‘Palestine Action’ marchers - arrests today.

Quote Allira Tue 12-Aug-25 13:11:26
Whitewavemark2
Does anyone know why the Greenham common women who took sledgehammers to military planes amongst other serious damage weren’t classed as terrorists?
There is no evidence that they did this.

It was a Peace Camp.

I have asked for the year, I would not have gone there or supported the peace camp if there had been any such actions

I’ve just spent a bit of time on the Internet trying to find a reporting Greenham Common protesters damaging plans. I can’t find anything.

It was a peaceful protest. We did cut some fences.

I was there, it was peaceful holding hands around the base. It was about 1983.4 I think but you can check for yourself Annie. Just type the question on google and it will answer anything you want to know.
As for sledgehammers, that I don’t recall.

I'm sure Whitewavemark2 will give us the link to the sledgehammer incidents shortly, she wouldn't want to be spreading falsehoods as justification for other actions.

Whitewave is correct. Seven women at Greenham Common in July 1983 splashed paint over a plane belonging to the US.

Nothing about sledgehammers but damage was done.

I must withdraw that remark on sledgehammers as I carelessly took someone’s word, who is usually pretty good on these things, and now says that she muddled it with something else she was reading.

So sorry to be misleading😬

Quote AGAA4 Tue 12-Aug-25 13:52:27
Whitewave is correct. Seven women at Greenham Common in July 1983 splashed paint over a plane belonging to the US.

No Whitewave was wrong, paint is not a sledgehammer

Greenham women were peaceful. One big protest in 1984 had the base surrounded by women and teenage girls, singing. Where have all the flowers gone a favourite. We also put flowers on any guns pointed closely enough

"paint is not a sledgehammer". Who knew?

Iam64

Greenham women were peaceful. One big protest in 1984 had the base surrounded by women and teenage girls, singing. Where have all the flowers gone a favourite. We also put flowers on any guns pointed closely enough

Not entirely tbh.

How much was the yearly repair of the fence for a start?

And there was undoubtedly break ins and damage caused

Even though I support in some ways the protesters that were arrested at the weekend I guess the government had to arrest them. Otherwise they would be criticised if they then arrested the sort of quasi BNP people that are protesting outside hotels.

Quote AGAA4 Tue 12-Aug-25 14:04:16
"paint is not a sledgehammer". Who knew?

No need for sarcasm, spending ages looking for such a fact!
is annoying, and unfair to the women who stayed at Greenham
but now dead so can’t defend themselves

Nor were the aircraft damaged. A USAF spokesman said it was cleaned off immediately. It was a minimal amount a couple of peace symbols and washable.

The action was not intended to damage the planes but to highlight the vulnerability of the base.

I suppose the difference when it comes to the reaction of the establishment is in the damage caused to national defence.

Quote MayBee70 Tue 12-Aug-25 14:08:20
Even though I support in some ways the protesters that were arrested at the weekend I guess the government had to arrest them. Otherwise they would be criticised if they then arrested the sort of quasi BNP people that are protesting outside hotels.

They were not arrested for protesting, they broke the law with
their placards saying they supported ‘Palestine Action’,
the police carried the arrests

And there was undoubtedly break ins and damage caused

Doubtedly.

Putting flowers around is not really criminal damage, although cutting a perimeter fence may be.

And dancing on a bunker.

No damage but some of the dancing was close to criminal, I think🤣

Anniebach

Quote MayBee70 Tue 12-Aug-25 14:08:20
Even though I support in some ways the protesters that were arrested at the weekend I guess the government had to arrest them. Otherwise they would be criticised if they then arrested the sort of quasi BNP people that are protesting outside hotels.

They were not arrested for protesting, they broke the law with
their placards saying they supported ‘Palestine Action’,
the police carried the arrests

That’s why I said the government had to arrest them.

It was only seven women out of the huge gathering who cut through a fence and splashed paint. They weren't an organisation like Palestine Action.
From those I know who attended it was peaceful.

Lathyrus3

And dancing on a bunker.

No damage but some of the dancing was close to criminal, I think🤣

🌞
I have an ‘ornament’ made from a tiny bit of fence, made by a friend

I moved away from fence cutters because getting arrested for criminal damage could have led to being sacked. We all make choices don’t we, work was too important to risk getting arrested so I stuck to singing and trying to get a US soldier to join in

Wow! Greenham Common. You GNs rock

Had a quick look to find a 'legal' group for Marchers to join. Couldn't find anything so far.
Had another look, to see which other groups have been categorised as 'terrorists'.
So, in our Government's eyes, at the moment, the Palestine group is on a par with ISIS, IRA, Hamas, Wagner Group, Boko Haram, Terrorgram and other very dangerous and nasty organisations.

Just go out with a placard that says “No war in Gaza” “Stop the genocide” whatever you think is appropriate. It’s perfectly legal. Lots of people have been coming together and doing it for weeks. Perfectly legal, so there isn’t a problem.

Don’t support a terrorist organisation that is judged to be on a par with all those you mention. Dangerous and nasty organisations indeed.

Maremia I was on the central London march with tens of thousands on 21 June and the organisers were the palistinian solidarity campaign. Hardly any police there and the whole day was totally peaceful.
Age range 0-99. I had thought I might be one of the oldest but I wasn’t by a long way.
It was the hottest day of the year and the atmosphere was just as warm, a heartening experience.

Well done.
There are other groups and peaceful protests are possible.

Sometimes it is the professional trouble-makers/anarchists who start the more violent groups, not necessarily because they believe whole-heartedly in a particular cause because they change their avowed principles from time to time.