Aldermaston Big Blockade 2008
The Aldermaston Big Blockade was held on October 27 2008. Organized by Trident Ploughshares, it opposed the proliferation of nuclear weapons and in particular the replacement of the UK's Trident program.
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Trident Ploughshares Non-Violent direct action (NVDA) training Oct. 26 2008.
Trident Ploughshares Non-Violent direct action (NVDA) training Oct. 26 2008.
Trident Ploughshares Non-Violent direct action (NVDA) training Oct. 26 2008.
Police checking cars
Participants locked on and preparing to lie down
Participants locked on at Tadley Gate
Participants locked on at Tadley Gate
Participants locked on at Tadley Gate
Participants locked on at Tadley Gate
Participants locked on at Tadley Gate
Police preparing to remove a blockade participant
Police remove a blockade participant
Participants blockade Tadley Gate
Supporting at Tadley Gate
'Angels and Vicars' blockade at Tadley Gate
Close-up of a 'modesty screen'
Police use a small camera
Participants at Tadley Gate
Participants dressed as 'Angels and Vicars'
All participants are put behind modesty screens
Tadley Gate blockaded
Traffic into the Atomic Weapons Establishment
Crowd in front of Main Gate
Crowd at the main gate kept from entering the road
Participants blockade the Atomic Weapons Establishment Main Gate
Participants blockade the Atomic Weapons Establishment Main Gate
Participants blockade the Atomic Weapons Establishment Main Gate
Participants blockade the Atomic Weapons Establishment Main Gate
Participants blockade the Atomic Weapons Establishment Main Gate
Participants blockade the Atomic Weapons Establishment Main Gate
Participants blockade the Atomic Weapons Establishment Main Gate
Participant holding a banner
Participants and supporters gathered at an entrance to Home Gate
Participants and supporters gathered at an entrance to Home Gate
Participants and supporters gathered at an entrance to Home Gate
A concrete lock-on after having been broken
Tripod used to blockade a road used to get to Home Gate
Tripod used to blockade a road used to get to Home Gate
Tripod used to blockade a road used to get to Home Gate
A pedal-powered soundsystem
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