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…
Film of the Bristol to Faslane trip and the Action Camp at Coulport June 2022
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…
Brief Overview of the FABB camp from 6th to 18th June 2022
The report on the FABB camp has many pictures embedded within in it so you will need to click on this link FABB Camp June 2022
State of Normality – a poem by David Mackenzie sent to the FABB camp 16 June 2022
Outside the nuke base All is quiet, the grass is growing Silent on the roundabout And the little waves on the nearby loch Flicker back the noonday sun – no Bodies blocking the gate – no Awkward banners pointing accusation…
Why anti-nuclear campaigning is vital NOW! A talk given by Angie Zelter in Todmorden and Carlisle on the journey to the FABB Camp.
The Ukraine war has shown us that nuclear weapons do not prevent war. Possession of these weapons can gives the aggressor a relative impunity from direct interference by another nuclear-armed state, since the other state can see the risk of…
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.…
Peace Woman enters Nuclear Base via Canoe
On 14th June, the 5th day of the FABB camp, Ginnie Herbert entered the naval base at Coulport. She was accompanied by 3 other peace and environmental activists in their single canoes with banners flying. 2 independent press photographers witnessed…