Easter Aldermaston March

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anti-nuclear protest peace march political demonstration

The Easter Aldermaston March was a prominent annual anti-nuclear protest in Britain, held over the Easter holiday as part of the larger Aldermaston marches to oppose nuclear weapons development.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Aldermaston March	2
1958 Aldermaston March	1
Easter Aldermaston March canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T568507 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Easter Aldermaston March
Context triple: [Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, hasPart, Easter Aldermaston March]

A. Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the Christian holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday, often marked by religious services, public celebrations, and, in many countries, a public holiday.
B. Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
C. St George's Day
St George's Day is a Christian feast day and national celebration in several countries, notably England, honoring St George as their patron saint.
D. Garter Day
Garter Day is the annual ceremonial celebration of the Order of the Garter, held at Windsor Castle and marked by a procession of knights and members of the British royal family.
E. Eastertide
Eastertide is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, spanning the weeks from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Easter Aldermaston March
Target entity description: The Easter Aldermaston March was a prominent annual anti-nuclear protest in Britain, held over the Easter holiday as part of the larger Aldermaston marches to oppose nuclear weapons development.

A. Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the Christian holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday, often marked by religious services, public celebrations, and, in many countries, a public holiday.
B. Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
C. St George's Day
St George's Day is a Christian feast day and national celebration in several countries, notably England, honoring St George as their patron saint.
D. Garter Day
Garter Day is the annual ceremonial celebration of the Order of the Garter, held at Windsor Castle and marked by a procession of knights and members of the British royal family.
E. Eastertide
Eastertide is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, spanning the weeks from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-nuclear protest ⓘ peace march ⓘ political demonstration ⓘ
associatedWith	New Left ⓘ surface form: British New Left British peace activists ⓘ youth and student movements ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
demands	closure of nuclear weapons facilities at Aldermaston ⓘ end to nuclear weapons testing ⓘ unilateral nuclear disarmament by Britain ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasFeature	banners and placards ⓘ speeches and rallies at start and end points ⓘ
hasParticipant	Bertrand Russell ⓘ religious peace groups ⓘ various British trade unions ⓘ
influenced	anti-nuclear protests in other countries ⓘ later British peace demonstrations ⓘ
location	England ⓘ
mainLocation	Aldermaston ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
mediaCoverage	British national press ⓘ television news in the United Kingdom ⓘ
movement	anti-nuclear movement ⓘ peace movement ⓘ
notableEvent	Easter Aldermaston March self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1958 Aldermaston March
opposed	Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: British nuclear weapons programme nuclear arms race ⓘ
organizer	CND ⓘ Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ⓘ
politicalContext	Cold War ⓘ
politicalOrientation	left-wing ⓘ pacifist ⓘ
purpose	opposition to nuclear weapons ⓘ protest against nuclear weapons development ⓘ support for nuclear disarmament ⓘ
relatedTo	Easter Aldermaston March self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aldermaston March Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament demonstrations ⓘ
route	Aldermaston to London ⓘ London to Aldermaston ⓘ
slogan	Ban the Bomb ⓘ
startDate	1958 ⓘ
symbol	CND peace symbol ⓘ
targetedSite	Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston ⓘ surface form: Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston
timeOfYear	Easter ⓘ
transportMode	walking march ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment → hasPart → Easter Aldermaston March ⓘ

Easter Aldermaston March → notableEvent → Easter Aldermaston March self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1958 Aldermaston March

Easter Aldermaston March → relatedTo → Easter Aldermaston March self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aldermaston March

CND peace symbol → firstUsedAt → Easter Aldermaston March ⓘ