Meg Beresford
Encyclopedia
Meg Beresford was a British
campaigner against nuclear weapons and General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
from 1985-1990.
An activist involved with the European Nuclear Disarmament
(END) movement, she came to prominence as END's organising secretary.
In 1985 Beresford was appointed General Secretary for Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
, Europe's largest single-issue peace campaign. Her term concluded in 1990, and she subsequently worked as a gardener for the Iona Community
on the Isle of Iona
.
United Kingdom
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campaigner against nuclear weapons and General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is an anti-nuclear 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...
from 1985-1990.
An activist involved with the European Nuclear Disarmament
European Nuclear Disarmament
European Nuclear Disarmament was a Europe-wide movement for a "nuclear-free Europe from Poland to Portugal” that put on annual European Nuclear Disarmament conventions from 1982 to 1991.- Origins :...
(END) movement, she came to prominence as END's organising secretary.
In 1985 Beresford was appointed General Secretary for Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is an anti-nuclear 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...
, Europe's largest single-issue peace campaign. Her term concluded in 1990, and she subsequently worked as a gardener for the Iona Community
Iona Community
The Iona Community, founded in 1938 by the Rev George MacLeod, is an ecumenical Christian community of men and women from different walks of life and different traditions in the Christian church....
on the Isle of Iona
Iona
Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland. It was a centre of Irish monasticism for four centuries and is today renowned for its tranquility and natural beauty. It is a popular tourist destination and a place for retreats...
.
External links
- http://books.google.com/books?id=4NTteASCe1AC&pg=PA196&lpg=PA196&dq=Meg+Beresford+cnd&source=bl&ots=YsxST1U89L&sig=c4WaOg5aeVUnNGG228Ajnk2zbcU&hl=en&ei=ZVSqS6bDIoWdlger9vicCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CCEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Meg%20Beresford%20cnd&f=falseHolidays in Hell: In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, "What's Funny About This"], P. J. O'Rourke, Grove Press, 2000, ISBN 9780802137012