|
Keep Space for Peace Action-Faslane 365 Faslane is the UK’s nuclear submarine base, and central to the government’s plans to build a new generation of nuclear weapons. It currently hosts 4 submarines carrying 58 Trident missiles and up to 200 warheads – each 8 times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. Women from the Greenham Common peace camp started off the first three days of Faslane 365, a year long peaceful blockade of the naval base involving groups and organisations from Scotland, England, Wales and beyond. Since then different groups have been going along to show their protest and take action over a two day period. A particular session from December 12-13 (the anniversary of the US decision to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Treaty and deploy Missile Defence systems) has been set aside to focus on space issues as part of this year long protest – a Keep Space for Peace Block. You are invited and encouraged to take part - please gather from noon on December 12. Bring food to share, warm clothes, waterproofs, musical or other instruments... We will help organise workshops/discussions on:
Bring sleeping bags and tents and camp by the base or stay at a campsite, youth hostel or bed and breakfast nearby. Be ready to blockade the base on Tuesday and Wednesday. Come for one day or three – come to join in, take action or support . . . ACT NOW BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! The UK government is deciding now about developing a new generation of nuclear weapons costing billions of pounds. Work has already started at Aldermaston in violation of Britain’s international legal obligations. Concerted civil resistance can stop this dangerous development and bring nuclear disarmament closer.
More Information For more information about December 12 – 13 contact: Yorkshire CND For updates and general information on Faslane 365, or to download leaflets and a resource pack:
http://www.faslane365.org |
||||
|
|
||||
