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<DIV><o:p><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></o:p> <SPAN
class=147262416-15072006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Hope Valley peace group
members (and others)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">We had a meeting of the
<st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Hope</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName>Valley</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> affinity group, who will be
taking part in the <SPAN class=147262416-15072006>Faslane 365
</SPAN>blockade of Faslane (home of
<st1:country-region><st1:place>Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s
nuclear weapons of mass destruction) in October.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To a large extent we’re focussed on the
blockade itself, but we feel that it’s really important that people know about
it, and that the blockade is just part of a many-facetted campaign rasising
opposition to the governments current efforts to steam-roller through a new
generation of nuclear weapons. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We’d
love it if people had energy to put into this campaign. In whatever way you’d
like, or can help<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- e.g. media,
contacting elected representatives, church people, etc. etc.,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>petitions, “stalls”, events,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>etc. etc.......</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">(We’d also love it if more people
are interested in joining the group - either to blockade or to work on support
and awareness raising.)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">One specific event that is
already planned -</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">We proposed an event to raise
awareness and opposition to Trident and to the building of a new generation of
“replacement” nuclear weapons.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">A “Peace Train” through the
<st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Hope</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName>Valley</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> - possibly stopping off at
each village. Might include ideas like taking a model Trident submarine and
banners on the train, asking people to draw on cards or a banner what they’d
rather spend £25 billion on,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>playing music,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>etc. etc.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">On Saturday August 26th - Bank
Holiday Weekend</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><st1:PersonName>Jane</st1:PersonName> Varley agreed
to be coordinator - if you can help with the organising (in however small a way)
or <SPAN class=147262416-15072006>might</SPAN> like to come on the day<SPAN
class=147262416-15072006> (if only for a couple of hours) </SPAN>, can you
contact her?</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Her email is <A
href="mailto:Jmgx2@btinternet.com">J<SPAN
class=147262416-15072006>mgx2@btinternet.com</A>, and phone (01433) 650132
</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
class=147262416-15072006><FONT face=Arial size=2>People who were at the meeting
- is there anything else we said that needs mailing round?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p> <SPAN
class=147262416-15072006><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Bob</FONT></SPAN></o:p></P><FONT size=2>.<BR> </FONT> </DIV>
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