Born
in Leeds West Yorkshire.
Trained
nurse (Addenbrookes Hospital) midwife (Oldham and
District General Hospital) and health visitor (Southampton
University). Worked in the NHS all working life.
Married
with three grown up grandchildren and four grandchildren
- lives in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire for 11
years.
Lindis
woke up to the issue of nuclear weapons while working
as midwife at Southampton General Hospital in 1979,
she learnt about Cruise missiles to be deployed
at Greenham Common and engaged in this campaign.
1990
start of involvement NSA Menwith Hill - joined in
work of Otley Peace Action Group - first arrested
under Menwith Hill byelaws 1990 - eventually ending
up with case in High Court 1993 when byelaws declared
invalid - tested byelaws four times
Co-Coordinator
of the CAMPAIGN
FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF AMERICAN BASES (CAAB)
working to bring public scrutiny and accountability
to US Visiting Forces and their Agencies in the
UK Arrested, detained and charged many times over
20 years, imprisoned 12 times.
Permanent
injunctions around five US bases.
CAAB
1996 - first campaign to find out about crucial
role UK has in George W Bush American Missile Defense
System (STAR WARS) at Menwith Hill Station and Fylingdales
(both in Yorkshire) CAAB
deeply involved in campaign to stop AMD eg further
legal action Brought action in High Court London
(1999) for Injunction to stop construction of two
Space Based Infra Red System radomes at Menwith
Hill Station.
Lindis,
a determined woman of great principle, was a speaker
at Levellers Day 2002 on the theme of 'Space: Peace
or War?'
www.caab.org.uk
for information of campaign