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2 August 2009

"Weapons Inspector" at AWE AldermastonThe Women's Peace Camp at Aldermaston is a form of nonviolent direct action, occupying Ministry of Defence land and using it for a women's camp. AWPC welcomes all forms of nonviolent action at Aldermaston, including marches, vigils and other demonstrations. We also welcome nonviolent direct action which aims to hinder, halt, subvert or stop work at Aldermaston and Burghfield on the new developments and on Britain's WMD programme. This section of the site includes maps, photos, legal briefings, guides and personal reflections on taking action at AWE.

Aldermaston Byelaws

27 July 2009

The Aldermaston Byelaws criminalise certain activities both inside and outside the perimter fence. Document includes detailed maps of areas outside and inside the fence covered by the byelaws.

Fences: the definitive illustrated guide

1 May 1999

You're down at your local military base, ready for a spot of disobedience, but there's always a fence in your way.

Legal Briefing

2 August 2009

This is a short guide for anyone thinking about taking nonviolent direct action at Aldermaston or Burghfield. It is not a legal document: if you need legal advice, ask a lawyer.

Map

22 December 2009

Here is a nice aerial view of Aldermaston, showing gates, etc.

AWE and the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act

2 August 2009

Section 128 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, (SOCPA) was introduced at AWE Aldermaston and Bughfield, and other Ministry of Defence (MoD) sites, under the Terrorism Act 2006.

Women and nonviolent direct action

1 January 2001

It depends how we feel at the time…is an article from the archives of Peace News by two AWPC women.

More resources for action

31 August 2009

There are lots of good resources available to help you prepare an action, and others providing legal advice and other guidance for activists considering direct action.

events and actions

March Camp

Date: 
13 March, 2010 - 14 March, 2010

March camp from Saturday 13 to Sunday 14

See latest from camp

April camp

Date: 
10 April, 2010 - 11 April, 2010

Hopefully the spring has come!

Maybe there'll be bunnies and bluebells....

or maybe that'sll be next month

But those pesky nuclear weapons will still be there

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Action blogs

TP blockade 10 April

Submitted by jk on 10 April 2007

Yesterday's blockade was ok - somewhere between 50-80 people showed up and two roads were blocked for about and hour and a half in total.

Trident replacement - who profits?

Submitted by happycamper on 27 March 2007

On March 14th we went to London with many others during the vote on Trident replacement and as a result some passed the afternoon and evening in police custody.

Blockading the Square

Submitted by jk on 17 March 2007

This was a bit of a nerve-wracking action for me, but totally cool that it came off and that we blockaded the Square for such a long time.

February camp

Submitted by charlotte on 12 February 2007

Large flakes of wet snow were falling in Bristol as I prepared for camp weekend and I ended up with so many layers of clothing that I could hardly move.

Another day in court

Submitted by jk on 23 December 2006

Well, if you can't do the time...

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Trident Replacement Database

TridentReplacement.net a publicly available on-line database of documents relating to the replacement of the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system. It includes news items, government publications, documents from companies involved in replacing Trident, academic and campaiging articles.