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The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It opposes military action that may result in the use of Nuclear weapon, nuclear, Chemical warfare, chemical or Biological warfare, biological weapons and the building of nuclear power stations in the UK. CND began in November 1957 when a committee was formed, including Canon John Collins as chairman, Bertrand Russell as president and Peggy Duff as organising secretary. The committee organised CND's first public meeting at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, on 17 February 1958. Since then, CND has periodically been at the forefront of the peace movement in the UK. It claims to be Europe's largest Single-issue politics, single-issue peace campaign. Between 1958 and 1965 it organised the Aldermaston Marches, Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Holtom
Gerald Herbert Holtom (20 January 1914 – 18 September 1985Westcott, Kathryn (20 March 2008"World's best-known protest symbol turns 50"'' BBC.co.uk (News)'' (Retrieved: 21 February 2010)) was a British artist and designer. In 1958, he designed the Nuclear Disarmament (ND) logo, which was adopted the same year by the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and later became an international peace symbol. ND symbol Educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Holtom was a graduate of the Royal College of Art. He had been a conscientious objector during World War II. In 1958, he was working for the Ministry of Education.Christopher Driver, ''The Disarmers: A Study in Protest'', London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964 On 21 February 1958 he designed the nuclear disarmament logo for the first Aldermaston March, organised by the Direct Action Committee against Nuclear War (DAC) in Easter 1958 (4–7 April). There are differing accounts of how the design was conceived. According to CND ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
