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Press Releases & Updates 2004
28th June 2004
Peaceful "re-offending" to the fore as Faslane blockade looms
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Anti-Trident protesters undeterred by convictions for peaceful action at Faslane will gather at the nuclear weapon submarine base on August 23rd, bent on causing further disruption.
The Scottish and UK presence there will be strengthened by protesters from Scandinavia, Belgium and Germany. The event, known as "Carry On Up The Clyde" - The Big Blockade 2004, will mainly involve a blockade of the gates of Faslane, but other disruptive activities are likely, such as cutting through the fences, or getting into the base in other ways. It is also likely that action will be taken against the Trident warhead depot at nearby Coulport. The blockade co-incides with the Trident Ploughshares disarmament camp at Coulport, which runs from 18th August to 1st September.
Among those determined to return in August is Kate Joester, who was fined £120 in Helensburgh today for taking part in the blockade of the base last April. As she left the court the 27 year-old Green Party Activist from Edinburgh said: "Being taken to court and fined will not inhibit me in the slightest from coming along in August with my friends and helping to block the Faslane gates. Nothing has changed it is still up to me to do what I can to protest peacefully against Trident."
As well as previous "offenders" who form the unending stream of Trident cases at the local courts organisers are confident that there will be many new people willing to take part in Carry On Up The Clyde.
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