Five peace activists arrested, spend night in jail after Armed Forces Day direct action at Des Moines drone command center
from Frank Cordaro The 3rd annual “Honor Vets, Ground Drones” Armed Forces Day Rally and Direct Action at the main entrance of the Iowa Air National Guard Drone Command Center took place as planned on Saturday, May 18 at 3 p.m., right before a major thunderstorm hit Des Moines! Twenty-five people gathered to protest the […]
Four peace activists illegally evicted and arrested at Venezuelan embassy in D.C.
from CODEPINK: Women for Peace CODEPINK Denounces Illegal Entry and Arrest at D.C. Venezuelan Embassy and Vows to Keep Fighting to Protect the Embassy Thursday, May 16, Washington D.C. — At 9:30 a.m. in the morning, D.C. police officers illegally entered the Venezuelan embassy in Washington D.C. in the Georgetown neighborhood and arrested four activists […]
Chelsea Manning remanded into federal custody, for again refusing to testify before a Grand Jury
from The Sparrow Project Statement from Chelsea Manning’s Lawyers Regarding Chelsea Being Remanded Into Custody Alexandria, VA — Today, Chelsea Manning was remanded into federal custody, again, for refusing to testify before a federal Grand Jury. In addition to being held in confinement for the duration of the Grand Jury investigation or until she purges her […]
Nine nuclear resisters arrested on Mother’s Day weekend at Bangor Trident nuclear submarine base
from the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action Approximately thirty nuclear disarmament activists took part in a spirited rally at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor on Saturday, May 11th in the spirit of the original anti-war message of Mother’s Day, which calls for the abolition of war and militarism (and of course nuclear weapons). The Ground Zero […]
Whistleblower charged with giving classified drone warfare documents to journalist
Ex-NSA official charged with leaking classified drone documents Daniel Hale is accused of giving top secret files on drone warfare to a journalist at an online news outlet from The Guardian by Jon Swaine in New York May 9, 2019 10:02 EDT A former National Security Agency (NSA) official has been charged with giving classified documents on […]
Twenty-three arrests at Good Friday blockade of Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab
from the Ecumenical Peace Institute and Livermore Conversion Project Faith-based Resistance to Nuclear Weapons On Good Friday, April 19, around 70 people concerned about the continuing development of nuclear weapons gathered outside the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Laboratory in California. Rev. Will McGarvey, the pastor of Community Presbyterian Church in Pittsburg, spoke on the subject “Keeping Faith in the Face of Empire” […]
Magistrate recommends Kings Bay Plowshares Religious Freedom Motion be denied
from the Kings Bay Plowshares The Kings Bay Plowshares 7 activists received word on Friday evening, April 26 that Magistrate Cheesbro of the Southern District Court of Georgia recommended that their motions to dismiss the charges, including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act argument, be denied. The seven defendants, all Catholics, had testified with expert witnesses […]
Twenty-five protesters arrested for blocking roads outside ship christening in Bath, Maine
from The Times Record April 27, 2019 BATH — Bath police arrested 25 protesters who they say were blocking roadways outside Bath Iron Works Saturday morning during the christening ceremony for the USS Lyndon B. Johnson. The protesters were arrested around 9 a.m. They face charges of obstructing a public way, a Class E crime […]
Police arrest protester at Lockheed Martin in Palo Alto, California
from Palo Alto Online Man spray paints sign, contacts media, waits for police by Linda Taaffe / Palo Alto Weekly April 27, 2019 Palo Alto police arrested a 34-year-old man after he notified local media that he had just spray painted the word “Yemen” in bright red letters across the sign at Lockheed Martin’s Palo […]
Six nuclear disarmament activists arrested on Good Friday at Lockheed Martin in Pennsylvania
from the Brandywine Peace Community LET US SEE WHAT LOVE CAN DO (William Penn, Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, October 18, 1681, A Letter to the Lenape Indian Nation) It was noon on Good Friday 2019, in this Season of Passover at the Brandywine Peace Community sponsored observance, a Prayer for the Love of Humanity at Lockheed […]