Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre

At Faslane this Easter Saturday April 3rd Trident Ploughshares is organising a Symbolic Blockade of the Nuclear Submarine Base as part of a European Day of Action to ban nuclear weapons. At every European NATO nuclear weapons base in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Belgium, nonviolent actions will make European resistance to nuclear weapons visible.
Meet at Faslane Peace Camp at 12noon. Walk to the North Gate starts at 12.30 pm sharp. Symbolic blockade (non-arrestable) of Faslane North Gate from 1pm. Scottish Clergy Against Nuclear Arms (SCANA) will host a communion service at 1.15pm. Hot drinks provided. Bring a picnic, cakes to share, your friends, music and creativity, and signs of hope for a world without nuclear weapons.
Getting there. Take the train from Glasgow Queen St to Helensburgh Central. Then the 316 Bus from Princes St (just across from the Helensburgh train station half a block to the left). The bus waits for the train so you have to go straight out to catch it. Alight at Faslane Peace Camp. Cars will also meet the train to ferry people to the start of the walk.
There will be a unique chance to take part in a blockade without the risk of getting arrested. In response to our letter notifying the base that we will be blockading the Senior Police officer at Faslane has told us that the North Gate will be closed and there will be no attempt to clear the entrance.
If we ever want to get rid of those nuclear weapons, European governments have to take initiatives now. It's now or never!
Join in making European resistance to nuclear weapons visible.
As we head toward the NPT Rreview Conference in New York in May momentum is building for the abolition of nuclear weapons. In Japan more than five million people have signed a petition calling for nuclear weapons to be banned. Let's show that the demand for disarmament is as strong as ever here in Scotland.
More details from tp2000@gn.apc.org