Oxford Anti-Nuclear Newswire Archive

04-02-2016 15:26 | 0 comment(s)

Stop Trident replacement public meeting.

A public meeting to build support for the campaign to stop Trident replacement. The vote will take place in Parliament this year. Read more >>

20-04-2015 21:18 | 1 comment(s)

A Peace Tree in Oxford

On 12th April 2015 we planted a Bombed Kaki Tree Junior of Nagasaki in Barracks Lane Community Garden in East Oxford. This is a descendent of a tree which survived the atomic blast at Nagasaki seventy years ago this year. Such trees are planted around the world as symbols of peace and healing as a part of the Kaki Tree Project. Read more >>

10-09-2014 12:33 | 0 comment(s)

USAF Croughton - march and rally Saturday 4th October

A march and rally to mark 'Keep Space for Peace' and 'Drones Action' week. USAF Croughton is a U.S.diplomatic, military, intelligence and drone warfare communications base Read more >>

10-08-2014 23:44 | 0 comment(s)

Oxfordshire knitters and campaigners join their peace scarf between the nuclear

60 Oxordshire peace campaigners and knitters helped to join the two nuclear bomb factories with a giant peace scarf. Read more >>

31-07-2014 00:37 | 0 comment(s)

War to end all wars? peace event Monday 4th August Bonn Square

A peace event to mark the centenary of the start of World War 1, linking that to today. Read more >>

11-07-2014 13:19 | 0 comment(s)

Nuclear weapons convoy in Oxfordshire - Thursday 10th July 2014

A 20 vehicle convoy carrying UK nuclear Trident warheads from the nuclear bomb factory to the nuclear submarines in Scotland was tracked by loccal nukewatchers as it passed northwards through Oxfordshire. Read more >>

02-09-2013 13:55 | 0 comment(s)

Burghfield blockaded during International Nuclear Disarmament Summer Camp

The Action AWE and Trident Ploughshares Burghfield Summer International Disarmament Camp continues until 7 September. Today, in a joint action with European anti-militarists, the site has been blockaded since early morning.

17-05-2013 22:24 | 0 comment(s)

UK nuclear warhead convoy travels through Oxfordshire 14.5.13

A UK nuclear warhead convoy tavelled through Oxfordshire on Tuesday 14th May 2013 from Burghfield Atomicb Weapon Establishment (AWE) near Reading. Read more >>

07-05-2013 14:24 | 0 comment(s)

Campaigners disrupt UK Weapons Production

Peace campaigners disrupted a nuclear weapons production facility at Burghfield, near Reading this morning, as they blockaded a gate for 5 hours on Tuesday 7th May 2013. The action is part of an ongoing campaign to Scrap Trident and end investment in weapons of mass destruction. Read more >>

11-04-2013 16:32 | 0 comment(s)

Video - ActionAWE shuts gate at Aldermaston 10.4.13

Video of ActionAWE shutting Tadley gate at Aldermaston AWE 10.4.13 Read more >>

10-04-2013 21:20 | 1 comment(s)

ActionAWE closes Aldermaston AWE Tadley gate

ActionAWE (Atomic Weapons Eradication) team closed Tadley gate at Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) on Wednesday 10th April afternoon as part of the year-long campaign against the site to stop Trident replacement. Read more >>

26-02-2013 11:02 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford CND benefit concert - Friday 1st March

Oxford Classic Jazz Band benefit concert for Oxford CND at Friends Meeting House, St Giles, Oxford. Read more >>

21-02-2013 14:01 | 0 comment(s)

Hearing from the Iran Peace Delegation

Peace News editors Emily Johns and Mil Rai are currently on a peace delegation to Iran.

They will be speaking in Oxford at Peace House, Paradise Street, OX1 1LD on Saturday 23rd Feb at 3pm.

Read more >>

09-02-2013 21:01 | 1 comment(s)

Nuclear materials convoy tracked from Aldermaston to Brize Norton

A 4 vehicle Special Nuclear Material (SNM) convoy left Aldermaston Atomic
Weapons Establishment (AWE) at 10.30 on Friday night 8th February, and
travelled to RAF Brize Norton, arriving at just after midnight early on
Saturday 9th February. Read more >>

01-10-2012 16:11 | 0 comment(s)

Census refuser on trial in Reading

Deborah Glass Woodin, from Oxford, decided not to comply with the 2011 Census. This is the story of her trial at Reading Magistrates Court, including her reasons for resisting the census. Read more >>

17-05-2012 20:09 | 1 comment(s)

Statement by Census refuser Deborah Glass Woodin

Deborah's Census case was heard in Reading Magistrates Court on Monday 14 May. She was found guilty, fined and is minded not to pay the fine. Read more >>

13-02-2012 15:15 | 3 comment(s)

Directions to the new camp at Hinkley Point power station

Directions to the new camp at Hinkley Point power station Read more >>

17-11-2011 13:25 | 2 comment(s)

13 December: Oxford Census Refuser's court hearing in Reading

Deborah Glass Woodin of Oxford, green activist, mother of two and widow of Mike Woodin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Woodin, is due in Reading Magistrates Court on Tuesday 13 December at 10am for refusing to complete the 2011 Census.
Read more >>

16-05-2011 14:18 | 3 comment(s)

Peace activists to go on trial following nuclear weapons protest

Three Christian peace activists face Criminal Damage and SOCPA charges following September 2010 protest at AWE Aldermaston Read more >>

06-01-2011 12:48 | 3 comment(s)

3 Catholic Workers in Newbury Court Charged under SOCPA for Aldermaston Break-In

"Hurry and Wait" for Catholic Workers at Newbury Court House today!

Ploughshares activists Chris Cole, Sr. Susan Clarkson from St. Francis House/ Oxford Catholic Worker and Fr. Martin Newell from Giuseppe Conlon House/ London Catholic Worker are presently in Newbury Court for a plea hearing. They are charged under SOCPA legislation with "criminal damage" and "criminal trespass". Read more >>