Sixteen activists with pink shovels arrested at Volkel air base
Digging For Life: For an End to Military C02 Emissions & the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons Today, August 9, the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 16 nuclear abolitionists and climate activists were arrested when they started to dig a tunnel under the fence of Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands. The international […]
Ten activists arrested on runway of Volkel Air Base
BLOCKADE THE RUNWAY OF VOLKEL AIR BASE: NO (NEW) NUKES & STOP MILITARY C02 EMISSIONS In the Netherlands, on the morning of August 8, ten peace and climate activists (six from the U.S., three from the Netherlands and a German doctor) entered Volkel Air Base, where about 15 U.S. nuclear bombs are stockpiled. They knelt on the […]
Where We’re At; Robert Ellsberg’s 1978 court statement; Daniel Ellsberg, Presente!
Where We’re At from Nuclear Resister #201, June 5, 2023 The first months of 2023 have passed quickly. Lots of winter rain (and even some snow here in the Sonoran Desert!) brought an abundance of desert wildflowers. Now, the majestic saguaro cacti are in bloom, and the tree in our garden is giving us sweet, […]
Three activists arrested on Memorial Day at Kansas City nuclear weapons parts plant
Sorrow and hope at the heart of annual Memorial Day remembrance by Kristin Scheer PeaceWorks Kansas City held its 13th annual Memorial Day event this year at the Kansas City National Security Campus (NSC), where parts for nuclear weapons are made and procured. That day, May 29, was warm and sunny, and 63 of us […]
Protest disrupts opening of North America’s largest weapons fair; one arrest
from World BEYOND War OTTAWA — On May 31, over a hundred people have disrupted the opening of CANSEC, North America’s largest military weapons convention in Ottawa, where 10,000 attendees were expected to gather. Activists carrying 50 foot banners saying “Stop Profiting from War,” “Arms Dealers Not Welcome” and holding dozens of “War Crimes Start […]
CODEPINK activists disrupt warhawk cabinet at budget hearing
from CODEPINK “NO MORE MONEY FOR THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX” On the afternoon of May 16, CODEPINK activists disrupted a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. featuring the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, and State. The hearing, called “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 24 Budget Request: Investing in U.S. Security, Competitiveness, and the Path Ahead for […]
Activists blockade U.S. Navy’s west coast nuclear ballistic missile sub base before Mother’s Day
from the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action Activists blockaded the entrance to the U.S. Navy’s west coast nuclear submarine base, which is home to the largest operational concentration of deployed nuclear weapons, in a nonviolent direct action the day before Mother’s Day. Eight peace activists from the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, holding […]
Three activists detained protesting nuclear power plant opening in Turkey
from Duvar English Three temporarily detained in Mersin for protesting against nuclear power plant’s opening The Turkish gendarmerie temporarily detained Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) parliamentary candidate Hakan Güneş and two anti-nuclear activists for protesting against the opening ceremony of the Mersin Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. The Turkish gendarmerie on April 27 temporarily detained two anti-nuclear activists and Workers’ […]
Seven German war resisters interrupt construction work at Büchel Air Base
On May 8, the day Germans commemorate the end of a fascist regime and the end of World War II, seven opponents of war entered the Büchel air base. They nonviolently disrupted the preparation for nuclear war by obstructing construction work for the new runway. The new runway is a prerequisite for the deployment of […]
Pre-trial hearing for Nevada nuclear test site arrests
Friends, Many thanks for the prayers, messages of solidarity, concern and curiosity about Monday’s (April 10) pre-trial hearing in Beatty, answering to charges of trespass at the Nevada National “Security” Site, formerly the Nevada Test Site, back in October. We were good company with some of the holdovers from the Sacred Peace Walk that finished […]