Impressionistic celebration of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, combining actuality footage and still images of the camp, the protest marches, the police response, the supporters at Holloway Prison - with commentary, dialogue and music from the women involved. The women who were sentenced to fourteen days in Holloway Prison discuss their feelings: their indignation at the protest being criminalised while a genocidal arms race was allowed to continue; their insight into the poverty...

Impressionistic celebration of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, combining actuality footage and still images of the camp, the protest marches, the police response, the supporters at Holloway Prison - with commentary, dialogue and music from the women involved. The women who were sentenced to fourteen days in Holloway Prison discuss their feelings: their indignation at the protest being criminalised while a genocidal arms race was allowed to continue; their insight into the poverty behind much of the crime committed by women in Holloway; their sense that they received special treatment from the warders as 'political prisoners'; their gratitude for the support and the protest outside the prison - including a roof invasion by six women. Made on a low budget, the film looks at events between December 12 1982 and June 25 1983 involving up to 30,000 women. Title: Remembrance Is Not Enough Sound commentary describes how a now active member was attracted to the anti-nuclear movement. Views show crowds gathering, coaches and other vehicles arriving at an outdoor event, music with women singing accompanies the film. Police guard a gateway or fence where the crowds congregate. Protestors try to climb the fence others sit down, impeding access to the gateway. Still photos show banners attached to the fence supporting the women protestors and other still photos of protestors in different locations. As the commentary continues a woman describes her appearance in court. The film goes on to show a protest site in London, which maybe outside Holloway prison. Views follow of home-made protest posters A still black and white photograph shows protestors linking hands on a hill overlooking an area where police cars are parked. Another black and white photograph has a handwritten caption which describes the location. ‘Feb 1983 York CND Demonstration Link Hands Round Cliffords Tower’ The film moves on to show people on horseback riding through a wooded area, the film cuts back to the still photo of the Cliffords Tower protest, which recedes away from the camera, until a white screen remains and music continues. An image follows of the CND symbol made from flowers and plants. A woman then speaks on camera about her experience of being sent to Holloway prison. A banner on a fence probably outside the prison outlines the imprisonment of 36 Greenham Common protestors. Other views show other banners against the imprisonment. Other women gather next to the fence, with some setting up camp to demonstrate their opposition to the women’s imprisonment. Two women share a drink from a vacuum flask. On screen again, the woman who was imprisoned continues her dialogue. A still photo shows seated protestors surrounded by police. The film continues showing other seated protestors, who are then forcibly moved on by police. A still picture shows a banner proclaiming, ‘Greenham Common Womens Peace Camp’ Another picture shows a 20 mile an hour road speed sign, the zero having been altered into a CND protest symbol. Large gates, possibly at Greenham Common are decorated with balloons and flowers some real, some made of fabric. Other home-made items decorate the gates. Still photographs show other protest banners spread across a wire fence, others are carried as the soundtrack plays a discussion between two women about the continuing protests. With the accompaniment of someone playing piano and singing, other still pictures show women sitting on chairs at a campsite, showing a makeshift food stall and a burning fire. The film goes on to show cooking pots on a campfire, as others prepare food. Still photos show artwork, and a view through a wire fence shows a checkpoint with other buildings in the distance. A change of view shows barbed wire at the top of the wire fence with a clear area nearby trees and shrubs not far from the fence. Other still images show protest banners, and on film a spider’s web made from fabric stretched between trees. Police remove some of the web as it is blocking road access, camp members immediately put it back together. A view of a poster follows which calls for disarmament, another poster invites other women to meet at Greenham Common peace camp for more protest activity. The sound commentary involves a discussion about current protest activity. Another poster invites participants to attempt to close Greenham Common on two dates in December and to support international action against the siting of nuclear missiles in Europe. [Blacked Out Section] Title: love and thanks to: gail clive, jude lanchin, gira lotnig, sarha moore Title: love and thanks to: sprockettes, york ♀ artists, york ♀ musicians Title: love and thanks to: northern studio theatre, leeds animation workshop Title: love and thanks to: anth. gomez, rose greenwood, elaine hamilton, angela leu Title: love and thanks to: caro hallway, jonquil hood, claudia otte, liz Rothschild Title: Love and thanks to: all the wimmin who are seen + heard in the film Title: and to: alf bower, the yorkshire arts association, york film for money and support. Title: song ‘fences round mountains’ music © moore ’83, lyrics © moore/florence ‘83 A background song continues over a blank screen. A woman then appears on screen talking about the women who were bound over by the police. She encourages women to still protest as being bound over doesn’t necessarily mean that a person will go to prison. The film ends as a woman talks off camera about the time she was arrested, and a church service she attended with other women. Title: CND symbol Title: dedicated to wimmin everywhere Title: greenham common ♀’s peace camp dec 12 ’82 – june 25 ‘83 Title: the g♀♀d cause wimmin Title: by penny florence + noé sheldrake