05/05/2026
📣We have written to the leaders of all of the local political parties in Merton, asking them to sign our PEACE PLEDGE, ahead of this week's local elections.
📝We'll keep you posted about who responds! See the full text from the pledge below.
"If successfully elected as a local councillors at this May’s Local Elections, I pledge:
🕊️To commit to an immediate audit of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to divest all funds from arms manufacturers and, in particular, all F-35 supply chain partners.
🍉To uphold the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, challenge Israel on its genocide and apartheid, and ensure that my council does not help to normalise Israel’s violations of international law.
☮️To support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which forbids all activities related to nuclear weapons: testing, building, funding, and threatening to use them."
[Our pledge combines elements from statements released by CAAT, PSC, and London CND]