SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

STOP TRIDENT More police violence at Greenham

Socialist Action No. 72, 5 October 1984 · p. 12 of the scan · 427 words

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NATO war games.

breached many times.

Exploiting the fact that women peace protestors will not retaliate, the police stepped up their violence and harrassment. ANAHeI pulled at tne fence at Orange horse galloped TaLC DOLCe straight woman photographer, who was taken to with concussion Around the base women were randomly arrested T0 I criminal damage. Angry crowds of us saw two women dragged through a hole in the barbed wire, into the base to comments of: wanted to get through, so now you can.' Meanwhile horses were u seu dut a succu• Halluv muddy path block the De HucEC holes and press women inAnd tens of thousands arrived to the fence. Lucky no one was kaned, An eye-witness report from Ilona Aronovksy, London Region CND women response to the call for the 10 million women has been terrific.

But the action raises important questuis Camp women are under big pressure in the face of the coming evictions. How SEDDOM that undoubtedly exists be mobilised to ensure • CUl tinuity of the peace camp?

national meeting of Greenham groups urgent.

Given the violence and the abuse from police and that SOleN Greenham. what way forward for the camp? This peace movement has ,ELG strength and mass support l HC Hrudk cus vul we must use our militant stalet and direct action tactics, to confront make demands on and the Labour Party for real support. Blocade For instance the Labour Party campaign bus, Greenham last cna ave been esem d support the women blockading the main gate, not just driven around And why has CND nationally avoided this action, and missed a golden opportunity chrepiy against NA oand campaign openly To build the support that the Greenham women need and deserve. we nave within confront attempts to water down CND's uniaterais policies, the tradiction pelweet and its pro-NATO defence policy.

The : Glasgow-Cathcart composite lo unis weck :

calling for an end to all US bases nuclear or otherwise — Stet LowarUs this. Continued support for the wOlleI . Greenham another.

The concussed woman referred to in our article on Greenhan commor tion is Dana Schuerholz, a 20-year old student photographic journalism who war charged by iwo nolice on horsenack. She t making an official com.

COSt lne COOLIC taking up her case with the National Council for Civil Liberties

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THOUSANDS OF WOMEN have been staying at Greenham during the 10 days' action against the

for the last weekend. The police and US soldiers were kept busy mending holes in the fence which was

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