SEW TO SAY tells the story of Thalia, an artist and banner maker who, in the early 1980s, joined a women only peace camp to stand against nuclear weapons through nonviolent action. Forty five years ago, in the summer of 1981, a group of 36 women left their homes and marched from Cardiff, the capital of Wales, to Greenham Common near London to protest against the American Cruise missiles that were to be deployed in the UK as part of the Cold War response.

Fearing nuclear war, the group decided to stay and set up a peace camp to protest the storage of nuclear weapons at the base. The camp became women only and soon grew into a public space for women’s voices, attracting hundreds of thousands over two decades. Thalia, one of the original marchers and founders of the camp, shares the untold story of the longest feminist protest in British history and reflects on how collective action changed the lives of the women of Greenham and inspired generations.