On November 4th Scottish CND will host the Festival For Survival. Taking place across two fantastic venues, Adelaides and the Renfield Centre in Glasgow, this event will bring together and incredible line up of campaigners, civic voices, think tanks, academics, cultural figures and international guests.
In a range of workshops, plenaries and cultural exhibits we will bring hundreds of people together to discuss and debate how we can make another world possible, with a focus on the twin threats to our planet: nuclear calamity and catastrophic climate change.
These issues fuse together to threaten the very habitat we rely on.
Today’s nuclear bombs are many times more destructive than those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. All of the nuclear states including India and China are developing new weapons while the non-nuclear powers create new pressure towards disarmament through the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
At the same time, we need a full scale mobilisation of resources to tackle climate change and environmental destruction.
The movement for nuclear disarmament and action on climate is needed now more than ever. In Scotland, we have a special responsibility to rise to that challenge. Removal of nuclear warheads from Faslane and Coulport would dismantle the British nuclear weapons system and prove that nuclear states can be disarmed. Meanwhile, Scotland can play a leading role in taking action to avert climate breakdown.
Let's discuss how we can build a movement for nuclear disarmament and climate justice. Explore the speakers, sessions and plans for the day below, and make sure you are part of what promises to be an inspiring and landmark event.
TICKETS
TICKETS
Speaking at the festival
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Aamer Anwar
Human Rights Lawyer
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Jean Urquhart
Former MSP and veteran peace campaigner
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Isobel Lindsay
Scottish CND
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William Nolan
Archbishop of Glasgow
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Chris Stephens
SNP MP
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Katy Clark
Labour MSP
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Bill Ramsay
SNP Trade Union Group
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Cat Boyd
Herald columnist and PCS National Officer for Scotland and Northern Ireland (personal capacity)
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Coll McCail
Progressive International, Editor of Skotia and climate campaigner
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Dr Olamide Samuel
Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy
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David Hayman
Actor
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Linda Pentz Gunter
Editor, Beyond Nuclear International
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Dr Catherine Eschle
Senior lecturer in the School of Government and Public Policy and Editor of Feminism and Protest Camps: Entanglements, Critiques and Re-Imaginings
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Layla-Roxanne Hill
Author of Black Oot Here: Black Lives in Scotland
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Angela McCormick
Glasgow based anti-war campaigner and EIS FELA Executive Committee member
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Bill Kidd MSP
SNP MSP and Convenor of the Cross Party Group on Nuclear Disarmament
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Venessa Hanson
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
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Vladimir Unkovski-Korica
Senior lecturer in Central & East European Studies
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Peter Burt
Author and founder of Drone Wars
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Dr Claire Duncanson
Senior lecturer in International Relations
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Almut Rochowanski
Expert in civic activism in Ukraine and on women’s and girls’ rights.
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Roger Sturrock
Moderator of Glasgow Presbytery
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Laura Young
Climate activist, environmental scientist and Scottish influencer of the year
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Arthur West
Scottish CND Trade Union Network
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Alex Gordon
President of the Rail, Maratime and Transport (RMT) union
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Ross Greer
Green MSP
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Lynn Jamieson
Chair, Scottish CND
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Mike Danson
Economist with expertise on energy and transition
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Common Weal
Scottish think-tank and advocacy group
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Nyuklia Eureka
African Youth for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
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Scientists for Global Responsibility
Promoting ethical science, design and technology, based on the principles of openness, accountability, peace, social justice, and environmental sustainability.
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The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
A coalition of non-governmental organizations in one hundred countries promoting adherence to and implementation of the United Nations nuclear weapon ban treaty.
More participants to be announced
The programme
WORKSHOPS
Global Scotland: How we can act for peace and climate justice
Myth busting: Why nukes don’t make us safer and escalate environmental harm
Reclaiming Our Clyde: Building movements for change
Women, war and climate change: A feminist response
Working for a green peace: Engaging with the trade union movement
Getting our message out: A creative workshop on campaign communications
All of us first: Building our Common Home
Fighting for the future: Youth for the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The environmental bootprint: The military cost to our environment
PLENARIES
One Planet – Twin Threats: Surviving the 21st Century
International Panel: Solidarity and hope in an era of crisis
The Clyde Declaration: Scottish CND Marches Forward
FILM
A cinema room will show films throughout the day, on nuclear disarmament, climate change and global justice
EXHIBITS
An exhibition space will host over 15 stalls from across the movement