Women's Action for Disarmament letter: Women for Life on Earth March, Cardiff to Greenham Common, 27 August - 5 September 1981

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Letter providing information and details for women wishing to join the peace march from Cardiff to Greenham Common. It provides details of the route to be taken on the march, starting at Cardiff Gorsedd Gardens opposite City Hall at 10a.m. Thursday 27th Aug 1981. It lists the stops to be made along the way. In regard to costs, the poster advises women to collect back any costs they encounter on the march on their way, or to approach their local Labour group, CND group or Church for help in covering any transport costs to and from home. The CND helped the WFLOE to arrange accommodation for the women involved in the march. The letter provided the details of a meeting held the day before the march was due to take place. This meeting was held at Friends Meeting House, 43 Charles Street, Cardiff. Among the list of what to bring, it was suggested to bring sleeping bags, cutlery and plates, 2 pairs of walking shoes and rain gear.

Women for Life on Earth was an anti-nuclear, Welsh women’s peace movement. The group was originally founded by Ann Pettitt and a group of friends in early 1981. The group was formed due to a growing concern in regard to nuclear weaponry and nuclear waste. With the threat of the Cold War, there was the lingering concern of a nuclear war that would destroy the World. They came together to peacefully protest for nuclear disarmament. Their most notable actions include a peace march, walking 120 miles from Cardiff to RAF Greenham Common in 1981, and a march from Cardiff to RAF Brawdy, Pembrokeshire in 1982. Both marches were in opposition to the nuclear weapons stored at the RAF bases and to raise awareness of the issue.
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