Peace Camp - 1980s

1980s

The first modern peace camps were the various (initially mixed but later) women-only peace camps at the military base at Greenham Common, England, set up in 1981. Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp maintained a presence at the camp until 2000. Women's only peace camps were based at Waddington Lincs from April 1982- September 82 and Capenhurst October 1982-March 1983 Other, mixed-sex, peace camps sprang up at the military bases of Upper Heyford, Daws Hill in High Wycombe, Molesworth common, Lakenheath, Naphill and Faslane. Faslane Peace Camp, which was established in 1982, is still in existence today.

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