What is Bruce Kent?
[[File:StopTrident - Bruce Kent (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Bruce Kent''' (22 June 1929 – 8 June 2022) was a [[British]] political activist and former [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] priest. He was known for his role and activism with [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]] (CND). He was the organisation's [[Secretary General|general secretary]] from 1980 to 1985 and its chair from 1987 to 1990.<ref>[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/Veteran-antinuclear-campaigner-gives-city.5417488.jp Veteran anti-nuclear campaigner gives city peace talk] ''[[Yorkshire Post]]'', 1 July 2009</ref> In 1960 he joined the [[Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kent|first=Bruce|title=BRUCE KENT – Biographical information|url=http://bruce-kent.com/biography.htm#clarification|accessdate=20 April 2021}}</ref> In 1992, Kent was a candidate for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in the [[constituency]] of [[Oxford West and Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Oxford West and Abingdon]], where he came third. Kent died on 8 June 2022 at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/09/bruce-kent-tributes-paid-as-peace-campaigner-dies-aged-92|title=Bruce Kent: tributes paid as peace campaigner dies aged 92|last=Badshah|first=Nadeem|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=9 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609175829/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/09/bruce-kent-tributes-paid-as-peace-campaigner-dies-aged-92|archive-date=9 June 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/15559/peace-campaigner-bruce-kent-has-died|title=Peace campaigner Bruce Kent has died|publisher=[[The Tablet]]|date=9 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609181530/https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/15559/peace-campaigner-bruce-kent-has-died|archive-date=9 June 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kent, Bruce}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Categor