When the Government called a vote on replacing the four British Trident submarines in July last year Trident Ploughshares activists visited the Central Lobby and sang throughout the debate – over six hours!! Although no filming or photography was allowed…
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Support “Put Down the Sword” trial 23-25-26 Jan 2017 Reading Mags
Back in June five members of Put Down the Sword were arrested “willful obstruction of the highway” while blockading one of the entrances to AWE Burghfield, where the UK’s nuclear weapons are assembled. Two other affinity groups (from the Catholic…
New Film of Burghfield Month of Action
A 20 minute film of some of the actions and protests during the Month of Action at Burghfield in June 2016 is now available to see here
Convicted but not Fined for Obstructing Trident Factory.
Anti-Nuke Activist Convicted for Obstructing Traffic A woman who blocked a key entrance to AWE Burghfield for more than two hours, in protest at the UK’s nuclear weapons system, has today been found guilty of obstructing the highway. Helen Swanston, 42,…
Court says nuclear convoys legal – painting roads not!
Anti-Nuke Activist Convicted for Road-Painting A woman who painted the words ‘Stop the Deadly Convoys’ on a road near AWE Burghfield, has today been found guilty of unauthorised road-painting, and going equipped for criminal damage. Mary Millington, 68, a retired…
Welcome to Trident Ploughshares!
Trident Ploughshares is a campaign to disarm the UK Trident nuclear weapons system in a nonviolent, open, peaceful and fully accountable manner. Trident Ploughshares was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ in 2001
“For outstanding vision and work on behalf of our planet and its people”