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Thousands of protesters have taken part in a rally in Glasgow, calling for Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons programme to be scrapped. The protest was organised by the Scrap Trident coalition, as the focus on the general election campaign trail in Scotland turned to nuclear weapons. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon addressed the rally in George Square. Patrick Harvie of the Scottish Greens and Labour election candidate Katy Clark also spoke. A police estimate suggested about 2,500…
The Ecologist 24th March 2015 The UK’s Trident nuclear missile system has the power of 1,500 Hiroshima bombs, writes Angie Zelter - and to use it would be a monstrous and probably suicidal crime against humanity. Should we spend £130 billion renewing it? Or on schools, hospitals, libraries, social care and cycleways? The inspiring ActionAWE campaign is waking people up to the choice we face. People can be so creative in their protests. Whether engaged…
New Internationalist blog By Symon Hill Work at Britain’s Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Berkshire was disrupted this morning as the police spent three hours struggling to remove Christian protesters who werechained across a gateway. Last week, cyclists rode from London to Berkshire, visiting communities affected by cuts on their way to AWE and calling on politicians to save £100bn ($148bn) by not renewing the Trident nuclear weapons system. Earlier this month, a…
Seven Christians have this morning disrupted production of Britain’s nuclear arsenal with a blockade of Burghfield Atomic Weapons Establishment. This followed an ecumenical vigil for peace held yesterday, Palm Sunday, at the nearby Aldermaston facility. Arriving at 6:30am, they chained their hands together and lay in the gateway preventing vehicles entering the base. Having travelled from across the country, they were also among those who processed and prayed around the perimeter of AWE Aldermaston yesterday…
Press release: Cyclists take anti-cuts message to Berkshire nuclear weapons factory On Twitter: ‘Wheel Stop Trident’, Interviews, pics, more videos, journey progress Wheel Stop Trident - 1st film
Posted on 7 January, 2015 Glasgow Demo George Square, Sat 4 April Assemble 10.30am, March 11am, Rally 12 noon. Speakers: Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland; Patrick Harvie MSP, Co-Convenor, Scottish Greens; Katy Clark MP (Labour); Cat Boyd, Radical Independence Campaign; Sasha Callaghan, Disability History Scotland; Nuala Watt, Human Beings on Benefits; Ann Henderson, Assistant Secretary, STUC; and singers Karine Polwart and Penny Stone. Big Blockade Faslane Naval Base, Monday 13 April, 7am. Blockade Training Workshops in…
Supporters of Reading Peace Group had an early start to the day, heading down to the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Burghfield to conduct a morning peace vigil to greet AWE staff as they turned up for work - our local contribution to the Marchmonth of action. We set up at the Burghfield Road entrance to The Mearings lane which leads to the main gate, by the checkpoint which has been set up by police to…
“Spending £100 billion on replacing Trident is a catastrophic folly. I’m sure I am one of many who support the those, like Action-AWE, who campaign actively and imaginatively against it”
– Ken Loach
WORLD IN CHAIINS
TRIDENT ON TRIAL
