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Thousands of anti-war and anti-nuclear campaigners are gathered outside
the US embassy to greet President Obama and the G20 leaders and to
convey the message that the overwhelming majority of the British people
call for a withdrawal of all troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, for the
abolition of all nuclear weapons, for justice for the Palestinians and
an end to the arms trade with Israel.
CND also warmly welcomed the statement released by Presidents Obama and
Medvedev, with Kate Hudson, Chair of the Campaign for Nuclear
Disarmament saying “This is a very significant day for nuclear
disarmament. The announcement by the US and Russian presidents on
restarting warhead reduction talks is something we have waited for for
over a decade. Obama is totally correct when he links the need for
disarmament by major nuclear states with efforts to counter the spread
of these appalling weapons to further countries. This is a lesson
Gordon Brown should take on and scrap the £76bn replacement of Trident,
spending the money on supporting peoples jobs, homes and public
services.”
She continued, “There is an urgent need to see concrete results from
the US/Russia talks, which we hope will replace the pious rhetoric that
has afflicted arms reduction negotiations for years. This is a very
good start which must pave the way for the global abolition of all
nuclear weapons through a process that brings in the UK and other
nuclear powers.”
CND, together with the Stop the War Coalition, Palestine Solidarity
Campaign and the British Muslim Initiative have just handed in a letter
to President Obama at the US Embassy reflecting the demands highlighted
above.
Campaigners will shortly march to Trafalgar Square for an 'alternative
summit' rally including MPs, campaigners, trade unionists and
celebrities. Speakers will include Tony Benn, Bianca Jagger, Vivienne
Westwood, Arthur Scargill, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir
Mohamad, Jeremy Corbyn MP and Daud Abdullah of the Muslim Council of
Britain, together with musical performances.
CND and Stop the War will also hold a demonstration on the Western Gateway approach to the Excel Centre tomorrow from 11am.
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