| Accession Number | AWM2016.429.5 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 85.9 x 58.8 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | screenprint, printed in colour inks, from multiple stencils on paper on linen |
| Maker |
Robertson, Toni Déja vu print workshop |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Date made | 1985 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Greenham Common...
Description
Greeham Common Royal Air Force base (like Pine Gap) was a joint British / US base during the Cold War. In 1981 36 women chained themselves to the fence of the base in protest at the Nuclear Weapons stored there. They established the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp which remained at the Base until 2000. The Camp had a Global influence on Protest Groups around the world. For feminist artists like Toni Robertson they were a strong influence and inspiration.
Text reads “The first women’s peace camp was set up in September 1981 at Greenham Common, Berkshire, where NATO has since sited US Cruise missiles. The camp has been a catalyst in the growth of opposition, both in the UK and abroad, to the escalation of nuclear arms.”