Punish the Bearer of Bad News – a post-prison reflection from drone protester Jack Gilroy
by Jack Gilroy I just spent two months as a prisoner in Jamesville Penitentiary in Jamesville, NY. I was jailed for my involvement in an April 28, 2013 solemn funeral procession at Hancock Air Force drone base in Syracuse, NY. I joined 30 others to carry the message to “stop the killing”. Hancock’s 174th Attack […]
Two women arrested protesting drones at Beale Air Force Base
by Chris Nelson from her ANSWERING2LIFE blog Last night, on November 25, I got to the Main Gate at Beale Air Force Base right before dusk and there were no other protestors there. One of the young men from the base walked out to tell me I couldn’t take photos toward the base as I […]
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Two peace activists arrested at annual vigil to close Ft. Benning’s School of the Americas
from SOA Watch November Vigil Concludes with Solemn Funeral Procession to Fort Benning (home of the School of the Americas) & Two More Civil Disobedience Arrests Mass Mobilization to Shut Down Latin American Security Forces Training School, For-Profit Immigrant Detention Center; Grassroots Mobilizations Connect Struggles against State Violence and Injustice Columbus, Georgia – 2,500 […]
Redefining “Imminent” – How the U.S. Department of Justice Makes Murder Respectable, Kills the Innocent and Jails their Defenders
from Voice for Creative Nonviolence by Brian Terrell Political language can be used, George Orwell said in 1946, “to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” In order to justify its global assassination program, the Obama administration has had to stretch words beyond their natural […]
Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Arrested While Trying to Attend David Petraeus Event in New York
from The Dissenter, firedoglake.com by Kevin Gosztola Friday, October 31, 2014, 1:04 am (update below) Former CIA analyst and activist Ray McGovern was arrested [on October 30] as he attempted to attend an event in New York City featuring former CIA director and retired military general, David Petraeus. He was charged with resisting arrest, criminal […]
Father and 17-year-old daughter arrested at Beale Air Force Base drone protest
My Daughter and I Were Arrested Today By Military Police Guarding The World’s Most Hated Weapon by Mauro Oliveira 10/28/2014 It was a familiar and warm exchange of greetings and spirited talk. The small group of activists I was with had called out to the military gate guards with a question concerning the spider web […]
Four anti-nuclear grandmothers found guilty of Mother’s Day trespass at Pilgrim nuclear power plant
Medical expert testifies in trial of Pilgrim nuke plant activists from the Cape Cod Times by Christine Legere October 23, 2014 PLYMOUTH — It’s not safe to live on Cape Cod, according to an internationally known expert on the medical and environmental dangers of nuclear power. During the final day of the trespassing trial of […]
Nuclear weapons plant protester sentenced to 40 hours of community service
Nuclear resisters go to court in Kansas City by Jane Stoever Two folks who crossed a forbidden line, all to say they oppose nuclear weapons, came to Municipal Court in Kansas City, Mo., for a hearing Oct. 21. Mark Bartholomew, of Holy Family Catholic Worker House, pleaded “guilty” of stepping across the line, and Judge […]
Activist begins 12 day prison term for refusing to pay an unjust fine related to resistance to naval base construction on Jeju Island, S. Korea
by Sung-Hee Choi (Sorry for my hurried translation) I, Sung-Hee Choi, enter 12 days’ prison as of today’s date, October 13, refusing to judicial oppression and enforcement of fines on me. (600,000 KRW, about $600 USD), even though I think that I am no-guilty. It is not because I agree with imprisonment but I intend […]