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Screening - Stoke Film Theatre, Wednesday 22nd June 2011, 6:45pm

Countdown to Zero is directed by Lucy Walker and produced by the Academy Award winning producers of An Inconvenient Truth.

The film is a fascinating and frightening exploration of the dangers of nuclear weapons, exposing a variety of present day threats and featuring insights from a host of international experts and world leaders who advocate the total elimination of nuclear weapons.

Countdown to Zero is a chilling wake-up call about the urgency of the nuclear threat. It tells the striking story of uncertainty, exposing the real possibility of nuclear disaster and revealing the truth behind an issue on which human survival itself hangs.

Visit: Countdown to Zero - Official Site | Stoke Film Theatre

• Members have demonstrated against trident nuclear submarines, and have been to the Scottish base and the long established Peace Camp. Peace camps, whether permanent or weekends, mixed or women only, are an important part of the movement - as are Trident Ploughshares activists who aim to disarm the submarines, which we consider illegal under international law. One is a local member.
  
  
• We are in contact with those who track nuclear waste convoys and trains, which pass through, or close to, this area. We leafleted Crewe and Stafford Stations as part of the successful National bay of Action Against Nuclear Trains. Petition
  
  
• We get regular press coverage locally, and take our stall to carnivals and other events. Most of our members are too busy to be active, but some can offer occasional help and donations, or will write letters as suggested in our quarterly newsletter. We attend national conferences and CND Council meetings, and our national chairperson has twice spoken at our AGMs. Over the Years, we have been involved in many local, national and international campaigns.
  
  
• We used to collect for Chernobyl Children's project which now has two local hosting groups (one of which we were able to advise on contacts and information before it started). The disaster's 10th anniversary was marked by a visit from CCP's coordinator, a library exhibition and a vigil. Commemorations for Hiroshima and Nagasaki's 50th anniversary at Keele.
  
  
• As a national organisation and as part of the international peace movement, CND is now consulted by the press, and, as a recognised NGO (Non Governmental Organisation), is asked to make submissions to government committees, and to attend meetings at the UN and elsewhere, where it has been able to help other nations with information and support for dialogue with the nuclear powers.