A prominent anti-nuclear campaigner has died, aged 90. Sarah Hipperson of Wanstead rose to national attention in 1983 after she joined a protest at Greenham Common. She passed away on Wednesday (August 15). The mother-of-five was best known for her role at a women’s camp at the Royal Air Force station in Berkshire to prevent cruise missiles from being stored at the site. She was involved in direct action, such as cutting fences and obstructing vehicles. She served 22 prison sentences, the longest being 28 days, for criminal damage but would proudly boast that she “never paid a fine.”
Walthamstow Guardian 18th Aug 2018 read more »
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