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…
The construction gate at AWE Burghfield is blockaded this morning! Check out Put Down The Sword on Twitter for updates (@PutDownTheSword): https://twitter.com/PutDownTheSword?s=09
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…
‘Wheel Stop Trident’ ride leaves London this morning The cyclists say cut Trident, not public services Ten cyclists will set off from London this morning, heading for the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) based at Aldermaston and Burghfield in Berkshire. On their two-day trip, they will meet communities affected by government cuts and visit the offices of arms companies profiting from government subsidies. The cyclists will begin at 8.30am at the offices of arms giant Lockheed…
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…
A Group of cycling activists called ‘Wheel Stop Trident’ are pedaling from London to AWE Burghfield on Friday March 27th 2015 as part of Action AWE’s Act, Speak,Vote >Disarm month of action. “The UK government is planning to spend £100 billion on new nuclear weapons, at a time when so many vital public services are experiencing massive cuts. We think this is completely wrong – so we are cycling from London to Burghfield, near Reading, where the…
Radio interview with ‘Trident: A British War Crime’ singer Oratorio singer Paula Boulton, one of the performers inside the House of Commons Lobby on Wednesday 11th March, was interviewed on BBC Radio Northampton after sharing her text version of the action with her local contact. They thought it was an upbeat story of an unusual Flash mob for drive time - but of course Paula used it to say why they were protesting. …
7 Miles of Pinkness from Philip Booth on Vimeo. Ben Hedley, Philip Booth and Steve Hurrell were the three behind a NEW 5 minute film that covers the story of Stroud’s Jaine Rose who inspired thousands to first knit, then to unroll 7 miles of pink scarf on Nagasaki Day, 9th August 2014 between two nuclear bomb factories. On 13th March 2015 the film was one of three short films to be recognised in the…
“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
Nuclear weapons crime in the UK has been reported to Thames Valley Police.