SubtleBlade ⚔️#PatArrowsmith obituary -
#Peace activist whose campaigning started at the time of the first #Aldermaston marches and the founding of #CND
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/01/pat-arrowsmith-obituary #RIP
politicscuratorFinally saw this in person. I didn't know that Bobby Sands had written a letter to the iconic Pat Arrowsmith, who sadly passed away this week https://prruk.org/a-tribute-to-bobby-sands-and-pat-arrowsmith-previously-unpublished-letter/
News Peak PressProminent peace activist Pat Arrowsmith, co-founder of CND, has passed away at 93. Her unwavering commitment to nuclear disarmament and fearless activism inspired generations. Let's honor her legacy by continuing the fight for a more peaceful future. Rest in power, Pat Arrowsmith. 🕊️💔 #PeaceMovement #Activism
nofrills♥️🖤🤍💚'As well as co-founding CND, Arrowsmith was also part of the Direct Action Committee against Nuclear War, a precursor to CND, as well as of the Committee of 100 – the civil disobedience mvmnt led by Bertrand Russell in the early 1960s.
Writing on Twitter, Lindsey German, the convenor of StWC, said: “Sorry to hear of death of peace campaigner #PatArrowsmith this week. I interviewed her for my book on women and war. She was an inspiration to younger generations and one of a kind.”' (Ibid.)
Very sad to read about the death of Pat Arrowsmith; an extraordinary figure in the international peace movement. She was involved in the movement to withdraw British troops from Northern Ireland, and was arrested over a dozen times for her activism fighting for peace: https://cnduk.org/cnd-mourns-the-loss-of-pat-arrowsmith/
#peace #PatArrowsmith #activism #cnd #protest #NorthernIreland
CND mourns the loss of Pat Arrowsmith -
It is with great sadness that CND announces the death of Pat Arrowsmith, one of the peace movement’s pre-eminent figures over many decades. Our thoughts are with Pat’s family as we join them in mourning the loss of an extraordinary woman. Pat died peacefully this week in North London, at the age of 93. Pat … Continued