NFPB explore peace witness in Lincoln
The Northern Friends Peace Board met in Lincoln in September
The Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) met in Lincoln recently, where members explored the nature of their peace witness and reported both positive and negative experiences.
According to Philip Austin, co-ordinator of the NFPB, members heard that in Conwy serious consideration is being given to promoting peace education and appointing a local authority ‘Peace Champion’, following witness at the Armed Forces Day national events in nearby Llandudno.
Friends also heard that in Blackpool Veterans for Peace protestors were threatened with arrest. A number of Friends also took part in the ‘Nae Nukes, Anywhere’ international rally and march at Faslane on 22 September.
The NFPB appointed a small group to take forward work on nuclear disarmament, focusing on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
