The overriding mood in Britain the during spring of 1982 was
that of Jingoism, nationalism, & militarism.
The Falkland Islands had been invaded by the Argentina
military,
& Britain was at War.
In between the Jingoism, nationalism, & militarism: –
There were a few of us who were engaged in
Anti Falkland War Activities.
Over the few months of the war there were a lot of small
scale demonstrations,
and three national marches against the war.
Upon one of these demonstrations I was photographed in the
company of my comrades from Greenpeace ( London ).
This photo appeared on the front page of the Morning Star –
Monday May 10th 1982.
During the period between may day 1982 & the ‘victory parade’
on oct 12 of that year:
Some circa 118 people were arrested for Anti-Falkland war
activities.
Most of these arrests were for small scale,
or symbolic actions against the war.
Some £515 was raised in donations to cover their fines &
other legal costs.
These figures come from bulletin no 6 of the anti-Falklands
war support network (March 1983 ), in which I was involved.
This support network was founded on may 24th 1982,
and held its last meeting on February 28th 1983.
The Peace Pledge Union ( P.P.U. ) was engaged in activities
against the war,
as was London Peace Action,
&
Greenpeace ( London ).
Peace News published various news stories and back ground
articles upon the situation during the time of the war.
Since then very little has been published about this small
grass root opposition to the Falkland War.
The archives of the anti-Falklands war support network are
now held by the P.P.U.
A statement marking the 25th anniversary of the war was
published in Information for Social Change 2007.
What I would like to happen is an oral history project upon
the resistance to the Falkland War.
Would anyone be interested in undertaking such a project?