Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp

Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp
Women gathering outside of the fence at Greenham Common in December 1982 in order to hold a demonstration against the cruise missiles
Date	September 1981 – September 2000
Location	RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire, England 51°22′18″N 1°16′41″W / 51.37167°N 1.27806°W / 51.37167; -1.27806
Caused by	Storage of cruise missiles inside of RAF Greenham Common
Goals	Removal of cruise missiles End of use of nuclear weapons World peace
Status	Ended (September 2000)

Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was a series of protest camps established to protest against nuclear weapons being placed at RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire, England. The camp began on 5 September 1981 after a Welsh group, Women for Life on Earth, arrived at Greenham to protest against the decision of the British government to allow cruise missiles to be stored there.^[1][2] After realising that the march alone was not going to get them the attention that they needed to have the missiles removed, women began to stay at Greenham to continue their protest.^[3] The first blockade of the base occurred in March 1982 with 250 women protesting, during which 34 arrests occurred.^[4][5]

The camp was brought to a close in September 2000 to make way for the Commemorative and Historic Site on the land that housed the original Women's Peace Camp at Yellow Gate Greenham Common between the years 1981 and 2000.^[6]