CND and Committee of 100

Collection Metadata

Dublin Core

Title

CND and Committee of 100

Subject

Anti-nuclear activism

Description

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) was founded in the late 1950s by Bertrand Russell and J.B Priestly. While the initial group was formed by establishment intellectuals, the CND rapidly morphed into a cross-class movement. After Britain exploded its first megaton hydrogen bomb on Christmas Island in 1957, anti-nuclear groups gained hundreds and thousands of new members.

As a young teen, Stuart became involved in the anti-nuclear Committee of 100. A split from the ‘celebrity-and-politician dominated’ CND, the Committee of 100 mobilised against nuclear armament and militarism with direct action. This collection includes bits of ephemera and leaflets handed out on anti-nuclear demonstrations by the CND and C100. Also included in this collection is the original 'Spies for Peace' mimeograph which was handed out on the 1963 Aldermaston March.

Creator

Various

Publisher

Stuart Christie Memorial Archive (Mayday Rooms)

Date

1960-1970

Language

English
  • Collection: CND and Committee of 100
Spies for peace 1.jpg

Bill Davidson 1963
Pirate broadcast.jpg

Bill Davidson N/D [Est, mid-1960s]
RSG6 leaflet.jpg

Bill Davidson April, 1963
Scots Against War 1.jpg

Bill Davidson n/d (Est, 1963/64)
dear soldier 1.jpg

Bill Davidson n/d (Est, 1964/65)
anti-war 1.jpg

Bill Davidson n/d [Est, mid-1960s]
Committee of 100 1.jpg

Bill Davidson n/d [Est, 1966/67]
Freedom-1965-08-28

1965-08-28
Untitled Capture12091_.jpg

Various
Untitled Capture12092_.jpg

Various n/d, early 1960s
Untitled Capture12104_.jpg

Various n/d