Place-Based Activism: A Spatial and Chronological Analysis

Women’s peace encampments started with the Greenham Common in the United Kingdom. Women and other activists who heard about or visited the Greenham camp then sought other means to engage in place based protest against nuclear weapons. This resulted in women’s camps at the sources of production, testing, storage and eventual deployment.

Movement over Time

This timeline shows the chronological events of the women’s peace encampments and the movement as they negotiated the creation of a network of place-based activism.

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Mapping the Movement

This map shows the location of the main women’s peace encampments.