Sit-in outside conference in Brussels of arms merchants and European policymakers results in arrest of 27 activists
On Monday afternoon, November 16, European policymakers and arms merchants were meeting in private at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency (EDA) in Brussels. Soon after the Paris massacre, the war suppliers were primed to profit from the Agency’s mission that includes strengthening the European defense industry. On the sidewalk just outside the […]
New Zealand activists blockade conference site of weapons manufacturers, 28 arrested
from International Socialist Organisation of Aotearoa/New Zealand Weapons Conference Warmongers Unwelcome by Andrew Raba At 8 a.m. on the morning of November 17, a group of around 150 people began blockading and protesting the annual New Zealand Defence Industry Association conference. The action was set to go on for as long as possible throughout the […]
Italian pacifist Turi Vaccaro slips into military base, hammers on MUOS radar dish
from LaSicilia.it (a translation from the original Italian) Niscemi The No MUOS Movement makes it clear: “The site is vulnerable ‘ November 15, 2015 PALERMO – The MUOS, located near Niscemi, “one of the most important strategic sites of the U.S. armed forces, is vulnerable” and therefore “dangerous”. So writes the website of the Sicilian […]
Two military veterans and three other people arrested at Beale AFB protesting U.S. use of drones
Five activists, including two military veterans, were arrested at Beale Air Force Base in California early on the morning of Tuesday, October 20. They were protesting the use of drones by the U.S. around the world that are killing hundreds of civilians, including children. The base is home to surveillance drones which pick the targets […]
Anti-militarists in Spain obstructed a convoy headed to a NATO war exercise, blocking two Leopard battle tanks
from Antimilitaristes-moc On October 16, a group of anti-militarist activists impeded and disrupted the departure of a military convoy from the port of Sagunto, Spain due to be deployed in war maneuvers in the next few days by army units of more than 30 countries as part of the NATO exercise “Trident Juncture 2015”. Dressed […]
Thoughts on being alone in a cage
October 2, 2015 from the Granny Peace Brigade by Joan Pleune I’ve been lucky. Every time I’ve been in a cage by myself, I’ve known that people are watching out for me, people on the outside and on the inside. I also know that my time in solitary won’t last very long. Now, I need […]
British war tax refuser jailed for six weeks
Chris Coverdale imprisoned for council tax resistance from Peace News A long-time anti-war activist has been jailed for six weeks for refusing to pay his council tax on the grounds that the UK government is engaged in terrorism. On 7 October, Chris Coverdale of Rye, East Sussex, was imprisoned for 42 days by Hastings magistrate […]
Margaret Flowers Arrested Protesting Afghan Hospital Bombing
from Popular Resistance Dr. Flowers Calls For Independent Investigation Into Hospital Bombing in Kunduz, Afghanistan by Alli McCracken, www.CODEPINK.org Washington, D.C. –– Before the start of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about Afghanistan, Dr. Margaret Flowers was arrested on October 6 for speaking out against the recent U.S. bombing of a Doctors Without Border […]
In solidarity with refugees fleeing wars, nine anti-drone protesters arrested at California air force base
from Occupy Beale Air Force Base Nine anti-drone protesters from throughout Northern California – Redding to Stockton, Bay Area to Nevada City – were arrested in a nonviolent action at Beale Air Force Base on the morning of September 29. The group acted in solidarity with the refugees around the world who are fleeing their […]
On eve of Pope’s U.S visit, 15 activists arrested at White House “sowing the seeds of hope”
from the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance Just prior to the historic visit of Pope Francis to the U.S. on September 22, fifteen activists were arrested at the White House. They were part of a group participating in a National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR) action entitled “Sowing the Seeds of Hope: From Congress to […]