Property damage charge dropped against Fr. Carl Kabat; trial set for October 12
by Jane Stoever At a Kansas City, Mo., Municipal Court hearing Sept. 20, Oblate of Mary Immaculate Father Carl Kabat of St. Louis learned the prosecution had dropped the property damage charge against him. The court set the date of Oct. 12 for Kabat’s trial concerning his trespass July 4 on the site of KC’s […]
Members of Shut It Down arrested occupying conference room
from Shut It Down Affinity Group After a United States Chamber of Commerce announcement on September 11 that it had joined Entergy’s lawsuit to oppose State of Vermont legislation to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, the Shut It Down Affinity Group visited the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce on September […]
Nuclear resistance escalates in South India
by Jack Cohen-Joppa published at Waging Nonviolence, September 15 Hundreds of people have been arrested, dozens remain in custody and three deaths have been reported as protests against the start-up of the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam, India, reached a crisis point this week. The government’s announcement that it would start loading nuclear fuel into […]
Greg Boertje-Obed released from jail
by Ralph Hutchison, OREPA Greg Boertje-Obed was released from Blount County Detention Center at 8:30pm on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 to await trial, currently scheduled for February 26, 2013. Greg’s release came as a result of his request for a detention hearing following the reset of the trial date from October to February. He had […]
Jail reflection from Transform Now Plowshares activist Greg Boertje-Obed
(published in issue #167 of the Nuclear Resister newsletter) ~from Blount County The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. By the Lord has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes. – Psalm 118.22-23 When Megan, Michael and I were preparing for the witness that became the Transform Now Plowshares, we […]
Jailed NATO 5 defendant beaten by sheriffs, hospitalized; attorneys seek evidence, supporters asked to question sheriff
Editors’ Note: Mark Neiweem spoke with a supporter last night (8/27) and, contrary to some reports, he is receiving mail while in solitary. Letters should be sent to him at the address listed in Inside & Out. by Occupy Chicago Press Relations on Monday, August 27, 2012 at 4:51 a.m. CHICAGO — On Thursday morning, […]
Sr. Anne Montgomery – Presente!
(From the Society of the Sacred Heart) Anne Montgomery, RSCJ Birth: November 30, 1926 Profession: March 5, 1951 Death: August 27, 2012 Prominent peace activist Anne Montgomery, RSCJ, died Monday, August 27 at Oakwood, the Society of the Sacred Heart’s elder care center in Atherton, California. Known around the world for her commitment to peace, […]
Three years in prison for war-time relief to Iraq
Iraqi-American Shakir Hamoodi will turn himself in to a federal prison on August 28 to serve a three year sentence for personal charity sent to family in Iraq in violation of the 1991-2003 sanctions on such trade. Family and friends of the Columbia, Missouri import grocer ask that supporters sign the petition for Presidential pardon, […]
Bradley Manning supporters occupy Obama campaign offices
Veterans led the way as supporters of imprisoned army private and accused whistleblower Bradley Manning occupied several Obama presidential campaign offices on the west coast. The August 16 sit-ins led to arrests in Oakland, California and Portland, Oregon. In Oakland, about 100 people participated in the sit-in. Campaign staff eventually agreed to email their […]
Six peace protesters arrested at Nevada Test Site on Nagasaki anniversary
from Nevada Desert Experience Culminating a week of peace events as part of Nevada Desert Experience’s August Desert Witness, six protesters were arrested at the Nevada Test Site (Nevada National Security Site) on Thursday morning, August 9th, in memory of the victims of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 67 years ago. Dennis DuVall (of Prescott, […]