Religious and Faith groups info for 27th June at AWE Burghfield

On Monday 27^th June faith groups from across the UK will gather at Burghfield Atomic Weapons Establishment near Reading for a day of prayer, witness and non-violent direct action.

This inter-faith day is part of a month of daily direct action against Trident renewal called by Trident Ploughshares. Groups participating include London Catholic Worker, Pax Christi, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Wake Up, Quakers, Christian Peacemaker Teams, The Catholic Worker Farm, Anglican Pacifist Fellowship and Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. We invite groups and individuals of all faiths to join us in praying for peace and declaring “No Faith in Trident!”

Please contact us directly for more information or to get involved.

Programme:

9am        Peace Walk around the AWE site

10am      Prayers with Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

11am      Quaker Meeting for Worship

12am      Lunch (bring and share)

1pm        Prayers with Pax Christi

2pm        Worship with Anglican Pacifist Fellowship

3pm        Litany of Resistance with Christian Peacemaker Teams

4pm        Workshops: Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village (Wake Up)

                                   Making peace cranes (London Catholic Worker)

Getting there:

The event will take place at the junction of Reading Road/Burghfield Road and the north end of The Mearings RG30. Follow this link for maps and pictures: https://tridentploughshares.org/maps-pics-of-awe-burghfield/

There are buses (Lime 2/2A) from Reading to “The Mearings” (ca. 25 minutes)

Updates will be posted on our website and facebook event:

Contacts:

E-mail: londoncatholicworker@yahoo.co.uk

Phone: 02083488212