Two Veterans For Peace members arrested at Beale Air Force Base
Elliott Adams, past National President of Veterans For Peace and international peace activist, was arrested during a nonviolent anti-drone action at Beale Air Force Base on Tuesday, April 1. Adams lives in New York and is currently on a nationwide tour, speaking out about the importance of banning drone attacks, stopping war, and building a […]
~ from Irwin County Detention Center, by Sr. Megan Rice
[Sr. Megan Rice has been transferred from the Irwin County Detention Center. You can write to her at: Megan Rice 88101-020, Metropolitan Detention Center, P.O. Box 329002, Brooklyn, NY 11232.] March 2, 2014 Ocilla, GA Dear sisters and brothers, united as we are in efforts to transform weapons of war (alá Y-12, etc.) into projects […]
~ from USP Coleman, Spring Statement by Leonard Peltier
Greetings my friends, relatives, supporters, and all those who support the cause of freedom, not only for Native Americans, but for all people. I know it’s sometimes not easy being involved and staying involved, so for all of you that have done just that, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart […]
Ten women arrested blocking the gate of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant
from the Shut It Down Affinity Group VERNON, Vermont—With signs encouraging green jobs and green energy, ten women from the Shut It Down Affinity Group held green balloons and waved as children and their parents exited Vernon Elementary School for the day on Wednesday, March 19. “We wanted to do something fun and positive,” said […]
Four Dutch activists arrested at Volkel Airbase, home to American nuclear bombs
March 21, from Susi Snyder, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Some news from the Netherlands, which is gearing up (and shutting down!) to host 53 heads of State and Government next week for the Nuclear Security Summit: To draw attention to a significant lack of nuclear security in our little country, this week […]
Peace campers board nuclear submarine at Faslane
from Faslane Peace Camp Two campaigners from Faslane Peace Camp were arrested on Wednesday morning, March 19 aboard the Royal Navy submarine HMS Ambush at its berth in Faslane. Security at the site – home to Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons and headquarters of the Royal Navy – was again called into question by the protestors’ […]
Greenpeace activists arrested protesting aging European nuclear reactors
from Greenpeace On Tuesday, March 18 at 5:50 a.m., 60 Greenpeace activists from France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Poland staged an occupation of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant, France’s oldest nuclear power station. They criticized the risk that French nuclear power poses to the whole of Europe, and called on the French government, which has […]
Seven arrested in drone protest at Iowa Air National Guard Base
Seven people walked up to the gate of the 132nd Air National Guard Base in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, March 17, carrying photos of some Afghan Peace Volunteers and victims of drone strikes. The group attempted to deliver a war crimes indictment. Julie Brown, Ruthie Cole, Chet Guinn, Elliot Adams, Michelle Naar-Obed, Steve Clemens […]
Two more arrests at Vandenberg Air Force Base
from the Santa Maria Times, by Janene Scully Activists from around the world held a Friday afternoon vigil [on March 14] at Vandenberg Air Force Base to oppose military programs and show solidarity with local protesters, two of whom again were arrested for trespassing. Approximately 30 people attended the hour-long vigil which launched this weekend’s […]
London priest and Catholic Worker gets 28 day sentence for non-payment of fines
Fr. Martin Newell of the London Catholic Worker was arrested on March 14 after writing on the walls of the Ministry of Defence in London with charcoal. “Choose Life, No Trident, says God”, he wrote, and “ God is Peace”. The next day, the Catholic priest appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court. He refused to pay […]