Monday 27 April a group of campaigners occupied the ruins of a Second World War church in Plymouth to protest the continued spending on the Trident submarine system which is refitted here in Devonport dockyard in Plymouth. The campaigners occupied the…
The Scrap Trident blockade of the UK’s nuclear weapons base at Faslane in Scotland was a huge success with the gates blocked from 7 am until 1.30 pm and many workers, who had been queued up in buses in nearby Helensburgh, sent home after refusing…
On Saturday 4 April about four thousand people gathered for what Nicola Sturgeon called “the biggest anti-Trident demo in George Square ever.” “Trident Ploughshares was one of the organising groups. Next stop is the Big Blockade of Faslane Naval Base…
TP activists Erica, Anne, Morag and Zelda held the South Mearings with the Welsh group for 8 hours at the ?#?BurghfieldLockdown? last Monday. What is it like to blockade in a Non Violent Direct Action. Maybe some of you don’t know and…
A Trident Ploughshares activist was arrested and charged with vandalism at Faslane naval base today while two others were detained after pinning a set of “Peace Pirate Articles”, to the fence. [1] The three have all been released from custody.…
Five protesters Trident Ploughshares activists were arrested today after painting “Scrap Tident Ban Nukes” on the Faslane fence. The five had just enough time to finish painting the last letters of the anti-nuclear message before MOD police arrived and arrested…