Protesters arrested several weeks in a row at Des Moines Drone Command Center
On Saturday, May 20, the 9th day of a continuous vigil and picket line at the entrance of the Iowa Air National Guard 132nd Drone Command Center in Des Moines, the Des Moines Catholic Workers and the Bill Basinger Des Moines Chapter of Veterans for Peace hosted the “Honor the Dead – Stop the Killing […]
Chelsea’s free!!!
from The Guardian Chelsea Manning released from military prison American army private is free after serving seven years of 35-year sentence for leaking classified documents and videos downloaded to WikiLeaks by Ed Pilkington in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Wednesday 17 May 2017 08.03 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 17 May 2017 20.10 EDT Chelsea Manning, the army private […]
German nuclear resister jailed for 2012 train blockade
In Germany, where nonviolent political blockades have been mostly decriminalized, an anti-nuclear activist who refused to pay a record €1650 fine has gone to jail instead. In 2012, Hanna Poddig and others blocked a uranium transport train. The action was part of an international campaign targeting the production of uranium reactor fuel that involves several […]
Fourteen arrested at Mother’s Day anti-nuclear weapons demonstration
from the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action Fifty-five people were present on May 13, the day before Mother’s Day, at the demonstration against Trident nuclear weapons at the Bangor submarine base. Fourteen demonstrators attempted to block the main highway entrance into the base and were cited by the Washington State Patrol. At around 3:30 p.m., six demonstrators entered […]
Shut Down Creech arrests as activists blockade drone base entrance and Highway 95
Drone warfare resisters gathered for the 3rd annual Shut Down Creech actions, April 23-29. Activists from across the United States joined daily themed vigils at the gate of Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada, while two blockades shut down non-emergency traffic on Nevada State Highway 95, the main road leading from Las Vegas to […]
Seven activists arrested while praying for peace at Lockheed Martin on Good Friday
from the Brandywine Peace Community At noon on April 14, the Brandywine Peace Community held their annual Good Friday Stations of Justice, Peace and Nonviolent Resistance at Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Crosses laid between banners and signs, while a bell of peace tolled. Each station had a reading not of today, but […]
Seven Catholic Workers arrested on Good Friday at Nevada nuclear test site
Four arrests at Good Friday witness at Pentagon
by Art Laffin From Holy Thursday afternoon to Good Friday afternoon, some 20 friends gathered in Washington, D.C. for a Faith and Resistance retreat and public witness that was organized by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker and held at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church. Those who participated in the retreat/witness included members of Jonah House, the Atlantic Life […]
Good Friday nuclear weapons protest at Livermore Lab, 29 arrests
Early in the morning on Good Friday, April 14, more than 100 peace activists gathered at Livermore nuclear weapons Lab in California. They walked in a Stations of the Cross procession to the Lab’s west gate. Twenty-nine participants of various ages and faith traditions were arrested after crossing onto Lab property. They were given a […]
Sixteen arrested at Nevada nuclear test site, five at Creech drone base
from the Nevada Desert Experience The Nevada Desert Experience held its 23rd annual Sacred Peace Walk (SPW), which happens every year during Holy Week. On Saturday, April 8, the SPW began at the Atomic Testing Museum, and continued through the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street. The Maundy Thursday finale for the interfaith group on April […]