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Posted by bex — 13 March 2007 at 11:17am - Comments

Part of the Trident: we don't buy it tour blog


Greenpeace climber with Tony heart WMD banner

Our climbers are hanging off a crane with a banner reading "TONY HEART WMD", but it's not just Greenpeace that thinks that Blair’s plan to rush through a decision to replace Trident is immoral, unnecessary and plain wrong. From world leaders and religious figures to academics and scientists, here are some of the voices speaking out against the plan to replace Trident in tomorrow's vote:

Article tagged as: disarmament, nuclear, nuclear non-proliferation treaty, nuclear weapons, peace, quotes, trident, trident tour

Join us to oppose new nuclear weapons - vote day is this Wednesday

Posted by Louise Edge — 12 March 2007 at 5:59pm - Comments

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Mushroom cloudA parliamentary vote to "replace" the Trident nuclear weapons system and tie Britain into having nuclear weapons for the next 50 years is being rushed through this Wednesday.

Article tagged as: disarmament, government, nuclear, nuclear non-proliferation treaty, nuclear weapons, parliament, peace, trident, trident tour

Proposed new nuclear plants at grave risk of flooding

Posted by jossc — 12 March 2007 at 5:04pm - Comments

Close to the edge? Dungeness is one of the nuclear plants most at risk

Close to the edge? Dungeness is one of the nuclear plants most at risk

Article tagged as: climate change, energy review, flooding, nuclear power

Esperanza bound for Japan to continue anti-whaling campaign

Posted by jossc — 10 March 2007 at 3:56pm - Comments

MY Esperanza arrives in Sydney, Australia

MY Esperanza arrives in Sydney, Australia

We're taking our anti-whaling campaign to Japan, where the government plans to increase its whaling activities despite opposition from two-thirds of the Japanese public.

Article tagged as: cetaceans, esperanza, japan, oceans, whaling

Portia - ship volunteer

Posted by bex — 9 March 2007 at 11:22am - Comments

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portia.jpgPortia - volunteer
UK

The hospitality of Glasgow jails is a far cry from that of the Amazon, where I was working before joining the Arctic Sunrise as assistant cook come deck hand.

Article tagged as: arctic sunrise, crew, disarmament, peace, ships, trident tour

5 minutes to midnight

Posted by bex — 9 March 2007 at 11:18am - Comments

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Performance on the deck of the Arctic Sunrise

A huge thanks to all the musicians, artists, crew and volunteers involved in last night's performance, and to everyone who came along to watch from the quayside - it was a special night here on the Thames!

Article tagged as: arctic sunrise, damon albarn, disarmament, peace, performance, ships, trident, trident tour

Let the show begin

Posted by bex — 8 March 2007 at 5:10pm - Comments

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Getting ready for the gig on the Arctic Sunrise

The fun's about to begin. Our ice-breaker has been transformed into a fully-fledged music venue. Lighting rigs, speakers, microphones, mixing desks, screens and crates of cables (approximately as heavy as the core of the sun) have been manoeuvred down slippery gangways, onto floating pontoons and set up on the ship's helideck. The soundcheck is happening now - the latest event on our Trident: we don't buy it tour is ready to go...

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