Easter Aldermaston March

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-nuclear protest
peace march
political demonstration
associatedWith 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
mediaCoverage British national press
television news in the United Kingdom
movement anti-nuclear movement
peace movement
notableEvent 1958 Aldermaston March
opposed 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 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 at Aldermaston
timeOfYear Easter
transportMode walking march

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
hasPart
Easter Aldermaston March ("1958 Aldermaston March")
notableEvent
Easter Aldermaston March ("Aldermaston March")
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