000 to be spent in 2014/15; the moving of the command base for Britain's killer d. the fact that Government spending on so-called (Reaper) drones from the Nevada Desert to RAF 'defence' has been protected relative to, and at the cost Waddington in Lincolnshire; of, spending on essential public services such as adult c. the role of the Israeli Company Elbit Systems in the social care. transfer of drones technology to Britain, following from their use by the Israeli Defence Force in Gaza and ii) Conference resolves that CND will: elsewhere; a. continue to campaign for the immediate d. the different ways that drones threaten to outrun decommissioning of all UK nuclear weapons; existing economic, political, legal and especially moral b. campaign for the conversion of jobs in both the nuclear and humanitarian constraints on the conduct of war, and so-called 'conventional' defence sectors to jobs in so increasing the likelihood of military interventions by peaceful and productive sectors of the economy, such
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as green technology and renewable energy; waste and consequent environmental damage will fall c. campaign for the transfer of at least 50% of current on subsequent generations not existing producers and government spending on so-called 'defence' to fund represents another subsidy to the nuclear industry. proportionate increases in spending on health, education and social care. Conference is concerned that: f. proposals for long-term management of radio-active Proposed by Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group waste pay insufficient attention to scientific uncertainties, technical feasibility and political, economic and sociological factors; 12. White poppies g. financial inducements rather than scientific suitability is being used to identify repository sites, raising safety i) In view of annually increasing use (or rather misuse) of and ethical concerns about dumping foreign waste on Remembrance Day and the month or more preceding it the poorest peoples; to try to promote public support for military adventures h. in the UK unsuitable, ad hoc proposals for the disposal in Afghanistan and elsewhere, Conference commits itself of low-level and intermediate level waste from both to encouraging its members, and other bodies civil and military nuclear enterprises are being forced throughout the land working for peace, to embark on a on local communities through manipulations of the much greater display of white poppies than hitherto. planning process; i. consultations planned by the Nuclear Decommissioning ii) This can include: Authority and the Office for Nuclear Development will a. wearing white poppies during October so that you get be restricted in scope and heavily dominated by vested asked what they are for (either on their own or in interests as in the past. combination with red ones); b. persuading people who appear on TV during this period ii) Conference resolves to: to wear white poppies – as happened though on a very a. oppose nuclear new-build, unsafe transport and small scale last year; dumping of nuclear waste; c.. emphasising that acquiring and/or wearing poppies of b. call on the government to cancel all plans for a either or both colours is a matter of personal choice, as programme of new nuclear power stations in the UK; opposed to the implicit regimentation that can occur c. highlight unresolved scientific, technical and economic with football teams for example; issues and urge adequate investment in seeking d. inclusion of white poppies in any celebration of UN solutions to the problems of radio-active waste Peace Day. management; d. demand public consultations be open, transparent, Proposed by Salford CND independent, and include the full range of scientific, economic and political opinion,; e. press government, the nuclear industry and the public 13. Radioactive waste to accept responsibility now for potential costs to future generations and to safeguard the environment. i) Conference notes that: a. more than half a century after the first commercial Proposed by East Midlands CND nuclear power plants became operational there is still no solution to the problem of final disposal of high-level radio-active waste; 14. Fukushima b. while waste management programmes in all countries state this generation must itself resolve the problem, i) Conference notes that there is growing concern these same programmes continually postpone a decision worldwide about the state of the Fukushima-Daiichi on final disposal and/or reprocessing into the future; power plant more than a year after the earthquake c. technical problems of designing suitable containment and tsunami of March 2011: systems are complicated by socio-political difficulties a. ‘the reactors are clearly not in a stable condition and identifying appropriate, secure sites; the nuclear crisis is not under control.’ (Dr. Ian Fairlie d. government insistence on pursuing nuclear new-build as for Scientists for Global Responsibility); a component of its energy policy compounds the b. ‘Fukushima is the biggest industrial catastrophe in the problem of disposal of legacy waste; history of mankind... The largest concern is with the e. liability for failure to provide safe disposal of radioactive fourth unit: its highly radioactive spent fuel pool is
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exposed and suspended above the reactor. Further been removed and transferred to dry storage.’ (Gordon damage to the site could cause the contents of the pool Thompson, executive director of the Institute for to spill out on the ground.’ (Arnie Gundersen, an Resource and Security Studies, Cambridge, energy advisor with 39 years of nuclear power Massachusetts). engineering experience and chief engineer of consultants Fairewinds Associates); ii) Therefore this conference calls on the UK government to: c. ‘recent revised estimates by the Japanese government a. do all in its power to discover the full extent of the found that the probability of a 7.0 magnitude ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima, to determine the earthquake in Fukushima within the next three years is threat which this disaster poses for Japan and the world, 90%. But Unit 4 reactor, substantially damaged by the and to fully inform the citizens of the UK on its findings; tsunami and subsequent explosion, will not survive a 7.0 b. simultaneously urge the United Nations to make magnitude earthquake. This would certainly cause a representations to the Japanese government, to offer all global catastrophe like we have never before the assistance it needs to mitigate the danger to the experienced’. (Mitsuhei Murata, Japan's former people of Japan and the world. Ambassador to Switzerland); d. ‘concern is appropriate. The radiological risk at Unit 4 Proposed by Kingston Peace Council will remain high until all spent fuel in that pool has
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The audited accounts for 2011 CND’s accounts for the year ending to £399K at the end of 2010. Total raising is the NET Trustees’ priority. 31st December 2011 are available on reserves stand at £668K, up from A major Trustees’ activity in 2011 the website and from the CND office £575K at the start of 2011. was to introduce more formalised from July 16th. The major points are Many thanks to CND staff, members policies and procedures in response to covered below. of the Admin and Finance Group and the Charity Commission’s concerns During 2011, operating income was our volunteers for their work. about the transparency and independ - £728,370 and operating expenditure ence of NET’s grant-giving activities. was £632,667. After taking into The Nuclear Education Trust These included the introduction of a account a small fall in the value of our NET made only four grant awards conflict of interest policy, a grants policy ethical investments there was an overall during 2011. CND peace education and a three-year strategic plan. The surplus of £92,309. work was the major recipient with a compliance case opened on the charity Income in 2011 was higher than in grant awarded to cover CND Peace has now been closed as the Charity 2010 (£728K versus £670K). Sub - Education’s basic costs until the end of Commission is satisfied with changes scriptions and regular giving, bank 2014. A grant was also awarded to NET has introduced. interest and legacies all fell slightly, but BASIC as a contribution to its cross-party More details on the NET accounts appeals income, donations and new Trident Commission. Two other small and its activities can be found at fundraising activities increased. A CND grants supported further work on the www.nucleareducationtrust.org raffle took place for the first time in Oxford University Press Peace NET, a company limited by many years and was very successful, as Encyclopaedia and a website building guarantee, registration number was a fundraising dinner. In late 2011, on previous work for a Peace Trail in 05530662, Charitable Registration CND was the beneficiary of a Manchester. NET reserves continue to number 1118373, Registered Office particularly welcome donation ring- fall and work on fundraising and profile 162, Holloway Road , London N7 8DQ . fenced for peace education work in 2012. We also welcomed a donation Income 2011 2010 for trade union work. Subscriptions & regular giving 296,274 303,507 Expenditure in 2011 was slightly lower than in 2010 (£633K versus Appeals 156,683 137,911 £655K), with most types of expenditure Grants and donations 168,411 139,586 following this trend. Membership and Fundraising activities 41,926 19,448 fundraising costs increased, mainly due Legacies 56,399 59,807 to the costs of the raffle (prize money CND's management charges to NET 1,568 1,472 and external administration). Interest 7,109 8,724 Staff salary increased 1.5% in 2011, Total 728,370 670,455 less than the rate of inflation which decreased costs. Salaries were £22,768 Expenditure (basic), £27,833 (with London Campaigning activities: weighting), and £35,525 (General – Direct campaigning costs 261,381 278,008 Secretary). Overall, staffing costs were – Regions 55,198 52,835 53% of all expenditure before regional – Specialist sections 2,700 3,000 grants are taken into account. – External campaigns 2,000 5,375 The value of CND’s ethical – Peace education 45,919 46,633 investments decreased to £57,399 from Membership and fundraising 123,457 113,027 £60,793 in 2010, following our Policy and decision making 7,023 11,931 £50,000 investment in 2001. Support costs 133,550 142,535 The overall surplus was added to the Taxation 1,439 1,832 campaigning reserve; the general reserve Total 632,667 655,176 was maintained at £100K and the fixed Investment gain/loss -3,394 7,415 asset reserve maintained at £50K. The campaigning reserve therefore increased Overall loss/surplus 92,309 22,694 to £420K at the end of 2011, compared
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CND’s strategic objectives
External Objectives: 3. Nuclear-free, less • stopping the re-use, trade in and 1. Elimination of British militarised and more secure transport of plutonium and nuclear weapons and global Europe depleted uranium. abolition of nuclear • Extension of the influence, • independent control and verification weapons resources and funding of the of plutonium, uranium and • Cancellation of Trident by the Organisation for Security and Co- depleted uranium stocks. British government and policy not Operation on Europe (OSCE). to replace or enhance Trident nor • No military nuclearisation of the Internal Objectives: develop, purchase or deploy other European Union. Growth in active campaigning leading nuclear weapons or allow the • Withdrawal of all US military bases to increased effectiveness of CND’s deployment of any foreign nuclear and nuclear weapons from Europe political influence. weapons on British soil or in British and no nuclear or other expansion • Facilitate campaigning by waters. of NATO. individuals. • An all encompassing Fissile Material • Formal Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones • Further support for NVDA networks cut-Off Treaty is agreed. in Europe established. • CND’s media profile heightened. • Implementation of an arms • Britain withdrawn from NATO and • Strengthened local conversion policy by the British all foreign military bases on British groups/regions/nations structure. government. soil closed. • Build alliances with organisations • Immediate negotiations leading and communities with shared or swiftly to the rapid, timetabled 4. The closure of the nuclear linked goals. abolition of nuclear forces power industry worldwide and the conclusion of a • Prevention of new build nuclear Increase in CND’s disposable income. Nuclear Weapons Convention. power stations and replacement of • More members/supporters. • Prevention and cessation of wars in nuclear by universally acceptable. • More effective membership which the nuclear weapons of sustainable energy technologies fundraising. Britain or other countries might be • Establishment of safe policies on • New income sources developed. used and strengthening the UN role nuclear waste storage and on re- • More affiliated organisations. in peaceful conflict resolution. use of contaminated land.
2. Abolition of other threats of mass destruction or Statement of Aims indiscriminate effect CND campaigns non-violently to rid the world of nuclear weapons and other • Full international compliance with weapons of mass destruction and to create genuine security for future generations. agreed Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). CND aims to: • A strengthened Biological Weapons n Change government policies to bring about the elimination of British Convention (BWC) agreed. nuclear weapons as a major contribution to global abolition; • Global abandonment of space n Stimulate wide public debate on the need for alternatives both to the weapons and missile defence nuclear cycle and to military attempts to resolve conflict; programmes. An international Empower people to engage actively in the political process and to work for agreement on the Prevention of an n a nuclear-free and peaceful future; Arms Race in Outer Space. • Implementation of a ban on the n Co-operate with other groups in the UK and internationally to ensure the manufacture, testing and use of development of greater mutual security. Depleted Uranium weapons.
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Guide to CND rules on Conference 2012
1. The constitution of CND is laid down in the documents 8. The entitlement of votes (and delegates) per organisation is: ‘Memorandum and Articles of Association’ (Memarts) •Christian CND, Labour CND, Ex-Services CND, and ‘Regulations made under section 56 of the Articles Y&SCND & Student CND, Nations & Regions 5 votes of Association’ (Regs). These lay out the aims and the each; rules that we operate under and should be referred to for detailed advice. They can be found on the website •CND Groups, 1 vote per 5 Company Members to a www.cnduk.org on the ‘Conference’ tab, which is on maximum of 5 votes, all of which can be held by one the drop-down menu ‘About’ on all website pages. delegate;
2. Most of these rules can only be changed by ‘special’ •Affiliates with more than 5,000 members, 3 delegates resolutions to the AGM that are agreed by 3/4 or 2/3 with one vote each, with between 2,000 and 5,000 majorities; depending on which section they are in. members, two delegates with one vote each, with less They are ‘special’ resolutions because there are specific than 2,000 members, one delegate with one vote. rules about how they are put. (CND Areas that once made up a Region are entitled to five votes between them). 3. The constitution also gives permission for Council to be able to change some rules, sections 5, 6 & 7 of the Resolutions Regs; the last of these deals with conference and 9. Ordinary (policy and organisational) resolutions and standing orders (SO). strategic objectives, even if passed overwhelmingly, do not change the Memarts or Regs and are subservient to Membership them. 4. Company Members are individuals and organisations that support the objects of CND, pay their 10. Strategy resolutions provide the priorities for CND subscriptions, are admitted by Council, and agree to be activities. There should be a strategy debate at every liable for £1 if CND is wound up. A special meeting of conference so that we are clear about our priorities and Council will be convened the morning of Conference don’t overburden our resources. to ratify any outstanding Company Membership applications. There are a number of rules, see the Conference Standing Orders, about the number and length of 5. Individuals and organisations who haven’t accepted or strategic objectives and sub objectives and when are unwilling to accept liability can be members of CND, changes can be made. but have no voting rights at Conference or AGM. 11. Ordinary resolutions that refer to issues not included in Voting the strategic objectives have a low priority but those 6. Voting rights at Conference are the same as at the that do refer to strategic objectives and sub objectives AGM, assuming Conference fees are paid. do affect how the objectives are carried out.
7. Individuals have only one vote each. Organisations 12. Although Conference takes the highest level of have up to five votes each and one or more delegates decisions for CND, Council can take practical can hold these votes. The maximum number of considerations, especially financial ones, into delegates is the same as the number of votes an consideration before implementation of any of its organisation is entitled to. An individual can vote as an decisions. individual and as a delegate.
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Standing orders
THE CONDUCT OF CONFERENCE any voting delegate may call for a recount, the result Order of business of which will be final. 12. No changes or additions to the order of business set out in the Final Agenda shall be allowed except by: 21. Whenever the Chairperson speaks any person a. The suspension of Standing Orders under SO 25. speaking shall immediately give way. b. A proposal from the Steering Committee accepted by Conference. 22. The following procedural resolutions may be put c. Rules for discussion during debate. The proposer of a procedural motion 13. The CAWG shall set time limits for speeches which shall be shall be entitled to one minute to explain the reasons set out in the Final Agenda. These limits may be reduced for the procedural motion. A spokesperson for the by the Steering Committee or by the Chairperson, if in Steering Committee may then speak for one minute, their opinion the timetable demands it. after which the motion will be put to the vote. a. A motion that the resolution be taken in parts (to 14. If, after a resolution has been proposed, there is no be specified). speech against, the Chairperson may, at his or her b. A motion to refer the resolution under debate. The discretion, put the resolution straight to the vote. motion must specify the body to which the resolution is being referred. 15. The proposer of a resolution shall have the right to reply c. A motion to move next business. to the debate immediately before the vote is taken, d. A motion that the debate should continue. unless the procedure in SO 14 is being invoked. A e. A motion that the resolution should now be put. speaker exercising the right of reply shall not introduce f. A challenge to the Chairperson’s ruling. new matter. Motions a), b), c), d), and e) are carried by a simple majority. 16. A resolution or amendment, once on the Final Agenda, Motion f) requires the support of two thirds present may not be withdrawn except by leave of Conference. and voting to be carried.
17. Except as provided for in SO 15 no one shall speak No procedural resolution other than the above may be more than once to any resolution or amendment. put. When the mover of a resolution has summed up no procedural motion may be raised until the vote has 18. Speakers shall be selected by the Chairperson, from been taken, except in the case of motion f) and then those who indicate their wish to speak. In choosing only when the challenge refers to the conduct of the speakers the Chairperson shall attempt to provide a vote. balanced debate between different viewpoints, and in particular shall attempt to call speakers alternately for Reports to Conference and against. The Chairperson shall also have regard to 23. All reports may be followed by questions from the the number of times a person has already been called to floor. All or part of a report may be referred back to speak. Council if the Conference so desires. Reports shall be endorsed by simple majority. 19. The steering committee will assist the Chairperson (who will have the final say) in organising the voting on Elections amendments to resolutions to avoid contradictory 24. Elections for officer positions shall be conducted by resolutions. It will aim to facilitate the moving of the system of single transferable vote, except where procedural resolutions to avoid unnecessary time loss the position is uncontested, in which case the during debates. endorsement of more than 50% of voting delegates shall be required. In the case of only two candidates 20. Votes shall be taken by a show of voting cards. The for Chair and/or Treasurer only one vote will be cast. Chair will, in the first instance, be responsible for In all cases, all candidates shall appear on the ballot deciding the outcome of a vote, but a count by tellers form(s) in alphabetical order for each officer position. will be carried out if requested by the Chair or by 30 voting delegates. If the outcome of the vote is close,
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25. In elections for National Council, the names of all c. Shall not speak for more than one minute. When candidates shall appear on one ballot form in the mover of a resolution has summed up no point alphabetical order. Delegates shall receive a number of of order may be raised until the vote has been ballot papers equal to their voting entitlement. On each taken. ballot paper, delegates shall be entitled to vote for a number of candidates equal to the number of places Suspension of Standing Orders available. Ballot papers with more than the required 28. Any of these Standing Orders may be suspended with number of votes shall be considered spoilt. two thirds of those present and voting to do so. The In both cases, the criteria for deciding whether or not a proposer of such a suspension shall be entitled to one ballot paper is spoilt shall be clear intent. The final minute to explain the reasons for the suspension. A arbiter of what constitutes clear intent shall be the spokesperson for the Steering Committee may then tellers, who may consult with the steering committee. speak for one minute, after which the motion will be put to the vote. 26. Candidates accepting nomination as national, regional or specialist section representatives for national council 29. Conference is the supreme decision making body of on the due date shall then withdraw their name from CND and it is expected that all resolutions passed be the ballot for directly-elected national council. fully implemented. However, CND Council has the members. right to take into account practical considerations, particularly financial considerations, in considering Points of Order such resolutions. 27. Any person may raise a point of order concerning these Standing Orders, and shall be entitled to be heard Speech time limits forthwith provided that they: Proposers of Resolutions: 5 minutes a. State the Standing Order covering the matter they Proposers of Amendments: 3 minutes wish to raise. Speeches during debate: 3 minutes b. Have not previously raised a point of order in that Proposer’s right of reply 4 minutes debate. CND Council July 2007
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