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CND co-founder Pat Arrowsmith dies aged 93
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/29/cnd-co-founder-pat-arrowsmith-dies-aged-93

"Arrowsmith’s activism frequently brought her into conflict with the authorities. She served the first of her 11 prison sentences in 1958. Her convictions included 18 months in prison for handing out leaflets at a British army base in order to encourage soldiers to refuse to serve in Northern Ireland. In 1976, during one sentence, she escaped by climbing over the fence."

Rest in power, Pat Arrowsmith.

CND co-founder Pat Arrowsmith dies aged 93

Peace campaigner served 11 prison sentences over activism against nuclear weapons and conflict

The Guardian
Sep 29, 2023 at 8:41pmWeb
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'As well as co-founding CND, Arrowsmith was also part of the Direct Action Committee against Nuclear War, a precursor to CND, as well as of the Committee of 100 – the civil disobedience mvmnt led by Bertrand Russell in the early 1960s.

Writing on Twitter, Lindsey German, the convenor of StWC, said: “Sorry to hear of death of peace campaigner #PatArrowsmith this week. I interviewed her for my book on women and war. She was an inspiration to younger generations and one of a kind.”' (Ibid.)