England, UK. 8.2.1982. Helen John at Greenham Common Peace Camp. On the 5th September 1981 a small group of Welsh women arrived outside the Greenham Common Air Base to protest against the decision to site US cruise missiles there. No-one would talk to them, so they stayed. And so began the Women's Peace Camp with at times up to 70,000 protesters circling the base, and non-violent direct action - the tearing down of fences, and base invasions. Arrests, privations,mud, rain and evictions - nothing could drive them away until 1991 when the last missiles were withdrawn. ..Copyright © 1982 Andrew Wiard .W: www.reportphotos.com .E: info@reportphotos.com