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BACK IN PRISON
On Thursday 18th March the Bread Not Bombs Plowshares three-Annika Spalde, Ann-Britt Sternfeldt and Stellan Vinthagen-broke their imposed bail conditions by deliberately failing to report to a Liverpool police station.
Instead, three days later, on Sunday March 21st, along with twenty other anti-Trident activists, they went back to the Barrow shipyard to ask the workers and security to help continue the disarmament of the Trident nuclear weapons programme.
The three were arrested and appeared in Barrow magistrates' court the following morning. They were remanded in custody until Monday 29th March. Ann-Britt and Annika are back in Risley prison; Stellan is back in Preston.
The prisoners' addresses:
Stellan Vinthagen (BT8233)
HM Prison Preston
2 Ribbleton Lane
Preston PR1 5AB
England
Annika Spalde (BE8940) and Ann-Britt Sternfeldt (BE8941)
(write separately):
HM Prison Risley
617 Warrington Road
Risley
Warrington WA3 6BP
England
TUESDAY MAY 4th
The trial date for their attempted disarmament action is Tuesday May 4th. Lawyers estimate that the trial will last 5-10 days. Supporters are mobilising a good attendance inside and outside the court, including a "Hope & Resistance Gathering" of workshops and entertainments and a trip back to Barrow.
BACKGROUND
For those who've just joined us: On Sunday September 13th, 1998, the three entered the Barrow shipyard in the north of England with household hammers in order to begin the disarmament of HMS Vengeance-Britain's fourth Trident submarine. They did not reach the submarine, but were able to begin dismantling military equipment. They were arrested, charged with "conspiracy to commit criminal damage" to the submarine, and remanded in custody. On 21st January they were unexpectedly released on bail.
And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares.......
For further information:
Stephen Hancock on +44 (0)1865 770833
Email: stephen@gn.apc.org
Bread Not Bombs Support: (mobile phone) 0403 615 894
To receive a copy of the paper (remember paper?) newsletter, to book a place at the Hope & Resistance Gathering, and to send donations: Cheques to "Swords into Ploughshares", c/o Box X, 111 Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RQ, England
If you want to visit any of the prisoners, you must first book with the Support Group: 0403 615 894.
To be included on further "Bread Not Bombs Plowshares"
emailings: email stephen@gn.apc.org and put
"BNB Subscribe" in the Subject heading.
The "Bread Not Bombs Plowshares" acted separately from - but in cooperation with
- the Trident Ploughshares 2000 (TP2000) Campaign. email tp2000@gn.apc.org website http://www.gn.apc.org/tp2000/
