The London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay has been disrupted for the first time on its 70-day tour of the UK following a dissident Republican protest in Northern Ireland. Although the regime in Northern Ireland points out the protest wasn’t directly against the torch itself, and while the Londonderry protests are perfectly understandable and legitimate in...
Disarming Grandmothers is a web series, looking at the lives of veteran peace campaigners Helen John and Sylvia Boyes. From their relationship with the authorities, the press and their families to their current actions and trial for terrorism, this series will provide a unique insight into the peace movement through two extraordinary women. New...
The UK approach to unmanned aerial vehicles “Current debate on unmanned aircraft related moral, legal and ethical issues is mostly centred on the use of weaponised systems, but there are other, wider issues that will affect future development and employment of unmanned aircraft. Inevitably, some unmanned aircraft activities will face legal challenge, or create...
Rehearsals well underway…
‘RAF’ Croughton US communication base Keep Space for Peace! Saturday 2nd October 2010 12.00 – 3.00pm Speakers: Peter Burt – Nuclear Information Service. Rev. David Platt – Clergy Against the Bomb. Mark Levene – Crisis Forum. . . This major U.S. communication base supports many US bases in Europe and world wide war operations....
The jury in the trial of 7 people involved in disarming a weapons factory in Brighton (which made weapons components for the Israeli military) at the time of the attacks on Gazans in January 2009, have this afternoon brought in unanimous Not Guilty verdicts on 5 of the defendants. The jury have still to...
Press Release For Immediate Release 22 Days of Waging Peace: Targeting Brimar, Targeting Bloodshed, Remembering Gaza The Target Brimar (1) campaign will be organising a 22 day rolling demonstration beginning on Sunday 27th December. Affinity groups from around the North of England will be protesting against the Manchester based weapons components manufacturer Brimar (2)....
22 Days – call to action December 1, 2009 On 27th December it will be one year since Operation Cast Lead, the brutal 22 day bombing of Gaza by Israeli forces. Target Brimar will be organising 22 days of protest to commemorate not only those killed in Gaza, but those killed by UK/US forces...
AWE Aldermaston’s £500 million new uranium project unnecessary and unaffordable The Nuclear Information Service (NIS) has branded plans for a new purpose-built enriched uranium handling facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston as a half a billion pound white elephant. A planning application for ‘Project Pegasus’, the new facility at Aldermaston, is to...
Here’s a heartwarming story to start the day. Ten windows broken. Cheering stuff. It would be great to see this kind of direct action featured in the mainstream media as thought provoking fodder for the masses. Unfortunately it won’t be. Not just because the media doesn’t like to get too involved with matters of...
