Ten million women needed for peace | Socialist Action 1983

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IN SEPTEMBER NATO is undertaking a major exercise on the border with East Germany, code named 'Operation Lionheart'. Greenham women calling on the 10 million women who live in Britain to take action to coincide with it.

Greenham Women Against Cruise In local areas actions •focus ' ON opposing local government civil defence preparations, and showing where the money should spent on education, health housing.

Women are also being encouraged to come Greenham where the missiles that can destroy us all are based.

Michael Heseltine has appeaica lo empioycis lo release the largest number ot men ever for territorial army duties in West Gerof the Lionheart exercise.

We appeal to trade cils to folow the example set by Derbyshire County Council NALGO that is to release women to or nuclear disarmament.

nuclear disarmament.

impression given by the press silence. that the brotest at Greenham ceased to exist after the April evictions of this year.

large numbers of women go there it will prove that even if the government spends its proposed £3.5 million on mwlion high security fence the Hunchical missiles will still not be sale l vul countly.

• 10 Million Women at Greenham posters leaflets are available from: the Peace Centre, 18 Moor Street, Queensway, Birmingham B4 Donations to the Spider Web Poster Fund DE sent to the same address.