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10-Apr-2004

1000+ rally against the next generation of nuclear weapons

by: Peace News

March leaves London.
PHOTO: a2004 ,

Southern England: The colourful rally, held in Trafalgar Square on 9 April, marked the beginning of the four-day march to the Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston in Berkshire.

Speakers including Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn, Caroline Lucas and Bruce Kent, addressed the crowds, which included original 1958 marchers and a new generation of marchers - making the journey for the first time. Celebrities from the worlds of music, film and television - including Damon Albarn, Susannah York and Roger Lloyd Pack also participated in the event.

More than 500 began the march to Southall - where it stopped tonight, before moving on to Slough and then Reading. It arrived at AWE Aldermaston - with the sun still shining - on Monday 12 April, at around 3pm.

In 1958, the very first London to Aldermaston march, over four days, saw the birth of CND and the introduction of the famous CND symbol. People are marching again in 2004 to call on the British government to stop the upgrade of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston, and prevent any further and unlawful development of Britain's Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Organisers - Aldermaston Women's Peace Camp(aign), CND, and Slough4Peace - are discussing the possibility of a similar event next year.

Source: aldermaston2004