Two members of Trident Ploughshares (Angie Zelter and Julia Mercer) took part in a fast at AWE Burghfield from Hiroshima to Nagasaki day as part of the Action AWE campaign. They were able to camp right outside the main gate…
Resistance music at Burghfield Disarmament Camp, August 2013
The camp runs from 26th August -7th September outside AWE Burghfield. There will be three music workshops at the camp, on the 29th,30th and 31st August on the theme of protest and music. As well as learning existing music, we will look…
Trident Ploughshares condemns the LibDem’s Alternatives to Trident Review
Trident Ploughshares Press Release 16 July 2013 The Trident Ploughshares campaign has condemned the Liberal Democrats Alternatives to Trident Review for missing the only logical option : full scale disarmament. Trident Ploughshares spokesperson Jane Tallents said: “If cost is the…
Trident Ploughshares affinity groups blockade AWE Burghfield
10 supporters of Action AWE locked on with thumb locks, pipes and a wheel chair blocking the road to the main entrance of Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield for almost 3 hours from 7 am Monday 8th July. AWE Burghfield is…
TP Letter to Alex Salmond: Keep Scotland out of NATO; Reduce Military Spending
Alex Salmond First Minister of Scotland 12 April 2013 Dear Alex, I wanted to thank you for your letter in support of the Scrap Trident weekend of protest and action and for your support for the historic resolution of the…
Verdict in Marabá, 4th April 2013.
Arriving in the morning at the court I was finally able to get a decent photo. The judge with his white sash sitting just under the picture, the prosecutor (speaking) and you can just make out the blue uniforms of the 3…
Day 3 -The Trial, Marabá, Pará, Brazil
3rd April 2013. People had gathered outside the court well before we arrived at 8.30. Two very large canopies had been put up by MST to shade the people with lots of white plastic chairs. The fence surrounding the court…
Day 2, University of Parà, Marabà
The RLA delegation gathered at the University of Parà for a press conference. Around 70 people attended. Leaders of MST and CPT outlined the situation in Parà, the threats and killings that had taken place, and highlighted the case of…
Brazil delegation: Day 1
1st April 2013 – Marabá I am here in Marabá, Pará, Brazil, on behalf of Trident Ploughshares as part of a 3 person Right Livelihood Award (RLA) delegation. We are here to express our solidarity with two other RLA laureates –…