The Vanunu Freedom ride will be coming to Sheffield on Saturday April 14th 2007!

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For telling the world that Israel had nuclear weapons, Mordechai Vanunu spent 18 years in prison, 11 of these in complete solitary confinement. Although released in 2004, he remains subject to stringent restrictions and is unable to leave East Jerusalem or communicate with journalists or foreigners.

The ride demands complete freedom for Vanunu, for his vision of a nuclear free Middle East to be fulfilled and for an end to nuclear weapons world wide. The Freedom ride also supports, as Vanunu does, freedom and justice for the Palestininian people.

2007 Vanunu Freedom Ride:

The ride will begin at Faslane Nuclear base (near Glasglow) on Saturday 7th April and arrive in London on 21st April, where a letter demanding Vanunu's freedom will be handed in at the Israeli Embassy.

Sheffield Freedom ride events

Leeds to Sheffield leg, via Wakefield:  Saturday 14th April, arriving in Sheffield city centre sometime during the late afternoon to a welcome rally. Cyclists are invited to join the ride on its route from Leeds, (setting off from Leeds city centre, then onto the Trans Penine Trail at the Royal Armouries Museum, and cycle with the riders down to Sheffield. The provisonal route is via Wakefield and Barnsley, following fairly closely the Trans Penine trail route (but maybe using nearby roads rather than the off route route for much of the way). pelase join us either in Leeds, Wakefield or at Meadowhall shopping centre, just outside Sheffield. We will be riding into Sheffield past Meadowhall, and a meeting point will be arranged there for cyclists wishing to join us there. 

On Saturday evening a Vanunu Freedom Social will be held at  St Matthews rooms, Carver St, Sheffield city centre) where there will be food, a film showing about Israel's nuclear weapons and a chance to find out more about the campaign. £6.50/ £5 or £3 school students on the door.

On Monday 16th April the cyclists will set off from Sheffield city centre en route to Nottingham. Sheffield cyclists are welcome to join the ride on its way to Nottingham.

Sheffield to Nottingham leg: Monday 16th April:  We will leave from Sheffield city centre, cycle out to Owler Bar on the A621 and on to Baslow, through the Chatsworth estate, Beeley and then down the A6 through Matlock and Matlock Bath. We will be stopping for lunch at Scarthin cafe, Cromford and supporters are welcome to join us there, from about 12.30 p.m. We will then carry on down the A6 to Belper and onwards to Nottingham city centre where the ride will be met at the university. For more information on how to get involved contact Hilary Smith