Last incarcerated member of “NATO 3” may die In prison
[Editors’ note: Cards and letters of support may be sent to Jared Chase at the address found here.] from Shadow Proof by Kevin Gosztola Jared Chase is the last member of the “NATO 3,” who remains in prison. Chase suffers from Huntington’s disease and faces additional charges for an alleged aggravated battery against a prison […]
Five drone protesters arrested at Beale Air Force Base
from Occupy Beale Air Force Base Persistence will help Peace Prevail One Day! What is the REAL State of the Union? Drone Murder, Wars for Profit, Jailing Whistleblowers, No Jobs, Police Terror and more! After 10 defendants were denied the right to put drone killing on trial, and their arraignment and charges were dismissed, they […]
Grandma drone protester remanded to jail for 6 months
Mary Anne Grady Flores to be taken into custody Tuesday, January 19 Ithaca, NY – On January 12, the National Day of Action to Stop Killer Drones, grandmother and drone resister Mary Anne Grady Flores learned that she is to go back to jail for six months starting Tuesday, January 19. She is to report […]
Thirteen activists arrested on U.S. Capitol steps before State of the Union speech
GROUP URGED PRESIDENT OBAMA TO DELIVER A REAL STATE OF THE UNION HIGHLIGHTING INCOME INEQUALITY, MILITARISM, RACISM AND CLIMATE CHAOS from National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance On the afternoon of January 12, 2016, with President Obama’s last State of the Union address scheduled that evening, members and associates of the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance […]
Four peace activists arrested after causing damage to Northrop Grumman building in Nebraska
from Frank Cordaro, on December 30 Just got back to Des Moines late last night. First the good news: Jessica Reznicek, former Des Moines Catholic Worker, full time peace activist and friend and companion of the poor, did a direct disarmament action Witness for Peace at the Northrop Grumman building in Bellevue, Nebraska. She took […]
Seven peace activists arrested at Pentagon in Holy Innocents witness
Report of the December 28th Holy Innocents Pentagon Witness by Art Laffin On December 28th, 50 people from the Atlantic and Southern Life Communities held a nonviolent witness at the Pentagon to commemorate the feast of the Massacre of the Holy Innocents. The noon-time witness began with a procession in which participants carried banners and […]
Eight anti-drone, climate activists arrested at Beale Air Force Base
from Occupy Beale Air Force Base Dozens of Anti-Drone, Climate Activists Try to Deliver Letter to Base Commander BEALE AFB (Marysville, CA) – Eight peace advocates opposed to U.S. drone killing were arrested about 3:45 p.m. on Monday, December 14 as they walked onto Beale Air Force Base/Wheatland Gate to deliver a letter to the […]
Eleven arrested stretching yellow caution tape across entrance of Indian Point nuclear plant
Eleven anti-nuclear activists were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct after stretching yellow caution tape across the main entrance of New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant on December 12. The 50 people in attendance were there to protest the decision of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow one of the plant’s two reactors, Unit […]
Anti-nuclear climbers defy Paris protest ban, four arrested
Four anti-nuclear activists defied the state of emergency ban on public protest in Paris on Wednesday, December 2, climbing up the steel cables beneath the modern Arche de la Defense to hang banners. French environmentalists joined German climbers from the action group Robin Wood in the ascent as the COP 21 climate talks were underway. […]
Help support imprisoned activists on Giving Tuesday and Prisoners for Peace Day!
CONVERGING ON DECEMBER 1 – PRISONERS FOR PEACE DAY AND GIVING TUESDAY! Hi, friends, Prisoners for Peace Day was established over 60 years ago by War Resisters’ International, to encourage people to write to conscientious objectors and others who are imprisoned because of their actions for peace. Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to […]