Campaign mounts against Greenham women | Socialist Action 1983

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At the same time, the Fleet Street press, well into news sul seasone las run a series of scare stories about the camp. Over the sullie stories started about the women have degenerated 'drug addicts' 'mystics'.

Then the press had a field day about the alleged THE WOMEN of Greenham Common are facing a sustained campaign of harassment and abuse in an attempt to close down their camp before the Cruise In Newbury itself local 'vigilante' groups have been harassing the camp, carrying out 'daring' and actions like cementing up the women's water pipe and throwing maggots over the 'dysentry' sweeping the camp. And to finally cap it all came 'underThe baby in question Was snatched from camp by the police and taken to a nearby hospital, where staff said the baby was not undernourished at all.

The women at the camp are also facing a concampaigi harassment Newbury Council and the Ministry of Transport. Last week the women were forced to move Transport land, after they were evicted by bailifts acting for Newbury Council.

Support The Ministry of Transport will now try lo re evict the women from their need for road The bailiffs are being used to constantly harass the camp, to try to make the functioning of the camp impossible.

There is no doubt that these are in preparation for a maior attempt to drive the women away close down the camp As the missiles are due to arrive, probably within weeks rather than months the Greenham women are calling a major action for December. If an attempt is made •remove the women peace movement must be ready defend the continued existence of the camp.