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Scotland: Faslane Peace Camp 22nd Birthday 7-13th of June
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Located near Helensburgh, Scotland, approximately 30 miles from Glasgow
Faslane Peace Camp is to celebrate 22 years of non-violent direct action
and resistance against the Faslane Naval Base in Scotland, which is home
to much of Britain's nuclear powered, and nuclear armed submarine fleet.
For 22 years the Faslane Peace Camp has been a base for non-violent direct
action against the British Nuclear weapons program, as well as an
alternative, consensus based, community with close links to the
environmental, anti-road, anti-nuclear and may other non-hierachical
resistance movements. Beginning with only a couple of tents, the peace
camp has crown to include two busses, approximately 12 caravans, tree
houses, a geodome, a communal building and meeting room, a composting
toilet, and even a fort to fight of evitctions. Although safe at the
moment there are rumours that the council may be gearing up for another
attempt at eviction.
To celebrate its birthday Faslane will be hosting a week of workshops,
actions, discussions and celebrations to which all are invited. The night
of June 12th there will be a party with a number of local and visiting
bands. Hope to see you there!
If your planning to come please try to be as self sufficiant as possible
i.e. Sleeping bag good; Sleeping bag and Tent very good!
There is limited caravan space available but you should really ring ahead
to make sure there's a place set aside for you.
There is wheel chair access and wheel chair accessible toilets on site,
however, there is no mains electricity.
There is also a kitty of -L-2 a day or -L-12.50 a week which covers all
your food and helps cover camp costs like the mains water.
To get there you can either catch a train or bus from central Glasgow to
Helensburgh (Bus 216) and then catch the local bus (No. 316). Just ask the
bus driver for the peace camp as the stop is directly in front of the
site.
For more information contact the Peace Camp directly
(UK) 01436820901
or visit the web page: www.faslanepeacecamp.org.uk
email: faslanepeacecamp@hotmail.com
Address: Faslane Peace Camp, Shandon, Helensburgh, G84 8NT United Kingdom
PS. The camp is always anxious to recieve short and long term visitors, so
if you can't make the party why not visit t another time!
ham burgler <autonomous_flipflop@yahoo.com.au>
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