Campaign Against St Athan Military Academy Underway
Please sign the Statement of Opposition (word 39Kb) and forward this to your contacts.
In July, Cynefin y Werin hosted two meetings in Cardiff about the proposed ‘Military Academy’ at St Athan. Individuals and representatives of diverse groups were there, including: Quakers, Pax Christi, Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Cymdeithas y Cymod, Councillors from the Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff and Gwent Anarchists, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and Cymdeithas Annibynwyr Heddwch, along with individual peace activists from South and North Wales.
In January 2007, the Westminster government had announced the success of the St Athan and Metrix bid to establish a new military training academy in the Vale of Glamorgan. In Wales, the first Minister Rhodri Morgan and the economic minister Andrew Davies sprayed Champagne outside the Senedd in celebration. The impression given in the Western Mail newspaper was that this was just about the best thing that had ever happened to Wales.
But how will this military academy contribute to the Assembly's proud goal of achieving sustainable development? What exactly is Wales committing itself to when it signs onto the St Athan deal?
- A Future Based on Militarism
- A Stand Against the International Victims of British Military Aggression
- A Commitment to Selling Welsh Youth on Military Work
- An Acceptance of Green-washing Over True Environmental Accounting
- A Commitment to Military Privatisation
- A Welcome Mat for the World’s Largest Missile Manufacturer
For more information about these concerns see here (Word doc 50Kb)
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