Two Irish legislators arrested at Shannon Airport attempting to inspect U.S. military aircraft
from TheJournal.ie TWO INDEPENDENT TDS were arrested on the afternoon of July 22 at Shannon Airport. Clare Daly and Mick Wallace were detained while attempting to inspect two US military aircraft. Shannonwatch confirmed that the pair were on the tarmac, in a protest designed to highlight what they feel is lax inspection of US military […]
Seven Arrested at Hancock Air Base Calling for a Halt to Drone War Crimes
Order of Protection Delivered for the Children of the World On July 23, eight Atlantic Life Community activists joined with Upstate Drone Action at the main gate of Hancock Air Base in Syracuse, New York. Hancock is the home of the 174th Attack Wing of the New York State Air National Guard. The 174th Attack […]
Four activists arrested in Scotland after stopping nuclear weapons convoy
Just after midnight on July 11, a military vehicle convoy which included lorries carrying Trident nuclear bombs, passed through the center of Glasgow, Scotland. Four Faslane Peace campers were arrested when they blockaded the convoy for an hour close to Loch Lomond. One of the activists climbed atop the vehicles. Francesco Bertozzi (23), Heather Stewart […]
Drone resister sentenced to one year in prison
UPDATE: GRADY FLORES RELEASED ON APPEAL ON JULY 17 (scroll below for details) Base’s Order of Protection Begs Judgement On July 10, Mary Anne Grady Flores, grandmother of three, was sentenced to one year in prison for being found guilty of violating an order of protection. A packed courtroom of over 100 supporters was stunned […]
Fr. Carl Kabat splashes paint on huge sign at NNSA’s nuke-parts plant in Kansas City
by Jane Stoever, PeaceWorks, Kansas City Carl Kabat, 80, a priest in the Order of Mary Immaculate, splashed paint on the huge entry sign at the National Security Campus at 10 a.m. on July 4. He then sat by the sign, awaiting arrest. This was Kabat’s fourth July “interdependence action” in successive years at the […]
Arrests, injuries during forcible removable at protest camps at site of electric tower construction for S. Korean nuclear power plant
KEPCO says construction of power towers back on track from The Korea Times by Kim Se-jeong Police on Wednesday (june 11) forcibly removed sit-in camps where some residents of Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, have been protesting for years against a power transmission tower project. The action prompted a violent clash with the protesters. Witnesses said […]
Two arrests at UK nuclear weapons site blockade
from ActionAWE The Burghfield wing of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Berkshire has seen its biggest protest in years, with the three road entrances to the site blocked for nearly five hours the morning of June 9 in a blockade organised by Trident Ploughshares as part of the ongoing ActionAWE grassroots campaign dedicated to […]
Activists arrested during drone and nuclear weapon protests in Missouri – part of Trifecta Resista weekend
by Jane Stoever and Ann Suellentrop PeaceWorks – Kansas City held 4 actions over the May 31-June 1 weekend. On Saturday morning, May 31, we held two rallies in Leavenworth, Kansas. At one rally, we sought pardon for Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. She’s begun serving 35 years there for revealing U.S. […]
Four women arrested at Mother’s Day protest at Pilgrim nuclear power plant
by Christine Legere, from the Cape Cod Times May 12, 2014 PLYMOUTH – Four members of a Cape-based activist group were arrested Sunday, May 11 for trespassing onto the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station property to plant flowers. Diane Turco, a Harwich resident and founder of the Cape Downwinders, and group members Sarah Thacher and Susan […]
A Pivot on the Peace Island
by Kathy Kelly [Followed by an article by Dr. Hakim] May 24, 2014 Jeju Island, South Korea – For the past two weeks, I’ve been in the Republic of Korea (ROK), as a guest of peace activists living in Gangjeong Village on ROK’s Jeju Island. Gangjeong is one of the ROK’s smallest villages, yet activists […]