Across Scotland this coming weekend people will be celebrating the award on Sunday in Oslo of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN for their work towards the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)1 which was adopted by the UN in July this year. Here is a list of the events we know about. If you are are organising one that is not on this list please let us know by emailing scraptrident@gmail.com. We aim to post photos from all the events on the Scrap Trident Facebook Page. These events are open to all.
PEACE IS THE PRIZE Parties and Events
Friday 8th December
Irvine 12.30 Ayrshire CND Gathering Bridgegate House
Edinburgh 5.30 p.m. UN House Party UN House, Hunter Square EH1 1QW
Saturday 9th December
Cromarty Cromarty Peace Group Celebratory stall outside Cromarty Community Market, 11.30-12.30
Edinburgh 12 – 1.30 Edinburgh CND Celebration East End of Princes Street
Faslane Peace Camp 1 p.m. Gather at Peace camp and then go down to the South gate of the base for a vigil then back to Camp to gather round the fire
Skye 1.30 YES Skye and Lochalsh Gathering Bridge at Sligachan Hotel IV47 8SW
Edinburgh 2-4 p.m. Peace and Justice Centre Celebration and Origami Crane Workshop https://www.facebook.com/events/127409498040156/
Edinburgh 7 till late Edinburgh Yes Hub Party 31 Lasswade Rd, Edinburgh EH16 6TD
Sunday 10th December
Biggar Gathering 12 The Crown 109-111 High St, ML12 6DL
Dunblane 12 -12.30 Dunblane Quakers Gathering Opposite The Golden Postbox in the High Street
Monday 11th December
Edinburgh 6.30 Women’s International Leaque for Peace and Freedom Party Serenity Cafe Jackson’s Entry EH8 8PJ
Events already held in Glasgow and Evanton (Highland CND). On 16th December Edinburgh SNP will have a special celebration as part of their festive gathering.