Barbara Davies

(Not to be confused with Barbara Davies, mother of television writer Russell T Davies.)

Barbara Davies (, 30 December 1955 – 1 March 2002), was an English teacher and peace campaigner. She was the national organiser of the Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CCND) for a decade.

Life Davies was born Barbara Eggleston in London in 1955.

After graduating, she taught humanities at a comprehensive school in London for three years, before giving up her job to become a full-time anti-nuclear weapons activist.

Davies became the first paid worker of Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CCND) and was its national organiser between 1982 and 1992.

Legacy Oxford's Quaker House hosts the annual multi-faith "Building Bridges for Peace" event, which is organised by the CCND in Davies' memory. Vigils and memorial lectures are also held in her honour by pacifist groups on the anniversary of her death.

Davies' correspondence in relation the CCND is held in the collect of the LSE. The Thames TV/Channel 4 series A People’s War featured transcripts of pacifist activists, including Davies.