Common Ground explores the impact of Greenham 40 years on both on the women who were there and people finding out about Greenham for the first time today.
In 2022 to 2024 we worked with schools, families and communities in England, Scotland and Wales to explore the legacy of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp on local communities across the UK. Over the course of 19 years hundreds of thousands of women visited the camp from all over the country and, indeed, the world. Some stayed for a day, some for a weekend, some for a month and some lived at the camp for years. Common Ground sought to map the impact of the Peace Camp on the women who inhabited it and the communities they returned to.
Common Ground is part of a project created by Scary Little Girls in collaboration with Greenham Women Everywhere CIC. This project has been made possible thanks to support from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
About Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp
Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp was an enduring and iconic protest spanning 19 years from 1981 – 2000. Whilst the occupation of the common began with the aim of forcing out the US nuclear warheads from Berkshire, the protest became a focal point of feminist history and has left a legacy of women’s liberation around the world. You can view our archive of oral histories, photographs and ephemera from Greenham here.
The Impact Tree
The Impact Tree is designed to help you explore more about the Greenham Commone Peace Camps. The roots include material from our original archive as well as other videos and animations to help you learn more about Greenham Common, the branches include learning resources to help you explore Greenham Common with your young people and the new shoots includes the stories and responses we’ve collected during our Common Ground Project.
Did you know that Greenham Common Peace Camp is the largest women’s led movement since suffrage? Find out more about how the Greenham Common Peace Camp can support your classroom learning here. You’ll find activity ideas, teachers notes, lesson plans and key resources to help you explore the Peace Camp with your learners.
Schools
The Impact Tree is packed full of interview clips, videos, animations, lesson plans and resources to help you find out more about the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camps. The new shoots show some of the stories we’ve uncovered as we have visited places up and down the UK.
We’ve highlighted some key themes that might help you as you start your journey to find out more about Greenham Common, the creative camp, life at the camp and some of the actions large and small. Find out more here.
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