Europe - United Kingdom
London
Pax Christi UK and the Quakers ran a «Give
» ballot where people were remake the world a safer place. Results: Health &
ternational cooperation and development (61);
and Military spending (14) as the least important.
They also conducted an online
survey and asked the same question: « How would you spend £38 billion for a safer world ? ». £38 billion
represents the annual figure spent
by the UK on the military.
Faslane, Scotland
» action followed a blockade of the
system. The demonstrators aimed to shut
down the base for the day and succeeded.
Other actions
Abingdon - The Abingdon Peace Group decided to do a «
» poll as a choice of how the Trident money could be otherwise spent.
Basildon - The Campaign Against Arms Trade called on government to invest in public
services rather than spend on the military. The South Essex Campaign Against the Arms
Penzance - More than two dozen people linked arms to show solidarity for the blockade
of the Faslane Nuclear Weapons base in Scotland.
Leeds - The Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament activists held up banners
outside the office of Jacobs UK (involved in production and maintenance of British nukes).
nuclear weapons. They gave out about 250 of their Trident leaflets.
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