"Which comes first, disarmament or feminism? It always had to be one or the other - prioritising. We say you can't have one without the other."
"Greenham Common: Women at the Wire" is a narrative about what began as march of the 'Women for Life on Earth' from Cardiff to a US military base at Greenham and turned into a long-term encampment of women in opposition to the 'cruise' silos that threatened death and destruction with their unwanted existence. The manner in which the book was edited together reflects the nature of the camp itself. It is made up of many different voices offering first hand accounts of creative and nonviolent resistance, court hearings, jailings, weathering the elements in makeshift housing, democratic group meetings, interactions with the press; everything that was happening in a liquid and constantly developing situation. As it was a developing situation, the tension, doubt, and confusion both internal and external to the camp is relayed, but only adds to the organic and transcendent nature of what was going on. The women in the camp, while coming from different backgrounds, holding different opinions, and speaking with different voices, were all gathered and bonded together for a common purpose and felt strong enough to make that purpose known through their actions.
Links:
Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp Website
Citation Information:
Harford, B., & Hopkins, S. (1984). Greenham Common: Women at the wire. London: Women's Press.
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