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Press Releases & Updates 2001
30th January 2001
Cross-Party MSPs Back Faslane Blockade
Press Conference Tomorrow
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A cross-party group of members of the Scottish Parliament has given its
support to the Big Blockade of Faslane naval base on 12th February,
organised jointly by Trident Ploughshares, Scottish and British CND.
A number of these MSPs, including Tommy Sheridan and Gil Paterson, will
take part in a press conference on the event. The conference will be held
in a Scottish Parliament Committee room on Wednesday 31st January at 1 pm.
The MSPs will underline the significance of the Blockade and will argue
that it deserves the support of all parliamentarians.
Over 1000 people from all over the UK, from Belgium, Denmark and Eire will
gather at the Trident submarine base at 7 am on the 12th and will attempt
to close it down for the day.
The supporting MSPs are: Sandra White, Robin Harper, John McAllion, Nicola
Sturgeon, Bruce Crawford, Dorothy-Grace Elder, Fiona Hyslop, Winifred
Ewing, Dennis Canavan, Margo McDonald, Gil Paterson, Donald Gorrie, Irene McGugan, Tommy Sheridan, Lloyd Quinan and Adam Ingram.
A Trident Ploughshares spokesperson said:
"The brute fact that your own country is wielding an indiscriminate,
illegal and wasteful weapon of mass destruction like Trident should be an
urgent concern for anyone elected to public office, whether at Westminster,
Holyrood or in our local councils. We are delighted that these MSPs are
willing to confront Trident and we hope that many others will follow their
lead."
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