814 reactions · 110 shares | Welsh women at the Greenham Common Womens' Peace Camp (1981-2001) talk about what the anti-nuclear movement means to them. Film courtesy of Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | The National Library of Wales #BFIReplay | BFI | Facebook

Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp was an all-women’s anti-nuke demonstration that ran from 1981-2000. It started out of genuine fear for life on earth - that the US and USSR might actually commence nuclear warfare, with Europe as the battleground. But over 2 decades, thousands of women passed through Greenham to peacefully demonstrate and disrupt life at the military base next door. By the early 90s, they had successfully shifted public opinion around nuclear weapons, motivated the signing of t

13K views · 231 reactions | #OnThisDay1982: Nationwide visited Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp to find out more about their protest against nuclear weapons being placed at the nearby RAF base. | BBC Archive | Facebook