21st century security: Challenges and solutions

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CND Conference 2019

Contents

Information 2

Agenda 3

Campaigns report 6

Elections 7

Candidates 8

Resolutions 13

2018 Accounts 19

Strategic objectives 20

Guide to CND rules on Conference 2019 21

Standing orders 22

Glossary 23

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This year’s CND conference, 21st General enquiries including an AMT coffee shop and an century security: challenges and CND staff will be available at the M&S food hall and cafe that will be solutions, will be held on Saturday- registration desk and the CND stall to open throughout the weekend. There Sunday 19th-20th October at St assist with enquiries throughout are several cafes and pubs just to the Thomas’ Hospital – on the Thames, Conference. north of St Thomas’, around the opposite the Houses of Parliament. County Hall and London Eye. Accessibility How to get there The venue is fully accessible and there Health and safety We highly recommend that you come is a hearing loop availible. If any delegate requires first aid, by public transport. St Thomas’ please alert a member of CND staff. Hospital is a five-minute walk from Catering Westminster London Underground There are several outlets available station (Jubilee, District and Circle within the main hospital building, lines) and a ten-minute walk from Waterloo station (Bakerloo, Jubilee, and Northern lines). The area is also well-served by several bus routes. Comprehensive travel information is available on the hospital’s website at guysandstthomas.nhs.uk and route- planning information at tfl.gov.uk. There is information about step-free access to trains and stations at at tfl.gov.uk.

There is very little car parking space available at the hospital and there is an hourly charge of £3.20. The hospital is located within the congestion charge and ultra-low emission zones.

Registration Signs will be put up in the hospital corridors to direct you from the St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH entrance to the registration desk. CND staff will be on hand to direct you to the main hall (the Governors’ Hall) and other amenities.

Steering committee The Steering Committee will be located in the main room throughout the day. Please direct any questions about the conference agenda, procedure, resolutions or amendments, voting entitlement etc to them. The Steering Committee will be pleased to help.

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CND AGM & Policy Conference Saturday 19th October 2019, St Thomas’ Hospital, London

10am Registration opens

10.30 Council meeting to ratify company members

10.35 Conference opens with AGM Welcome from the Chair

10.45 Steering Committee Report

10.50 Elections: Hustings for Officer posts Resolution: All Officers endorsed in the ballot, results to be announced later, are elected Resolution: All 15 Council Members chosen in the ballot, results to be announced later, are elected Resolution: All Council members nominated by the nations, regions, specialist sections and Youth & Student CND (names to be read out) are elected.

Special Resolution: Proposed by Linda Hugl, Seconded by Daniel Blaney Amendment of Article 52 (needing a 3/4 majority) and Regulation 4.1 a) (needing a 2/3 majority) to make the Company Secretary a member of the CND officer team and be elected at the AGM. The work of the CND Treasurer (as agreed between the Officer team and described in the Officer Portfolios) encompasses responsibility for a range of administrative areas beyond finance. This proposal is to lessen the load on the Treasurer by creating an additional officer post, with administrative responsibilities, enabling the three Vice Chairs to focus on campaigning work. The currently limited work of the Company Secretary will be extended to include administrative responsibilities currently carried out by the Treasurer and will become an Officer post. This change would become effective at the next AGM. Proposed amendment: • Replace Article 51: 'CND Council shall appoint a Secretary of CND annually upon such terms and conditions as they think fit and any Secretary so appointed may be removed by them.' with 'The CND Company Secretary shall be a member of the CND Officer team, additionally undertaking Officer administrative responsibilities and shall be elected at the AGM along with other Officers.' • Add the word in capitals to Regulation 4.1 a) the officers of CND, one chairperson, three vice-chairpersons, ONE COMPANY SECRETARY and one treasurer elected at CND AGM, and;

11.15 Campaigns presentation and questions Resolution: The annual report is accepted Resolution: All those involved in working on behalf of the campaign during the year, the Officers, Council, staff, volunteers and members/activists are congratulated

11.50 Tea break

12.10pm Treasurer's report and questions Resolution: The accounts are accepted Resolution: All those involved in working on the accounts, the Treasurer, AfG, finance Officer and the Accountants are thanked for their work Auditors Resolution: The accountant Simon Erskine is appointed to report on the accounts

12.40 Fundraising Appeal End of AGM

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12.45 Lunch

1.15 Close of ballot for officer endorsement and directly-elected places Close of ballot for emergency resolutions

1.40 CND Conference policy debates Resolution 1: After the INf Treaty: preventing the resurgence of intermediate-range missiles Resolution 2: Safeguarding and strengthening arms control Resolution 3: Europe Resolution 4: Space Composite 1: Global NATO, Global Britain Announcement of emergency resolutions ballot result

3.15 Afternoon break

3.30 Conference re-opens Policy debates continued Emergency Resolutions Resolution 5: Boris Johnson Composite 2: Military hardware, warfare and climate change Composite 3: Nuclear power and climate change Resolution 6: Support the Law of Ecocide Resolution 7: Proposed CND seminar on Radiation and Women’s Health in 2020 Resolution 8: Defence Diversification Resolution 9: Engagement with Scottish objectives Resolution 10: Christian CND 60th anniversary

4.45 Announcement of Officer and Council endorsement results

5.00 Close of conference

5.30 –7.30 Evening reception

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The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the International Peace Bureau present an international conference 21st century security: Challenges and solutions Sunday 20th October 2019, St Thomas’ Hospital, London

Our security and well-being are being severely challenged by climate change, the start of a new Cold War and the huge and widening gap between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’. The systematic destruction of arms control treaties and disregard for international law by some world leaders have led to a new nuclear arms race and widespread concerns about national and global security. These problems are interlinked with a growth in the politics of nationalism, self- protection and prejudice. This meeting, jointly organised by CND and the IPB, will feature activists and experts from around the world, providing a global take on the problems we are facing.

To ensure our survival, humanity must come together, organise and cooperate on a global scale never seen before. Citizen activists of the world can show the way and modern communications technologies can help us achieve a global voice. But we must be aware of what we are facing and we must start now.

10.30am Welcome by Bruce Kent, Vice-President, CND 10.45 Opening plenary: Understanding the key challenges • Nuclear disarmament in the Age of Trump – Kate Hudson, CND • Climate change: an existential threat – Aaron Kiely, friends of the Earth • What does China’s rise mean for the world? – Corazon fabrios, Nuclear Weapons-free Philippines • Does there have to be conflict with Russia? – Konstantin Semin, film-maker, Russia • Co-chairs: Arielle Denis, IPB and Dave Webb, CND

12.30-1.30 Lunch

12.50 Lunch-time fringe: ‘Building links with towns and cities in the Mayors for ’ with Sean Morris, NFLA

1.30-3.00 Workshops • Nuclear dangers – Joseph Gerson, AfSC, USA and Hannah Kemp Welch, CND • Climate change – Angie Zelter, XR Peace and Dr Stuart Parkinson, Scientists for Global Responsibility • Resource wars – Asad Rehman, War on Want and Jenny Clegg, IPB/CND • Human rights – Lisa Clarke, IPB and Kevin Blowe, NetPol

3.00-3.15 Tea break

3.15-4.30: Closing plenary: Building a different future • Philip Jennings, former General Secretary, UNI Global Union • Reiner Braun, IPB • Rieko Asato, Gensuikyo, Japan • Chair: Kate Hudson, CND

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Campaigning 2018 –2019

UR WORK this year has the NPT PrepCom in New York, Against missile defence and focused on preventing the organising a fringe with the UK’s weapons in space O slide towards nuclear war, Deputy Disarmament Ambassador, • Participated in Global Network particularly the defence of treaties and and Rebecca Johnson and other against Weapons and Nuclear agreements that have curtailed international guests; Sara has also Power in Space and global week of nuclear weapons – namely the spoken at the IPB’s Youth Conference action. Intermediate-range Nuclear forces in Berlin. CND Chair Dave Webb and Treaty and the Iran Nuclear Deal. General Secretary Kate Hudson have No to NATO Whilst opposing negative attended a range of international • Active in coordination with developments, we always work to events; CND Council member Hannah European groups. pose positive alternatives, so we Kemp-Welch attended the Hiroshima • Ongoing organisation of December continue to promote the UN’s Treaty and Nagasaki anniversary commem - 2019 NATO counter-summit and on the Prohibition of Nuclear orations. Great thanks to all those who demonstration in London. Weapons through pressure on our have worked with us and supported us own government as well as lobbying during the year – together we have Nuclear power embassies in the UK, urging states to achieved a great deal. • Participated in events to sign and congratulating those who commemorate fukushima have. The number of ratifications is Opposing Trident and anniversary. steadily increasing although the UK supporting a global nuclear • Mobilised for event at Springfields political crisis has made it difficult to ban treaty plant. get the issue up the UK parliamentary • Produced new materials including • Continued to raise profile of agenda. new and updated briefings. nuclear civil-military links. • Participated in TUC, People’s • Continued to raise awareness of With the hands of the Doomsday Assembly and Together against renewable forms of energy. Clock at 2 minutes to Midnight, we Trump demos. have worked to address new • Produced parliamentary reports and Other areas of work challenges, both political and military, promoted Early Day Motions. • Anti-war/nuclear war campaigning including organising a successful • Organised visual protest against in context of Trump presidency; co- ‘future Wars’ conference about new ending of INf Treaty. organisers of major demo against military technologies, attracting a new • Organised major protest event at Trump visit. audience. CND Council agreed to play Westminster Abbey. • Orientation towards anti-climate a new role at the DSEI arms fair, • Organised a Global Dangers Tour change campaigning with XR working with Trident Ploughshares, as with local groups. Peace; participation in Global well as increase our work on climate • Participated in ICAN network and Climate Strike. change, highlighting the ‘Climate not continued to convene No Trident • Stall and fringe meeting at Labour Trident’ slogan linking our core issue Replacement Core Group. Party conference and The World to a new mobilisation. • Sent representative to Hiroshima Transformed. and Nagasaki and raised awareness • Stalls at TUC Congress, trade union We contin ue to work with trade unions through media campaign. conferences, Tolpuddle festival. on Trident costs and advancing the • Collected thousands of signatures • Continued and growing peace prospects for a Defence Diversification for UK participation in global ban. education work. Agency, as well as its shadow, prior to • Initiated diplomatic initiative to • Regular meetings of Parliamentary Labour holding office. Our event at The build global support for TPNW; co- CND. World Transformed festival this year hosted London event on nuclear • Regular production of Campaign focused on designing a non-nuclear ban with Kazakh Embassy. magazine, social media and energy policy for Labour. We continue mainstream media campaigning. to work within ICAN particularly on raising awareness of nuclear weapons transportation. Sara Medi Jones represented CND at

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Elections 2019 This section contains a list of all Conference as well as representatives Chair candidates who have accepted from CND nations, regions, areas and • Dave Webb nomination for CND officer posts and specialist sections. directly elected council members for Vice-Chair the coming year, in accordance with CND National Council meets three • Daniel Blaney the published procedures. The elected times a year in London – in • Carol Turner positions are: March/April, July and November/ • Tom Unterrainer December. It is responsible for • Chair (1 place) directing the work of CND between Treasurer • Vice-Chair (3 places) conferences. In particular, Council • Linda Hugl • Treasurer (1 place) discusses campaign strategy and • Directly elected National Council oversees financial matters. Council Directly elected Members (15 places) members also participate in working • Adam Beese groups on various aspects of CND’s • Sophie Bolt Ballot forms for all elections are in the work – such as campaigning, • Jenny Clegg conference pack you receive at international work, conference • Roslyn Cook conference from the registration desk. planning and finance. • David Cullen They are issued only when you • Tom Cuthbert register and only once, so please Council receives regular reports • Rik Garfit-Mottram check that you have the correct from, among others, officers, • Philip Gilligan voting papers before leaving the regions and specialist sections. It also • Hannah Kemp-Welch registration desk. We cannot replace receives regular reports about the • Ellie Kinney lost ballot forms. work of the staff in the CND • Anna Liddle national office, and is the body • Rachel McGrath Voting/Endorsement responsible for overseeing the • Julie Ward Where the number of people employment of national office staff. • Rebecca Warren standing for a position is the same or • Katy West fewer than the places available, there Candidate statements will be no election. for the officer All candidates who accepted positions, where this applies, voters nomination were invited to submit a will be asked to endorse candidates statement about their relevant using the form in the delegate pack. experience (up to 50 words), along with Candidates must obtain more than a statement in support of their 50% of endorse ments in order to be candidature (up to 100 words) and elected to the post. submit a photograph for inclusion in this conference booklet. All statements Size and composition of received have been included. National Council The Chair, Vice-Chairs and Treasurer The statements which appear on the make up the CND officer team along following pages, in alphabetical order, with the appointed General Secretary. are intended to give you some In addition National Council includes information about candidates before 15 members directly elected at you cast your vote.

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Candidates CHAIR CND VICE-CHAIR CND VICE-CHAIR Dave Webb Daniel Blaney Carol Turner CND member for over CND Member since Directly-elected 30 years, currently the 1990s; CND Vice- member of CND CND Chair, Chair of Chair since 2010. I National Council for Yorkshire CND, Vice- have been Treasurer many years; elected a President of the of Labour CND since CND Vice-Chair in International Peace 2006, and worked on 2016; Co-Chair Bureau, Convenor of parliamentary and Labour CND; and the Global Network Against Weapons labour movement activity as Vice- elected member of Stop the War and Nuclear Power in Space. Member Chair, and addressed many meetings Steering Committee and Officer of Scientists for Global Responsibility, of local CND groups. I have also Group. Green Party and retired member of the contributed to the internal Nuclear risks have increased with University and College Union (UCU). democratic, administrative and Trump, and CND must continue to 2020 is set to be one of the most financial health of CND as a member focus on these dangers. Moves challenging years for us. Donald of National Council. towards closer UK-US economic Trump is putting world security and By the time you read this we may relations under Johnson bring with survival last and scrapping vital have a different government, given them the likelihood of closer foreign nuclear limitation treaties and agree - the turbulent times. CND needs to and security ties, making UK ments as if there is no tomorrow. offer clear analysis of international government sign up to the global And there might not be! Threats and developments and risks, whilst nuclear ban treaty less likely. With the bullying are replacing diplomacy. But ensuring our campaigning is positive welcome prospect of an election and citizens are waking up and making about the potential for political change of government in mind, CND their voices heard, on climate change, change. CND’s campaigning must should seek to generate fracking, racism, the rise of the right, reflect the growing activism for an ethical foreign policy with etc. Now is the time to draw the challenging the violence and bigotry nuclear disarmament at its heart. This protests together and push strongly which threatens our planet. It is a requires links with new partners, eg for a change in political priorities with volatile, politicised time, with environmental justice campaigns. nuclear disarmament at the forefront. increased polarisation. CND needs to Trident replacement faces serious be a trusted source of leadership and financial and technical obstacles. the Treaty on the Prohibition of Though largely ignored by Parliament Nuclear Weapons is a source of great and the media, we should not. hope. Domestically, further work on defence diversification is critical to political developments that will ensure Britain scraps Trident.

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CND VICE-CHAIR TREASURER Tom Unterrainer Linda Hugl Directly elected CND Treasurer for 16 CND National years. Council member for As Treasurer I will several years. Active aim to ensure that we in Nottingham and make the best use of East Midlands CND. our finances and other I am a director of resources so that our and work for the campaign is as effective as possible. Peace foundation and sit on the This is vitally important in the coming Labour Party International Policy years of political upheaval when we Commission. need to campaign to overturn the The bonfire of international decision on Trident as well as support nuclear treaties, growing nuclear the nuclear ban treaty. CND's financial tensions, the development of new reserves have decreased due to types of weaponry and the expenditure overtaking income, a aggressive posture adopted by the situation that must be reversed. I feel I Trump administration have have the experience, working with combined to create a ‘global staff, Admin & finance Group and the tinderbox’. Over the last year I have other officers to make the most written and campaigned around effective proposals to rectify this these developments, including work situation. at the European level. Whilst continuing this work, I have been analysing and working on the growing threats against Iran. It would be an honour to serve as a Vice-Chair of CND and I hope that I can make a valuable contribution to our collective work.

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Directly elected National Council members

Adam Beese government to participate in the UN Roslyn Cook Labour Party member nuclear weapons global ban. CND National Council (Glasgow Maryhill & ’s leadership of the member as Springburn CLP) 2016 Labour Party has strengthened our representative for – present. Council rep anti-war campaigning and given hope Sussex Peace Alliance (directly elected) 2011 to reverse the party policy on Trident. 2009-2014, since – present, Scottish The grave dangers of nuclear power October 2015 directly CND council rep: 2004 have been highlighted again by elected. A campaigner, – 2010, Administration & finance whistleblowers at Sellafield, indicating journalist and writer, active with ICAN. Group 2011 – present. Membership increased public opposition. I want to I am raising awareness of the TPNW in Administrator Scottish CND (unpaid): continue to help CND maximise the the climate justice movement, an 2005 – 2013. Conference opportunity to campaign for an ambassador for an International Law Arrangements Working Group: 2011 – alternative to austerity, war and of Ecocide and training in NonViolent present. International Advisory Group environmental devastation, based on Communication. Scotland rep: 2006 – present. peace, justice and a nuclear-free As part of the growing movement I am active in Glasgow Maryhill & world. demanding urgent action on climate Springburn CLP and support the work change I can contribute insight and of various anti-cuts networks, linking Jenny Clegg ideas for raising awareness and the work of those organisations in CND Council; Greater support for the TPNW, Scrap Trident relation to Trident and defence Manchester CND; and opposition to nuclear power spending. I have interests in political Nuclear Education Trust campaigns in a wider context. I can science, areas being opinion polls, (CND elected rep); continue to broaden the network of elections, voter turnout, and International Peace campaigners supporting these issues, international relations. Bureau (CND rep). This developing a dynamic online My experiences gained both within year I have worked on community via social media, speaking and outside of CND I would like to the CND Strategy paper; taken part in at events and reporting back to contribute to Council. Scrapping the Global Dangers tour; and my Council. Attending relevant meetings Trident, its replacement, and all other GMDCND video of Trump received and workshops, I am interested to nuclear weapons remains an essential 1,600+ views. explore the potential for collaboration aspect of CND's work, and I would With the US and then Russia that involves music, the arts and like to play a part in building the withdrawing from the INf treaty, the storytelling. I am a member of the campaign both on a UK and risk of the use of nuclear weapons is Women's International League for international basis. rising. Relations among major nuclear Peace and freedom. powers are deteriorating as the US Sophie Bolt seeks to confront Russia and Chinese David Cullen 2004 –2009: Vice-Chair ‘strategic and technological I got involved in of CND; 2003 –2011: competition’ in a new Cold War. New disarmament Chair, London Region weapons technologies heighten threat campaigning quite CND; 2009 to date: perceptions, also increasing nuclear young - some of my National Council risk. Tensions over Iran and earliest memories are member. Previously an India/Pakistan are reaching danger of CND marches in the active member of Student CND. point. A toxic international early 80s. I worked for Staffing, financial and production atmosphere will impact negatively on 6 years researching and campaigning management experience. 20 years the 2020 NPT; the renewal of START against depleted uranium weapons, campaigning experience. in 2021 is in jeopardy. CND has much sharing an office with Greater CND has developed a huge and to do locally and internationally to Manchester CND. I'm currently popular movement against Trident, build for peace and disarmament. director of the Nuclear Information rightly making links with anti-austerity Service (NIS). I was elected to national campaigns to highlight the billions council in 2018. spent on nuclear weapons whilst At NIS we research and publish millions suffer from public spending information about the UK's nuclear cuts. We must pressure the British weapons programme, and the main

10 CONfERENCE 2019 contribution I would try to make to and video technics, so if you need a Hannah Kemp-Welch National Council would be through sound system for a demo, some video I’ve been an active the knowledge I gain from my work. I filming/editing/ posting, or help with member of London would also bring a wealth of mobile power sources, you could try and Labour CND for a experience from the grassroots talking to me. few years, supporting campaigning and direct action on I did a lot of peace work in the 80s, these groups with environmental and social justice issues mostly in Germany, and consider that digital that I've done outside of work. I've my 3 arrests on 1st, 2nd and 3rd communications, and been on the management committees January 1984 at Mutlangen, the am currently Vice-Chair of London of various campaigning organisations, Pershing base in Germany, and 60 Region CND. This year I travelled to charities and coops, which I think is also days jail cos I wouldn't pay my Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the World useful experience for National Council. resulting fine, contributed to the 1987 Conference Against A&H bombs, INf treaty. Its removal by Trump I take representing CND. Tom Cuthbert as a personal insult, to be corrected Attending the World Conference Served as a directly (joke). US and Brit tanks and Against A&H Bombs this year has elected member of destroyers leaning forward on the been an inspiring experience, and I’m CND National Council borders of Russia, China, Iran, North keen to share learning from this and for several years. Korea, Venezuela, boots in Syria, to help push our work forward. In Council has carefully Trident, 'more useable' US new particular, I think it’s crucial we focus approved our public nuclear weapons make it a good time our efforts on engaging young people action informing to do some more CND'ing. in the peace movement and would like Parliament, media and international to contribute my energy to this end. opinion of the new dangers of nuclear Philip Gilligan intimidation. Active in several Co-ordinator, South Ellie Kinney demonstrations both national and Lakeland CND + Media I have been involved with local (St Albans CND), trained as a Officer, Cumbria & Youth and Student CND Unison steward, Green Party Lancashire Area CND. for over four years, supporter. 2017-2018 reviving forming Goldsmiths My work for National Council is CND’s campaigning University CND Society researched from many sources, profile in South and working temporarily including our Officers and Staff. Since Cumbria. 2011-2017 Chair, Greater for London Region CND last Conference international Manchester & District CND during this time. Since leaving university, foreboding escalates. Arms race folly (recruitment, staffing, management, I have continued as co-chair of Youth follows the renunciation of several etc) and delegate to National Council. and Student CND while I work in the treaties (notably the INf) by the US Long-time campaigner with Rochdale charity sector. and then Russia. Pursuing global & Littleborough Peace Group. I joined CND in response to the omnipotence, Trump’s America as an Mainstream media and mainstream government’s extortionate spending on ‘ally’ of Britain manipulates our Brexit political parties (in England, at least) nuclear weapons in a time of austerity. government with trade deals to ensure promote the dangerous madness of Since then I have watched the global compliance with a bellicose foreign nuclear weapons and nuclear power. political landscape change so policy. Nuclear weaponised It, therefore, remains essential that, in drastically – as it continues to. This has nationalism is the road to global resisting pro-nuclear policies, CND only served to increase my motivation catastrophe. As CND we should builds the widest possible alliances for campaigning for nuclear inspire, educate and empower every with others, both within and beyond disarmament as I watch power thinking person to oppose the fascist the mainstream. We need to highlight continuously fall into dangerous hands. mentality which extends Trump’s dangers and costs; to build resistance CND inevitably faces a challenge to influence. Vote Out BoJo. and dissent. In particular, we need to remain at the forefront of conversations ensure that nuclear issues are that are otherwise dominated by Rik Garfit-Mottram emphasised in struggles to stem the impending Brexit doom, rising fascism Worked with Extinction climate emergency and in campaigns and increasing poverty, but I am Rebellion, Reclaim The for a ‘green’ economy, an end to arms determined to persuade people that Streets, Stop The City, sales and a peaceful foreign policy. We nuclear weapons contribute towards a free festivals, assorted must make our voices heard, locally, large amount of the inequality facing occupations. I am nationally and internationally. the UK and beyond. good in solar, sound

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Anna Liddle facilitated and led on our part in the Rebecca Warren As CND’s Peace national #EndHungerUK campaign. As Active supporter and Education officer for a a representative of a local CND group campaigner for CND substantial period of I feel that it is important to connect for many years. time, I can contribute local activity with a national steer to Member since 2015. knowledge relating to help support effective campaign Member of National schools and the wider messages and galvanize the general Council and AfG (the education system, as public into action. Administration and well as how to communicate peace finance Group) since 2018. and nuclear issues to young people. In Julie Ward I am a qualified accountant with 2019 I graduated with a PhD in how I have been active in over twenty years' experience, and a schools teach about peace and war, the peace movement prolific multi-issue campaigner, which will also provide useful for decades. During notably for Amnesty UK (Board information to Council members. This the 80s I lived in member and finance Committee year I have worked on two further Wiltshire and member); ShareAction (Treasurer); research projects relating to education. participated in CND's and Campaign against Climate As well as education knowledge, I am Cruise Missile Watch Change (Treasurer). Also a member of a passionate campaigner and observing the manoeuvres of the Green Party. One of the great proficient networker, which will aid American military on Salisbury Plain. In things about campaigning on multiple spreading Council’s work beyond the 2014 I was elected Labour MEP for issues is that they synergise. I would meetings. Also, as I have worked in NW England and have been active in like to continue to use my wide- the CND office, I have insight into the Labour CND, becoming co-chair in ranging financial skills and experience responsibilities and needs of the staff. 2018. for the benefit of CND. I have experience working at Rachel McGrath European level as a co-legislator and Katy West I have been a lifelong policy maker. I was largely responsible As Membership supporter of peace and for the European Parliament’s Database and Systems anti-arms trade initiatives resolution in October 2016 supporting Officer for CND since being a student in the UN process to make nuclear between 2005 and the 1990s having been a weapons illegal. I am a member of 2008 I worked with member of the university international networks such as PNND staff, volunteers, One World Society and and Parliamentarians for Global CND groups and Campaign Against Arms Trade. I have Action. I work closely with anti- affiliated organisations. Between subsequently worked in a voluntary nuclear groups in the north west and 2009 and 2019 I have been an and charity sector setting and am an with nuclear free local authorities, elected member of CND National active member of our local CND speaking at many events, eg. I Council, Company Secretary and a group, Labour Party and and a successfully debated a motion to member of AfG and I was CND member of Labour CND. I have a skill scrap Trident at a Labour meeting in Vice-Chair from 2015 to 2016. base in organising and campaigning. Birkenhead in 2016, winning the Since leaving the CND staff team I I feel that I have a range of skills argument against the GMB’s national have worked and been a workplace and experience that could help make officer (Manufacturing Section). I also union rep at various charities and a positive contribution to the work spoke at the 50th anniversary believe I can provide a useful insight and strategic direction of the National conference of the Lucas Plan on into membership and fundraising and Council. Through my work role I diversification. I have visited both HR policy, by combining my support the strategic development of Chernobyl and fukushima. knowledge of the processes and charitable and voluntary organisations, priorities of CND with the additional I am Chair of the Northamptonshire experience of working within larger food Poverty Network and have NGOs. These are historic times offering all the challenges and opportunities that shifting political landscapes present and I believe CND is in position to make real and lasting global change happen.

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Resolutions to CND Conference 2019

1. After the INF Treaty: preventing the Proliferation Treaty Review Conference and putting the resurgence of intermediate-range survivability of the New START treaty, due for renewal in missiles 2021, at stake; 2. US withdrawal from the treaty is part of a wider Conference notes: disruption of multilateralism to further a dangerous new In August the Intermediate-Range Nuclear forces Treaty (INf) Cold War with Russia and China; was terminated, following US and subsequently Russian 3. US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal places further withdrawal. This is a dangerous and destabilising pressure on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty opening development with the potential to take us back to the worst the door for a global nuclear free for all; days of the Cold War. It unleashes the possibility, not only of 4. Reducing the risk of nuclear war and defending the a spiralling nuclear arms race, but of greater numbers of US arms control regime, safeguarding the NPT, is of the nuclear weapons coming to Europe. At a time when utmost urgency, with the commitment to no first use a President Trump’s 2018 Nuclear Posture Review commits to necessary step forward; ‘usable’ nuclear weapons, and his Defence Strategy ramps 5. Concerns over the risk of nuclear use within the up the conflict with Russia and China, this is bad news. establishment, expressed in a recent report from the House of Lords, creates a broad base for campaigning; The possible return of US missiles to Europe, and their 6. New technologies are closing the gap between civilian possible stationing in the UK, as was the case in the 1980s and military use, changing nuclear-weapons states’ with cruise missiles, is alarming. But the consequences of the perceptions of threat and further increasing risks of termination of the INf Treaty will not now be limited to nuclear use, making the need to upgrade the arms Europe. The US strategic reorientation, outlined in the control systems more pressing. December 2017 National Security Strategy, has shifted the US focus from the threat of terrorism to that of ‘revisionist Conference resolves to: powers’, both Russia and China. This increased focus on 1. Campaign to avert a new Cold War arms race, China, stepping up from Obama’s ‘Pivot to Asia’, raises the highlighting the increasing risk of nuclear weapons use possibility of locating a new generation of intermediate- and calling on the government, and all political parties, range nuclear missiles in the far East – in Japan – possibly to commit to no first use; Okinawa, South Korea or Guam. The potential 2. Work on supporting the 2020 NPT RevCon as a priority; consequences of such an escalation would have to include 3. Work with European peace groups on calls for the US nuclear war. and Russia to return to the INf and on a European Nuclear-free Zone; Conference resolves to: 4. further discussion on strengthening arms control to 1. Oppose any attempts to return US missiles to the UK; cover new technologies, including a treaty covering 2. Work with international partners to oppose their cyberspace, whilst opposing measures to treat the imposition on other countries. development of new technologies by other states as a Proposed by Kate Hudson threat to national security; 5. Continue to develop links with relevant groups and organisations in Russia and China. 2. Safeguarding and strengthening Proposed by Tom Unterrainer arms control

Conference notes that: 3. Europe 1. The collapse of the 1987 INf treaty between the US and Russia increases the prospects of a new nuclear Conference notes that: arms race centred on Europe, with the build-up of 1. Increasing tensions and disagreements between the US intermediate-range missiles and an increased readiness and Europe on international security are leading to of nuclear forces; whilst also placing the entire changes in European defence strategies; international arms control system under grave threat, 2. In 2017, EU foreign and defence ministers agreed to damaging the prospects for the 2020 Nuclear Non establish a European command centre in Brussels for

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military training missions abroad – and an agreement 4. Space on Permanent Structured Cooperation in Defence (PESCO) was reached at the June EU summit in Conference notes that: Brussels; 1. Britain and the US are signatories of the 1967 Outer 3. This happened one day after the European Commission Space Treaty (OST) which states that ‘the use of outer launched a European Defence fund (EDf) of €5.5 billion space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the per year; interests of all countries’; 4. This has enabled a coalition of member states to 2. The Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt stated in July establish eighteen battalion-sized battlegroups – that the ‘sky is no longer the limit for our armed forces’ described as a new ‘standing army’ for Europe – which and that the UK will participate in a new US-led military are under the control of the Council of the European space programme; Union; 3. The 1997 US Space Command’s ‘Vision for 2020’ states 5. Military operations by these battlegroups have taken ‘so important are space systems to military operations place in several countries in Europe, Africa and Asia, as that it is unrealistic to imagine that they will never part of EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). become targets’ hence its stated aim is to ‘dominate 6. The EU and NATO are also set to cooperate on a range space’; of projects involving space technology, air systems and 4. The US, Russia, China and India have all tested anti- cyber warfare, intelligence gathering, surveillance and satellite weapons and their militaries depend heavily on communications. the use of space for missile defence, drone wars, 7. The increasing militarisation of the EU is also leading to communications, reconnaissance, targeting and battle the possibility of a EU nuclear ‘deterrent’, which could management; mean the UK and france enlarging their nuclear 5. President Trump’s ‘Space force’ and President Macron’s partnership, or even of a German bomb. creation of a space command within the french air force are significant contribution to the militarisation of Conference resolves to: space; 1. Work closely with fellow campaigners and colleagues in 6. US/UK military bases in the UK such as Menwith Hill, Europe to campaign against the militarisation of the EU; fylingdales, Croughton and others are involved in the 2. Include cancelling Trident in discussions of the US military space activities; establishment of a European Nuclear free Zone; 7. Every year Russia and China introduce a draft resolution 3. Provide campaigning materials such as briefings and to the UN on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer leaflets to assist this campaign; Space (PAROS) – it is always adopted by a large 4. Encourage citizen links with European and Russian majority – except the US and Israel, and occasionally the federation states to promote mutual awareness and UK, who either abstain or vote against. understanding. Proposed by Dave Webb Conference resolves to: 1. Continue to campaign against the militarisation and Amendment 1 weaponisation of space and work with MPs and political parties to challenge the current government’s At point 4 of the 'Conference resolves to' section: policy of cooperating with Trump’s Space force; 2. Call on the UK government to actively support a PAROS After ‘Encourage citizen links with European and Russian Treaty and/or strengthen the OST to include a ban on federation states’ add a comma, then add ‘as appropriate, all weapons in space; to break through Cold War prejudices’. 3. Continue to support the work of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and in If our amendment is accepted, it would read: ‘Keep Space for Peace Week’; 4. Organise a major event, such as an international 4. Encourage citizen links with European and Russian webinar, in 2020 to bring campaigners together to federation states, as appropriate, to break through focus on the role of space and developing technologies Cold War prejudices to promote mutual awareness and in US/UK war planning and war fighting. understanding. Proposed by Yorkshire CND Proposed by GMDCND

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Composite 1. Global NATO, Global Britain 5. Boris Johnson

Conference notes that: Conference notes that: 1. December’s NATO summit in London is a crucial 1. The significance of Boris Johnson’s visit aboard HMS opportunity against Trump’s nuclear warmongering, Victorious at RNAD Rosyth, faslane, prioritised over a highlighting the dangerous role that NATO, with its deeply awkward and publically unpopular visit to first policy of first use of nuclear weapons, plays in raising Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh; tensions; 2. PM Johnson’s repeated support for Trident 2. Trump seeks to use NATO in confronting Russia and replacement, military intervention in Iraq, UK airstrikes Chinese ‘strategic and technological competition’; in Syria. His voting record in support of military 3. The US is drawing European members in to sanction- intervention confirms him as a robust hawk in UK enforcement maritime missions, blockading ‘choke foreign policy; points’ to the Baltic Sea and Strait of Hormuz. france 3. An alignment between a tweeting Trump and Johnson and Britain have joined ‘freedom of navigation’ exercises as an MP using their respective public positions to make in the South China Sea; callous, personalised insensitive, racist and Islamophobic 4. In 2006, the US conceived the term ‘global NATO’ and remarks even criticised by those in their own parties as suggestions for full membership have included South demeaning of political discourse; Africa, Singapore, India and Israel, with Australia often 4. That the election of Johnson represents a spectacular referred to as a ‘de facto member of NATO’; media-managed deception of democracy by a 5. Global Britain has a key role in globalising NATO, linking Conservative Party making up barely 0.3% of the 46 to the US Indo-Pacific strategy through Britain’s military million British electorate. alliance arrangement with Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia, and working more widely Conference resolves to: through the ‘five Eyes’ security intelligence network; 1. Maintain our campaign against the ‘special nuclear 6. A pro-Trump Tory government risks an even greater relationship’ under Trump and Johnson; subordination to US priorities; 2. Oppose vigorously the dangers of US/UK nuclear 7. European reluctance to join a tougher US global rearmament and condemn US/UK ‘trade deals’ which militarisation may have a positive influence in Britain; are arms deals in reality serving a new Cold War 8. By turning from military alliances towards more economy; comprehensive partnerships with other world powers, 3. Ensure 2020 is a significant year for our opposition to strengthening the role of the UN, there is considerable nuclear war as Trump faces re-election and Johnson room to shift public opinion. juggles his political future against a wafer-thin majority further notes: in the British Parliament; 1. Colombia, now a NATO partner, can engage with 4. Maintain our liaison and build our influence with other NATO’s full range of activities. Trump also favours organisations and campaigns in peace education in granting NATO privileges to Brazil; schools and universities, those opposing the climate 2. Latin America is a Nuclear Weapon free Area under the crisis and supporting sustainability, the trade unions and Treaty of Tlatelolco, with Protocol II requiring the nuclear supportive MPs in established political parties. weapon states to refrain from undermining the nuclear- Proposed by Tom Cuthbert free status of the region.

Conference therefore resolves to: Composite 2. 1. Support the ongoing work of CND in mobilising in the Military hardware, warfare and climate No to NATO network; change 2. Highlight the role of Global Britain as a Pacific power as well as a leading NATO power; Conference notes that: 3. Write to the UK foreign Secretary and the Shadow 1. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists reported in January foreign Secretary pointing out that by supporting the 2019 that the globe now faces two existential threats: expansion of NATO into Latin America the UK is nuclear weapons and climate change; violating the Treaty of Tlatelolco; 2. Research published in June 2019 showed carbon 4. Hold a special workshop on these issues at December’s emissions from the US military contributed 80% of US Alternative NATO summit in London. government energy consumption, and is greater than Proposed by Rochdale & Littleborough Peace Group the national output of Sweden or Portugal; and Jenny Clegg 3. In the midst of a climate emergency and chaos, CND

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urges the government to take the above factors into nuclear waste management. When these are taken into account as it claims to be committed to reducing our account, nuclear power has a carbon footprint 6 to 24 times carbon and greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 larger than wind power, depending on modelling or sooner by 2030 as the UN is now calling for. assumptions.

CND Conference believes: Uranium is a finite source and not ‘renewable’. Therefore 1. The production of military hardware increases the nuclear energy is not ‘renewable’. Nuclear accidents such as carbon footprint, wastes money and finite resources; those at Chernobyl in 1986 and fukushima in 2011 caused their sale, deployment and use in warfare fuels global massive levels of harm to humans and animals and indeed warming; destroys sustainable environments leading to destabilised social and economic orders. Nuclear power the social injustice and suffering of enforced mass plants are especially vulnerable to “terrorism” and to the migration; droughts, fires and flooding which will inevitably increase as 2. Our strategic objectives such as scrapping Trident and the planet warms. the abolition of all nuclear weapons; campaigning against wars which raise the threat of the use of Given the deep concern about climate change at the moment, nuclear weapons; against Missile Defence and against indeed MPs have approved a motion to declare an NATO are pivotal objectives in any adequate global environmental and climate emergency, Conference resolves to: decarbonisation programme to make the world 1. further campaign against nuclear power, particularly habitable and safer. emphasising that it is not an answer to climate change; 2. Produce a new leaflet on this; CND welcomes: 3. Consider holding a conference opposing nuclear power 1. The myriad actions of the climate justice movement, and promoting renewables in 2020; from letter-writing and formal lobbying to direct action. 4. Stop a new generation of nuclear power stations, which are very costly, environmentally damaging and would Conference resolves to: fuel nuclear weapons. 1. To draft and keep up to date a Climate not Trident Proposed by Greater Manchester & District CND leaflet; and East Lancashire CND 2. To ensure CND’s campaigning activity is mindful of high profile events such as protest, lobbying and direct action on the climate agenda to ensure our 6. Support the Law of Ecocide campaigning reaches a maximum audience; 3. Campaign to cancel the expensive and environmentally Conference notes that: damaging Trident replacement programme; 1. Ecocide is the extensive loss or damage or destruction 4. Promote the signing and ratification of the UN Treaty of ecosystem(s) of a given territory, whether by human on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; agency or by other causes. 5. Campaign to end the proliferation of nuclear weapons 2. A Law of Ecocide as the fifth Crime Against Peace was and the arms race; discussed at the UN for decades but dropped abruptly 6. Campaign to convert the arms industry through the in 1996, the year the ICJ gave its historic opinion on the One Million Climate Change Jobs Strategy in legality/illegality of nuclear weapons. partnership with the unions. 3. Criminalising Ecocide requires one or more State Parties Proposed by East Lancashire CND and Labour CND to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to table an amendment proposing it. 1 4. During the negotiations leading to the adoption at the Composite 3. UN of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Nuclear power and climate change (TPNW), scientists and surviving witnesses gave evidence of the Ecocide that is perpetrated through the use and Conference notes that: testing of nuclear weapons, and how this contributes to Nuclear power is sometimes said to be ‘carbon-free’ but this the catastrophic humanitarian harm that became a core only refers to electricity generation, and there are even some indicator of the need for a Treaty to prohibit them and emissions here including carbon dioxide and methane. More lead to their eventual elimination. importantly, large carbon emissions arise from nuclear 5. Criminalising Ecocide is therefore a serious consideration power’s fuel chain, including uranium mining, milling and for the world’s nuclear disarmament campaigners. refining, U-235 enrichment, transportation, plant 6. A Law of Ecocide could hold CEOs of companies and construction, operation, reactor decommissioning and government ministers to account for any activity that

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risks Ecocide, so that insurers and banks would not funding for this seminar would be obtained from several finance, underwrite or invest in a company involved foundations and private individuals. with activities where there is a high risk of Ecocide. Proposed by Rae Street 7. The impact of the TPNW would therefore be reinforced in criminal law, with extended divestment. 8. Defence diversification Conference resolves to: 1. Establish a small working group to support the Conference notes that since the TUC called, two years ago, campaign to make Ecocide a crime through publicising for a shadow defence diversification agency to begin work it nationally. immediately, important work and research has been 2. Provide links to describe and support the Earth spearheaded by the New Lucas Plan group, the Nuclear Protectors campaign. 2 Education Trust and trade unionists working on a ‘Just 3. Endorse the campaign. 3 Transition’ to a low-carbon economy. 4. Link to the government petition. 4 CND believes this momentum must continue and is a vital footnotes area of CND’s work to achieve nuclear disarmament. 1 Polly Higgins set up the Earth Protectors Trust fund, a global crowdfund to help small states take Ecocide law forward. Those subscribing CND Conference resolves to: become Earth Protectors, not only supporting the advocacy of Ecocide 1. Continue to prioritise defence diversification and Law financially but creating visibility and momentum for it. Earth encourage the wider membership to engage their MP Protectors who take peaceful direct action, seeking to prevent harm on the issue; rather than cause it, can be seen by law as “Conscientious Protectors”, 2. Redouble the efforts of CND’s Trade Union campaign https://www.stopecocide.earth/conscientious-protectors not only in campaigning with affiliated trade unions, 2 See www.stopECOCIDE.earth but also with members of unaffiliated trade unions 3 provide a statement to that effect that can be used on campaigns supportive of our aims, particularly those working on a materials. ‘Just Transition’; 4 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/263605/ 3. Support the ongoing work of the New Lucas Plan Proposed by Roslyn Cook group, and others of a like mind, actively working on the issue; 4. To pursue further work and research on defence 7. Proposed CND seminar on Radiation diversification which builds a broad partnership and Women’s Health in 2020 involving all layers of society, but where workers and communities must take the lead; Conference congratulates CND for successfully sending off 5. Encourage discussion about defence diversification at CND letters to a group of women Labour MPs requesting all levels of the campaign, and for CND regions and them to reconsider their strong support for nuclear power in local groups to seek dialogue with their respective tiers view of of trade unions and trades councils; 1. the strong scientific evidence of raised cancer levels 6. Promote affiliations from trade unions and trades among children living near nuclear facilities worldwide councils. and Proposed by Labour CND 2. the overwhelming evidence that women are considerably more sensitive to radiation than men, and children than adults. 9. Engagement with Scottish objectives

The CND letter had been co-signed by 10 women Conference notes that: academics and doctors. 1. The political climate in relation to future possibility of another referendum on Scottish independence as well To take forward this work, Conference calls for CND to as the possibility of a ‘snap’ general election will require convene a CND seminar on Radiation and Women’s Health us to respond to the unique opportunities for in the early summer of 2020 to be organised by and for campaigning within Scotland; women and to be addressed mainly by prominent women 2. New Scottish publications have been produced for use speakers including where possible the signatories of the in street work and as briefings for politicians; CND letter. 3. We are working with other Scottish ICAN partner organisations in building on the parliamentarian pledge

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through divestment, treaty alignment and support for 10. Christian CND 60th anniversary ICAN cities appeal; Conference notes that: 4. The Scottish Green CND network and SNP CND have 1. In 2020 Christian CND will mark its 60th anniversary, different political agendas yet they (and other political making it one of the longest-standing CND specialist groupings) are happy to collaborate on the core sections; message of supporting the TPNW to prohibit and 2. Christian CND plans a range of activities to mark the eliminate all nukes, resisting Trident replacement and occasion aimed at engaging Christians in issues around scrapping Trident; in line with CND objectives. 5. With Nukewatch in Scotland we are working across platforms to support awareness of nuclear weapons Conference believes: convoys, their frequency, routes and risks, and in 1. faith groups, including Christians, have played a questioning the Scottish government’s preparedness in significant part in work towards nuclear disarmament dealing with any accident it might be involved in; over the past decades as part of the mobilisation of civil 6. Support from CND UK and the collegiate approach by society; both organisations has been helpful to our ability to 2. After the Church of England General Synod passed a make the best use of such opportunities and to motion in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of respond in a prompt and meaningful way as the Nuclear Weapons, there is an opportunity for further situation develops. engagement with the Christian community in the UK.

Conference resolves to: Conference resolves that: Ensure that CND Council remains fully informed of 1. CND will support Christian CND in the marking of its campaigning objectives in Scotland through hearing and 60th anniversary; amplifying Scottish campaigners’ voices within its messaging 2. CND office will continue to offer practical support and and continuing to develop appropriate strategies in expertise as needed by Christian CND in its efforts communicating the Scottish perspectives and objectives to during 2020. the wider membership. Proposed by Christian CND

This could be done in a variety of ways, including all or some of these: 1. Publishing articles by Scottish campaigners on the Scottish perspective on the CND website or in Campaign ; 2. Giving Holyrood parliamentarians a platform within CND public events; 3. Hosting special events or information-sharing meetings; or by other means to be agreed with Scottish CND and its council representatives. Proposed by Scottish CND

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The audited accounts for 2018 CND’s accounts for the year ending 3.9% salary increase for the year, with fallen. There are restricted funds, 31st December 2018 are available on salaries of £27,933 (basic), £34,147 mostly set aside for peace education the website and can also be requested (with London weighting), and £43,585 work, of £34K, a fall from £98K and by contacting the CND office. (General Secretary). Overall, staffing that leaves £396K in the accumulated costs were 55.2% of overall surplus, down from £401K in 2017. During 2018, operating income was expenditure before regional grants are This is the campaigning reserve for £590,643 and operating expenditure taken into account, an increase from 2019. At the end of 2018, total was £655,457, creating a deficit of 53.8% in 2017. reserves stood at £555K, a fall of £64,814. After taking into account £71K from 2017, despite the £75K of the fall of £6,941 in the value of our Reserves late legacies. ethical investments, there was an The general reserve is maintained at overall deficit of £71,755, compared £100K and the fixed asset reserve has Many thanks to CND staff, members to a surplus of £13,556 in 2017. In been decreased to £24,770 from of the Admin and finance Group and the absence of the recent £27,431 as the value of our assets has our many volunteers for their work. legacies, the overall deficit would have been ¡147K, which is unsustainable, and even with the legacies, isn't good. fåÅçãÉ OMONMR NT OMNU Subscriptions & regular giving £3£1342,98,03244 £329,234 Income in 2018 was lower than that Appeals £1£2172,78,988 39 £104,834 in 2017 (£590K v £650K), despite the Grants and donations £97,625 £24,060 increased legacy income. This was due Other fundraising activities £17,362 £16,934 to no NET grant income for CNDPE (to £29,906 Legacies £74,222 £111,840 lower the CNDPE restricted fund to £46,744 CND's management charges to NET £508 £753 aid fundraising) and a £23K fall in £1,188 appeal income. Subscription and Interest £2£,29,26166 £2,988 regular giving income held at its 2017 qçí~ä ¡T¡MSOQIVNIURV SS ¡590,643 level, which is quite positive; it makes up just over half of our income. bñéÉåÇáíìêÉ Campaigning activities: 2018 expenditure rose by a small – Direct campaigning costs £8£17,616,87 75 £68,462 amount compared to that in 2017 – Regions £7£17,940,30 50 £75,650 (£655K v £649K). The largest increase – Specialist sections £2£,015,20 00 £0 in expenditure was £10K for – External campaigns £1£,510,50 00 £1,500 membership & fundraising staffing – Peace education £2£21,815,54 56 £11,780 due to the timing of staff Membership and fundraising £45,994 £44,188 replacements in 2017. Otherwise £44,415 Policy and decision making £8,372 £5,898 there was very little difference in £8,099 Staff costs £4£0304,086,94 32 £361,644 expenditure in direct campaigning costs (press, parliamentary, Support costs £85£85£,18654 , £85,443 publications, profile raising, Taxation £5£834 63 £892 655,457 advertising, website, trade union qçí~ä= ¡SQVIPMS ¡ work, etc and their staffing costs), Investment gain/loss £2,1£9123,296 – £6,941 policy and decision making costs. lîÉê~ää=ëìêéäìëLäçëë Ó¡¡NNIQPRIRT RS Ó¡TNITRR Staff costs remained increased compared to those for 2017 at £363K `~ãé~áÖåáåÖ=êÉëÉêîÉ ¡QMNIMMM ¡PVSINMV v £349K, due to salary and pension qçí~ä=êÉëÉêîÉë ¡RRRIOQQ contribution increases. There was a ¡SOTIMMM

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CND’s strategic objectives

External Objectives: 2. Abolition of other threats and no nuclear or other expansion NK= Elimination of British of mass destruction or of NATO. nuclear weapons and global indiscriminate effect • formal Nuclear Weapon-free Zones abolition of nuclear • full international compliance with in Europe established. weapons agreed Chemical Weapons • Britain withdrawn from NATO and • Cancellation of Trident by the Convention (CWC). all foreign military bases on British British government and policy not • A strengthened Biological Weapons soil closed. to replace or enhance Trident nor Convention (BWC) agreed. develop, purchase or deploy other • Global abandonment of space 4. The closure of the nuclear nuclear weapons or allow the weapons and missile defence power industry deployment of any foreign nuclear programmes. An international • Prevention of new build nuclear weapons on British soil or in British agreement on the Prevention of an power stations and replacement of waters. Arms Race in Outer Space. nuclear by universally acceptable. • An all encompassing fissile Material • Implementation of a ban on the sustainable energy technologies cut-Off Treaty is agreed. manufacture, testing and use of • Establishment of safe policies on • Implementation of an arms Depleted Uranium weapons. nuclear waste storage and on re- conversion policy by the British use of contaminated land. government. 3. Nuclear-free, less • stopping the re-use, trade in and • Immediate negotiations leading militarised and more secure transport of plutonium and swiftly to the rapid, timetabled Europe depleted uranium. abolition of nuclear forces • Extension of the influence, • independent control and verification worldwide and the conclusion of a resources and funding of the of plutonium, uranium and global nuclear ban treaty. Organisation for Security and Co- depleted uranium stocks. • Prevention and cessation of wars in Operation on Europe (OSCE). which the nuclear weapons of • No military nuclearisation of the Internal Objectives: Britain or other countries might be European Union. Growth in active campaigning leading used and strengthening the UN role • Withdrawal of all US military bases to increased effectiveness of CND’s in peaceful conflict resolution. and nuclear weapons from Europe political influence. • facilitate campaigning by individuals. • further support for NVDA networks • CND’s media profile heightened. pí~íÉãÉåí=çÑ=^áãë • Strengthened local CND campaigns non-violently to rid the world of nuclear weapons and other groups/regions/nations structure. weapons of mass destruction and to create genuine security for future generations. • Build alliances with organisations `ka=~áãë=íçW and communities with shared or n Change government policies to bring about the elimination of British linked goals. nuclear weapons as a major contribution to global abolition; n Stimulate wide public debate on the need for alternatives both to the Increase in CND’s disposable income. nuclear cycle and to military attempts to resolve conflict; • More members/supporters. • More effective membership n Empower people to engage actively in the political process and to work for a nuclear-free and peaceful future; fundraising. • New income sources developed. Co-operate with other groups in the UK and internationally to ensure the n • More affiliated organisations. development of greater mutual security. October 2017

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Guide to CND rules on Conference 2019

1. The constitution of CND is laid down in the documents 8. The entitlement of votes (and delegates) per ‘Memorandum and Articles of Association’ (Memarts) organisation is: and ‘Regulations made under section 56 of the Articles •Christian CND, Labour CND, Ex-Services CND, of Association’ (Regs). These lay out the aims and the Y&SCND & Student CND, Nations & Regions 5 votes rules that we operate under and should be referred to each; for detailed advice. They can be found on the website: www.cnduk.org/about/cnds-structure. •CND Groups, 1 vote per 5 Company Members to a maximum of 5 votes, all of which can be held by one 2. Most of these rules can only be changed by ‘special’ delegate; resolutions to the AGM that are agreed by 3/4 or 2/3 majorities; depending on which section they are in. •Affiliates with more than 5,000 members, 3 delegates They are ‘special’ resolutions because there are specific with one vote each, with between 2,000 and 5,000 rules about how they are put. members, two delegates with one vote each, with less than 2,000 members, one delegate with one vote. 3. The constitution also gives permission for Council to be able to change some rules, sections 5, 6 & 7 of the (CND Areas that once made up a Region are entitled Regs; the last of these deals with conference and to five votes between them). standing orders (SO). Resolutions Membership 9. Ordinary (policy and organisational) resolutions and 4. Company Members are individuals and organisations strategic objectives, even if passed overwhelmingly, do that support the objects of CND, pay their not change the Memarts or Regs and are subservient to subscriptions, are admitted by Council, and agree to be them. liable for £1 if CND is wound up. A special meeting of Council will be convened the morning of Conference 10. Strategy resolutions provide the priorities for CND to ratify any outstanding Company Membership activities. There should be a strategy debate at every applications. Conference so that we are clear about our priorities and don’t overburden our resources. 5. Individuals and organisations who haven’t accepted or are unwilling to accept liability can be members of CND, There are a number of rules, see the Conference but have no voting rights at Conference or AGM. Standing Orders, about the number and length of strategic objectives and sub objectives and when Voting changes can be made. 6. Voting rights at Conference are the same as at the AGM, assuming Conference fees are paid. 11. Ordinary resolutions that refer to issues not included in the strategic objectives have a low priority but those 7. Individuals have only one vote each. Organisations that do refer to strategic objectives and sub objectives have up to five votes each and one or more delegates do affect how the objectives are carried out. can hold these votes. The maximum number of delegates is the same as the number of votes an 12. Although Conference takes the highest level of organisation is entitled to. An individual can vote as an decisions for CND, Council can take practical individual and as a delegate. considerations, especially financial ones, into consideration before implementation of any of its decisions.

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Standing orders

THE CONDUCT Of CONfERENCE deciding the outcome of a vote, but a count by tellers (Part 2 of Standing Orders of Conference and AGM) will be carried out if requested by the Chairperson or by 30 voting delegates. If the outcome of the vote is Order of business close, any voting delegate may call for a recount, the 12. No changes or additions to the order of business set out result of which will be final. in the final Agenda shall be allowed except by: a. The suspension of Standing Orders under SO 25. 21. Whenever the Chairperson speaks any person b. A proposal from the Steering Committee accepted by speaking shall immediately give way. Conference. c. Rules for discussion. 22. The following procedural resolutions may be put 13. The CAWG shall set time limits for speeches which shall be during debate. The proposer of a procedural motion set out in the final Agenda. These limits may be reduced shall be entitled to one minute to explain the reasons by the Steering Committee or by the Chairperson, if in for the procedural motion. A spokesperson for the their opinion the timetable demands it. Steering Committee may then speak for one minute, after which the motion will be put to the vote. 14. If, after a resolution has been proposed, there is no a. A motion that the resolution be taken in parts (to speech against, the Chairperson may, at his or her be specified). discretion, put the resolution straight to the vote. b. A motion to refer the resolution under debate. The motion must specify the body to which the 15. The proposer of a resolution shall have the right to reply resolution is being referred. to the debate immediately before the vote is taken, c. A motion to move next business. unless the procedure in SO 14 is being invoked. A d. A motion that the debate should continue. speaker exercising the right of reply shall not introduce e. A motion that the resolution should now be put. new matter. f. A challenge to the Chairperson’s ruling.

16. A resolution or amendment, once on the final Agenda, Motions a), b), c), d), and e) are carried by a simple may not be withdrawn except by leave of Conference. majority. Motion f) requires the support of two thirds present 17. Except as provided for in SO 15 no one shall speak and voting to be carried. more than once to any resolution or amendment. No procedural resolution other than the above may be 18. Speakers shall be selected by the Chairperson, from put. When the mover of a resolution has summed up those who indicate their wish to speak. In choosing no procedural motion may be raised until the vote has speakers the Chairperson shall attempt to provide a been taken, except in the case of motion f) and then balanced debate between different viewpoints, and in only when the challenge refers to the conduct of the particular shall attempt to call speakers alternately for vote. and against. The Chairperson shall also have regard to the number of times a person has already been called to Reports to Conference speak. 23. All reports may be followed by questions from the floor. All or part of a report may be referred back to 19. The Steering Committee will assist the Chairperson Council if the Conference so desires. Reports shall be (who will have the final say) in organising the voting on endorsed by simple majority. amendments to resolutions to avoid contradictory resolutions. It will aim to facilitate the moving of Elections procedural resolutions to avoid unnecessary time loss 24. Elections for officer positions shall be conducted by during debates. the system of single transferable vote, except where the position is uncontested, in which case the 20. Votes shall be taken by a show of voting cards. The endorsement of more than 50% of voting delegates Chairperson will, in the first instance, be responsible for shall be required. In the case of only two candidates

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for Chair and/or Treasurer only one vote will be cast. In b. Have not previously raised a point of order in that all cases, all candidates shall appear on the ballot debate. form(s) in alphabetical order for each officer position. c. Shall not speak for more than one minute. When 25. In elections for National Council, the names of all the mover of a resolution has summed up no point candidates shall appear on one ballot form in of order may be raised until the vote has been alphabetical order. Delegates shall receive a number of taken. ballot papers equal to their voting entitlement. On each ballot paper, delegates shall be entitled to vote for a Suspension of Standing Orders number of candidates equal to the number of places 28. Any of these Standing Orders may be suspended with available. Ballot papers with more than the required two thirds of those present and voting to do so. The number of votes shall be considered spoilt. proposer of such a suspension shall be entitled to one In both cases, the criteria for deciding whether or not a minute to explain the reasons for the suspension. A ballot paper is spoilt shall be clear intent. The final spokesperson for the Steering Committee may then arbiter of what constitutes clear intent shall be the speak for one minute, after which the motion will be tellers, who may consult with the Steering Committee. put to the vote.

26. Candidates accepting nomination as national, regional 29. Conference is the supreme decision making body of or specialist section representatives for National Council CND and it is expected that all resolutions passed be on the due date shall then withdraw their name from fully implemented. However, CND Council has the the ballot for directly-elected National Council. right to take into account practical considerations, members. particularly financial considerations, in considering such resolutions. Points of Order 27. Any person may raise a point of order concerning these Speech time limits Standing Orders, and shall be entitled to be heard Proposers of Resolutions: 5 minutes forthwith provided that they: Proposers of Amendments: 3 minutes a. State the Standing Order covering the matter they Speeches during debate: 3 minutes wish to raise. Proposer’s right of reply 4 minutes CND Council July 2007

Glossary AfSC American friends Service Committee AfG Administration and finance Group CAWG Conference Arrangements Working Group CNDPE CND Peace Education ICAN International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ICJ International Court of Justice INf Intermediate-Range Nuclear forces Treaty IPB International Peace Bureau NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NET Nuclear Education Trust NfLA Nuclear free Local Authorities NPT Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons PrepCom Preparatory Committee RevCon NPT Review Conference NVDA Non-violent direct action TPNW Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons TUC Trades Union Congress XR Extinction Rebellion

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