Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp
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Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was a peace camp established to protest at nuclear weapon being sited at RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire, England. The camp began in September 1981 after a Welsh group called "Women for Life on Earth" arrived at Greenham to protest against the decision of the Government to allow cruise missiles to be based there.
On April 1 1983, tens of thousands of protestors formed a 14 mile human chain from Greenham to the Aldermaston nuclear power station and the ordnance factory at Burghfield.[1]
On April 4 1984, the women were evicted from the Common by Newbury District Council. However by nightfall the women all returned to reform the camp.[2]
The last missiles left the camp in 1991 but the camp remained in place until 2000 after protestors won the right to house a memorial on the site.[3]
[edit] See also
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Faslane Peace Camp, a peace camp in Scotland
[edit] References
- ^ 1983: Human chain links nuclear sites. British Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ 1984: Greenham Common women evicted. British Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ 19-year Greenham Common campaign to end. Guardian News and Media Limited (05-09-2000).
