Category: News & Events

TP joins Lakenheath Alliance for Peace

TP has joined the newly formed Lakenheath Alliance for Peace (LAP). LAP is a coalition of groups that is dedicated to preventing the return of US Nuclear weapons to USAF Lakenheath. It is committed to nonviolent direct action for a…

TP shows solidarity with Julian Assange

Peter Wickenden wrote, ‘London-based affinity group within Trident Ploughshares, help complete the human chain of thousands of protesters surrounding the Houses of Parliament to demand the release of Julian Assange who is held in Belmarsh prison awaiting a final decision…

Peace Cranes Cairn of Remembrance in Edinburgh

On 6th of August 2022 nuclear disarmament action groups Gareloch Horticulturalists Affinity Group and Trident Ploughshares built a huge cairn made of 140,000 origami cranes outside Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh, HQ of the UK government in Scotland. Origami cranes…

Letter to Base Commanders handed in on 16th June 2022

 At 10 am on 16th June (7th day of the FABB camp) Sal Bennett along with peace protesters from the Trident Ploughshares and XR Peace groups delivered a letter to the base commander at Coulport. They then went back to…

Another peace woman arrested at Coulport today

On 15th June, the 6th day of the FABB camp, the morning vigil took place as usual at 7am at the main gate at Coulport. At 10 am the Glasgow Catholic Workers arrived for their monthly vigil against nuclear weapons.…