Therefore it seems to us that to put nappies and other reproductive objects on the barbed wire surrounding Greenham airbase, to symbolise a women's protest, is rather dangerous as it emphasises a traditional view of women. But we can also understand that many women view that statement in a positive way, as a way of sayıng that women's responsibilities for the bearing and bringing up of children are creative social functions, in contrast to the death and destruction of Socialist Challenge 28 January 1983 page S many other These are just some of the issues for debate about the demands of the Greenham Peace women. There are questions to be considered, and socialists should be willing to discuss all of them. But the first thing every socialist should do is to defend these women, to demand the dropping of the charges against those arrested. We say right on sisters. Emily Davidson would have been proud of you. Forward to many more mass actions by woman on the scale of 12 December to stop Cruise in '83. Monday 14 February Thursday 31 March Trial of Women arrested at Greenham on New Year's Day starts Newbury Crown 12 hour blockade of Greenham, women only, Burfield, mixed. Friday 1 April Saturday 2 April Human chain from Greenham to Aldermarston, five miles, and from Aldermarston to Burfield, seven miles. Starts 1.30pm followed by Festival at Aldermarston that evening. CND demo Glasgow.
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A theme of many women spoke to was that they are part of a much broader movement. Their camp only and it has hit the headlines because of this but anyone is welcome to visit the camp to sup Juliet, who is 23, has been camping Greenham She came for a few days then decided to stay. On New Year's Day arrested she'll court at Newbury on st. Valentine's Day with the other women who have What made you decide to come and stay at the camp?
I've been to CND demonstrations In London for three vears in a row come away asking what vou ve achieved came here at Xmas and stayed for the over the tence (the women danced on the silo).
Support has mushroomed after the action over the weekend of 12-13 nat was (Illass because everybody could get involvI'd like to see 30,000 women with ladders going over that fence next been the first demonstration since the suffragettes.
camp here has given women the chance to do something without men. This just happens to be a women's camp and so it was appropriate that it should be a women's Women who came, did so tor their own reasons. Mine was to take part in women only, nondirect action. hev sav that within 16 weeks Cruise missiles may The camp has brought lots women into activity for the first time. At Oxford police station, where we were taken on New Year's Day, there were 44 of us. They packed us in, nine Becky is seventeen years old and been at the camp came down for the big demo on the 12 December. I got arrested and then decided to stay have been involved in a local peace group. I feel if I don't do this I won't have future. I can't do anything if there's no world left There are five layers of barbed wire on the fences here. It looks like a concentration, camp. It really horrified me when I saw it because it shows how important this place is The fact that it's all women give at the peace camo the missiles viously people all especially with these SINCE Thatchers.
of things they just created quite a lot of men accept it.
they are non-violent. out talking about planning more tours.
we get most unions. The T&GWI women's methods it doesn't work.
tralisation of how it began.
since anybody, thing much better.
Lots of people come sirength, are all related women should about Lisa, is a German woman staying Our main aim is to be here to stop We are so much under pressure. Ob.
through the age especially with these eagans ared Reagans Men support us. They write letters or poems about how they have been inspired and say that they have plenty can do. This place is as a women's space and I think it's important that actions are done all over the country and that We are going Cruise and we re support even though they are mixed. We take them food and money because being the most tamous camp On 24 May it has been suggestec there is an international strike strike in every arms factory We've had quite a lot of support from the don't let their people work here. All of those who work at the base are not unionised.
We haven't and we can't have the ohysical power to stop these missiles t you try to beat them with their ow Terrorism in Germany lost contact with the people, it couldn't make them aware.
We have to create a new society which is non-hierarchical and non-oppressive. I personally want decenand de-industrialisation.
Even if we prevent the missiles we have to do much more because the earth is running down anyway.
Julia is also at the camp she explained It started off as a mixed camp and hierarchies developed and women just felt that it should be a women's camp This way there's no risk of violence by we can contain the whole strength from i bring women-only. feeling There and gain women don't war is a male principle. Rape and war But surely there are just wars that support? women fighting in Viet-