Nuclear disarmament activist arrested after writing messages on the Ministry of Defence building
from Catholic Peace Action On March 13, Ray Towey marked the Ministry of Defence in London, as a witness against the nuclear war preparations of the U.K. government. Ray was supported by Carmel and Dan Martin. As usual, we started in the nearby park with prayers and readings from the Bible and “Follow Me – […]
Two nuclear abolition activists arrested at Nevada nuclear test site
by Felice Cohen-Joppa Members of the Pacific Life Community converged outside of Las Vegas from March 16 – 18 for their annual gathering to protest nuclear weapons. Two of them were arrested on Monday morning, March 18 during a nonviolent action at the Nevada nuclear test site. Before Rush Rehm and Jim Haber crossed the […]
U.S. Peace Activist Given Longest Prison Term in German Campaign to Oust U.S. Nuclear Bombs
from Nukewatch First Ever U.S. Woman Sentenced to Prison in Decades-Long Effort Susan Crane, of the Redwood City, California Catholic Worker, has been sentenced to 229 days in prison in Germany for daring to interfere with the U.S. nuclear weapons stationed at Germany’s Büchel Air Force base, southeast of Cologne. Crane participated in six nonviolent […]
Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale released from prison
Drone Whistleblower Subjected To Harsh Confinement Finally Released From Prison from The Dissenter by Kevin Gosztola March 5, 2024 Daniel Hale’s case was part of a continuation of the U.S. government’s war on whistleblowers under President Joe Biden Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale was released from prison in February after spending 33 months in some of the […]
Five nuclear abolition activists arrested at General Dynamics/Electric Boat
At 6 a.m. on March 4, 20 anti-nuclear activists brought banners and 27 life-size images of Robert Oppenheimer to block the main entrance gates at the General Dynamics Electric Boat facility in New London, Connecticut, where the Columbia class nuclear submarines are being designed and constructed. Some of the banners read: “Don’t be a ‘Destroyer […]
Christian Protesters Arrested at Downing Street in Gaza Protest
Two Christian protesters were arrested at Downing Street in London on December 29 after pouring fake blood, putting bloody handprints on the gates and reading the names of dead children killed by Israel and Hamas. Virginia Moffat (58) and Chris Cole (60) from Dorset said that the government had “blood on its hands” after refusing […]
Two arrested at the Pentagon to commemorate the Feast of the Massacre of the Holy Innocents
from Art Laffin, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Dear Friends, From 7 – 8 a.m. on December 28, ten peacemakers witnessed at the Pentagon to commemorate the Feast of the Massacre of the Holy Innocents. The witness was organized by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker in conjunction with the Little Flower Catholic Worker and Norfolk Catholic […]
2,400 Arrests Calling for CEASEFIRE NOW
From the Nuclear Resister When the long-simmering war between Hamas and the state of Israel exploded into a rolling boil on October 7, demands for a ceasefire quickly dominated demonstrations around the world. Following is a day-by-day chronicle of more than 2,400 arrests in the first two months since then, at more than 75 demonstrations across 22 […]
Eighteen arrested at U.S. Mission to the U.N. demanding the U.S. sign the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty
On November 30, activists affixed a 10-foot-long sticker to the windows of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations which read, “U.S. sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.” This strong message to the U.S. Mission was delivered by members of the Atlantic Life Community, Catholic Workers, New York City War Resisters League and Nukewatch. The nuclear […]
Six activists arrested calling on Raytheon to end profiting from war crimes
Activists from across the country gathered outside of Raytheon’s office in Arlington, Virginia at 12:00 noon on November 8 to confront the war profiteer on its role in producing weapons that are causing extreme suffering and death to innocent children, women, and men around the world. As they gathered on the sidewalk outside of Raytheon, […]