A MOBILISATION prevented the threatened eviction of the Greenham peace camp last Monday, 2 April. The bailiffs were threatening to remove the women in order to make way for a road-widening scheme to make the passage of cruise missile launchers easier.
had packed up their personal belongings in full expectation that the bulldozers would move in, but in the full glare of press publicity, and with Glenys Kinnock among the supporters at the bailiffs and the Under-Sheriff of Berkshire declined to act.
At the end of the dar women with their of hundreds of women The women at the main gate and two other gates main gate, the tion which tracked stems from the fence cutting incidents in July last year. he coln was backed with women supporting the accused Many of the 15 women are defending themselves. After defence objections to the jury, the majority of jurors women. The police have until now been reluctant take arrested to jury trial precisely because they know they can secure conLICi magistrates. The trial GREENHAM COMMON Airbase is protected by some completely barbaric technology. Bob Clay MP described what he had seen on a visit to the base to a 60-strong meeting organised by the South East London Greenham Group on 21 March. The meeting was organised jointly with the Peckham Bob Clay described the layers of traps around the silos. There is simulated rifle fire if you get close probably triggered off by some women followed by razor edged wire: nerve gas; knite edged wire; and if vou're not dead already. you're finished off with automatic gunfire in the mone curce (South East London Greenham Support Group)
where there's the button that says 'execure carnatal orders come from NATO and not trom 10 Downing Street.
Helen John, another speaker, explained that she thought the government's military manoeuvres were backfiring, because they simply inspire more women to fight against Angie Low, from the Greenham Group, described how our activities have grown over the last year. Starting with a few women we now have over a hundred involved The ordanised benefits of vo aerial the actions SuDDUll base. We're out on the Old Kent Road every time the Convoy Core oul We are now involving a lot of working class and older women in the group and we're endeavouring to involve 11010 black women. Our support from the labour movement is growing.
At Southwark we were given exemption by the NALGO picket to hold the meeting in the Town Hall.
NALGO is one of several unions in the area who have supported SOGAT gave us £500.
Every trade union and should be raising Greenham, making political connections and getting donations for tents and equipment.
• Find out what you can do for the Greenham women by fices on 01-226 6285/6980 Fight for the right to know RALLY Thursday 5 April 7.30pm Conway Hall Red Lion Square London WC1 Followed by A march to Holloway Prison entence of six months for giving The Guardiai a copy of a document concerning the arrival of In the last week vigils have been held outside Holloway, calling for her release. On Thursday the Socialist Society is planning a major London prison. Speakers at the rally will include NCCL, Duncan Campbell (New Stateman), Paul Foot, Anna Coote and Jill Organised by: Socialist Society, 9 Poland St, London W1
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