Appeal arguments for Transform Now Plowshares sabotage charge heard by three judges in Cincinnati federal courthouse
by Ralph Hutchison, Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance March 12, 1930, Ahmedabad, India. Mahatma Gandhi and a company of nonviolent satyagrahi set out from the Sabarmati ashram and began his march to Dandi where, twenty-four days later, he would take hold in his hands salt made from the ocean water and declare, “Here I ruin […]
Fr. Bill “Bix” Bichsel, S.J. – Presente!
Knowing that his life was drawing to an end, seventy friends of nuclear resister Fr. Bill “Bix” Bichsel sang one of his favorite songs at the beginning of the Pacific Life Community gathering in California on Friday evening. “Your face will shine through all our tears…. And when we sing another little victory song, precious […]
Break-In at Y-12: How a handful of pacifists and nuns exposed the vulnerability of America’s nuclear-weapons sites
A Reporter at Large, March 9, 2015 Issue of the New Yorker by Eric Schlosser The Y-12 National Security Complex sits in a narrow valley, surrounded by wooded hills, in the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Y-12 and Oak Ridge were built secretly, within about two years, as part of the Manhattan Project, and their […]
Thirty-four anti-drone protesters arrested blocking two access gates to Creech Air Force Base
Anti-drone protesters arrested, cited at Creech Air Force Base from the Air Force Times by Sally Ho, The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Anti-drone protesters who said they wanted to spotlight war crimes and connect with pilots were arrested on March 6 after trying to block the entrance Friday at a US Air Force base […]
Twelve nuclear disarmament activists arrested at Lockheed Martin in California
To conclude the 2015 gathering of the Pacific Life Community, 80 activists held a colorful and lively demonstration on Monday, March 2 at Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale, California, protesting nuclear weapons work and other weapons for war. After sharing poetry, litany, dancing and songs, twelve of the protesters spread across the entrance roadway with a […]
Three Trident Ploughshares activists arrested at Faslane naval base in Scotland
from the Trident Ploughshares On Sunday, February 22, three Trident Ploughshares activists were arrested at Faslane naval base after attempting to paint peace slogans on the perimeter fence. One person was charged with vandalism while the other two were detained after pinning a set of “Peace Pirate Articles” to the fence. Jean Oliver, from Biggar, […]
Six arrested on Ash Wednesday at killer drone protest at Beale Air Base
On the afternoon of February 18, six people – including several clergy members and military veterans – were arrested during an Ash Wednesday service at the gate of Beale Air Force Base during an act of “repentance” for the innocent people killed by the U.S. government’s fleet of killer drones. Participants spread ashes memorializing those […]
~ from USP Coleman, by Leonard Peltier
February 2015 Update/Statement From Leonard Peltier Greetings My Friends, Relatives and Supporters: I know that many of you have concerns about the status of my situation and have been wanting an update about what is going on. A lot has been happening in the last few months and I am sorry I have not written […]
~ from FMC Lexington, by Kathy Kelly
The Shift reprint of a letter from Kathy Kelly “We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person oriented society: when machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered.” – Martin […]
Villagers and supporters on Jeju Island arrested, injured during government-ordered crackdown and demolition of protest site
by Felice Cohen-Joppa [Thanks to Paco for his sharing of breaking news and the Gangjeong Village Story newsletter for background information. Please scroll down to read the first-hand account from Ddalgi (Gangjeong villager).] Resistance to the construction of a naval base on Jeju Island, S. Korea, which began in 2007, continues with daily mass/blockades, 100 […]