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Press Releases & Updates 1999
10th February 1999
Dennis Canavan and Norman Shanks Join Blockade of Faslane
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On Monday 15th TP2000 activists will blockade Faslane Naval Base in order to disrupt and disable the operations there. This will be the climax of a weekend of action against Britain’s nuclear weapons systems which will
include lively street demonstrations in Glasgow and other Scottish towns on Saturday.
The campaigners, greatly cheered by the successful damaging of Trident submarine HMS Vengeance at Barrow on Monday morning, are gathering from all over Britain and as far apart as the Netherlands and Denmark for the weekend events. Taking an active part will be Dennis Canavan MP and the Rev. Norman Shanks, Church of Scotland minister and leader of the Iona Community. The siege of the North and South gates of the base will start at 7 a.m. on Monday and as well as being a strongly visual event is expected to cause serious disruption to the base.
Dennis Canavan said: "I support the Ploughshares campaign because the Trident weapon system is a threat to world peace. Even its threatened use is a crime against humanity. The money would be better spent on essential
services, such as housing, health and education."
On Saturday 13th at 10.30 a.m.in the Argyle Street pedestrian precinct in Glasgow disarmers will present a wide range of lively activities around the theme of "Love the Planet-Scrap Trident". There will be street theatre, street art, turning war-toys into musical instruments, signing Valentines cards for the Ministry of Defence and the bases, etc. The women’s drumming group SHEBOOM will join the celebrations at 1.30 pm.
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