Paul Johns (CND chair)
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Paul Johns was chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
(CND) between 1985 and 1987.
Johns has had a varied career. He worked for many years as a management consultant for a different companies, big and small. In the 1980s he was active in the peace movement
, becoming Chair of first Christian CND and then, for two years, of CND as a whole. He later became Managing Director of Traidcraft
; and followed this with five years part-time work for the FA Premier League, helping to improve communication between clubs and supporters. He is a co-founder of SANA
, a small joint Christian-Muslim development agency in Bosnia
where he has worked for several weeks a year for over 12 years. He also runs the charity Friends of St Hannah's which supports an orphanage
in Baghdad
, Iraq
.
Johns has in the past been a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4
's "Thought for the Day
". He writes and tell stories, one book of which, September 11 and beyond, has been published. He also writes plays for performance locally in West Bridgford
, Nottinghamshire
, where he has lived for most of the last 40 years.
Johns became director of the College of Preachers in September 2006. He is a Methodist local preacher. He has an MA
in History at Oxford University and Master of Theology (MTh) degree at the University od Wales.
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...
(CND) between 1985 and 1987.
Johns has had a varied career. He worked for many years as a management consultant for a different companies, big and small. In the 1980s he was active in the peace movement
Peace movement
A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war , minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation, often linked to the goal of achieving world peace...
, becoming Chair of first Christian CND and then, for two years, of CND as a whole. He later became Managing Director of Traidcraft
Traidcraft
Traidcraft is a UK-based fairtrade organisation, established in 1979. The organisation has two components: a public limited company called Traidcraft plc, which sells fairly traded products in the United Kingdom; and a development charity called Traidcraft Exchange that works with poor producers in...
; and followed this with five years part-time work for the FA Premier League, helping to improve communication between clubs and supporters. He is a co-founder of SANA
Sana
-Geography:* Sana'a, the capital of Yemen* Sana, Haute-Garonne, France, a commune in the Haute-Garonne département* Sana, Bhutan, a town in Bhutan* Sana, Greece, a village in the northern part of the prefecture of Chalkidiki...
, a small joint Christian-Muslim development agency in Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
where he has worked for several weeks a year for over 12 years. He also runs the charity Friends of St Hannah's which supports an orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.
Johns has in the past been a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's "Thought for the Day
Thought for the Day
Thought for the Day is a daily scripted slot on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 offering "reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news", broadcast at around 7.45 each Monday to Saturday morning...
". He writes and tell stories, one book of which, September 11 and beyond, has been published. He also writes plays for performance locally in West Bridgford
West Bridgford
West Bridgford is a town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately south of the city of Nottingham, delimited by the River Trent; this proximity means that it forms a continuous urban area with Nottingham, effectively makes West Bridgford a suburb of the city, and...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, where he has lived for most of the last 40 years.
Johns became director of the College of Preachers in September 2006. He is a Methodist local preacher. He has an MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in History at Oxford University and Master of Theology (MTh) degree at the University od Wales.