The Burghfield Lockdown Bust Card Pdf has been designed for printing 4 seperate Bust Cards on one sheet of A4 paper which is printed on both sides. It folds down into a small but easily recognisable/findable document. If you don’t have a printer, and can’t collect a Bust Card from a Convergence Centre please make a note of the phone numbers, write them down and make sure you have them with you at the blockade.…
Under Surveillance? If ActionAWE shows any signs of success, then it is likely that individuals involved, affinity groups taking action and regular supporters, will be put under some kind of police surveillance, with the aim of gathering intelligence on protesters. In the past, other groups active at Aldermaston and Burghfield, including Block the Builders, Trident Ploughshares and Aldermaston Women’s Peace Camp, have been under police surveillance, as have activists at Faslane and Devonport (see furtherRead…
What is a bust card? Bust cards are often used to contain basic advice on what to do if arrested. They can also be useful to get other key messages across – such as what to do if you are stopped and searched, or your rights in relation to police photography. It is up to you how you want to use your bust card, and what information you want to put on it. The generalRead…
What is a bust card? Bust cards are often used to contain basic advice on what to do if arrested. They can also be useful to get other key messages across – such as what to do if you are stopped and searched, or your rights in relation to police photography. It is up to you how you want to use your bust card, and what information you want to put on it. The general…
A Guide to Possible Offences Knowledge is power: Take responsibility for your own actions, read the legal briefing. If you need legal advice, ring a lawyer. More detailed information is available at Activists legal Project Offences Briefing and Green & Black Cross Guide to Possible Offences Options open to people following arrest. Flowchart and Text Version here! Possible Arrest Situations STOP AND SEARCH You may be searched on your way to an action. SearchesRead…
AWE Action A guide to possible offences Knowledge is power: Take responsibility for your own actions, read the legal briefing. If you need legal advice, ring a lawyer. More detailed information is available at http://www.activistslegalproject.org.uk/Offences5.pdf and http://greenandblackcross.org/node/13 STOP AND SEARCH You may be searched on your way to an action. Searches are often used to gather information about protesters. You do not have to give your name and address (or any other information), unless…
AWE Aldermaston and Burghfield are policed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Police.The MoD police are armed. They have the same powers as civilian police, including powers of arrest, both within AWE and in the surrounding areas. There are also private security guards, who do not have powers of arrest. The MoD police do not have their own detention facilities. After arrest you will be handed over to Thames Valley Police. Thames Valley Police Stations InRead…
STAGE 1: during the action Legal observers observe and record • names given by people arrested, (full name is best, first names are better than nothing) If you are in an affinity group, you will know the names of people in your group, which makes it much easier to trace who has been arrested. • time and place of arrest • number of the arresting officer • reason for arrest • if arrestee is injuredRead…
STAGE 1: during the action Legal observers observe and record • names given by people arrested, (full name is best, first names are better than nothing) If you are in an affinity group, you will know the names of people in your group, which makes it much easier to trace who has been arrested. • time and place of arrest • number of the arresting officer • reason for arrest • if arrestee is injured…
“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.