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by Art Laffin, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker On March 27, on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Patrick O’Neill, a longtime Catholic Worker, parent and grandparent, about 100 people held a special peace witness at the Pentagon, the epicenter of warmaking on the planet, to pray for peace, decry the US-Israeli immoral and illegal […]
A cargo ship coming from Russia is blocked from Greenpeace March 2, 2026 This morning in the port of Dunkirk, around twenty Greenpeace activists blocked the arrival of the cargo ship Mikhail Dudin from Saint Petersburg to protest the nuclear trade between Russia and France. For two years, France has presented itself as a staunch […]
On the morning of March 5, more than 40 nuclear resisters of many faiths took part in a procession to the entrance of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor from the nearby Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington. Twelve of the Pacific Life Community (PLC) activists, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, walked into the roadway to block traffic. They […]
A 27-year-old Polish Carmelite monk now sits in a Belarusian prison, facing a possible death sentence on suspicion of espionage after reportedly being found with a photocopy of a classified document related to the “Zapad-2025” war games involving the Russian nuclear weapons now stationed in Belarus. On September 4, 2025, when Grzegorz Gawel was visiting the town of […]
A faithful group of activists from the Brandywine Peace Community gathered on a cold Martin Luther King Day at the entrance to the King of Prussia facility of Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest nuclear weapons contractor and war profiteer. There were readings from King’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, and the sounding of […]
Two nuclear resisters represented themselves at a September 2 bench trial before Judge Robert Forman in Pima County Consolidated Justice Court. John Heid and Elizabeth Murray had been arrested during a prayerful nonviolent resistance action on Ash Wednesday, March 5 at the Raytheon weapons factory in Tucson, Arizona. Together with members of the Pacific Life […]
The Nuclear Resister has produced the following series of Nuclear Resister Stories for Nuclear Hotseat, a weekly podcast produced by Libbe HaLevy. In these 5-minute episodes, Jack Cohen-Joppa tells stories of actions for a nuclear-free future, culled from the archives of the Nuclear Resister newsletter. #1 The first nuclear resisters
Solemn and Powerful Gathering at the Livermore Lab Gates on the 80th Anniversary of the US Bombing of Hiroshima by Marylia Kelley and Scott Yundt Around 100 people gathered at the Westgate entrance to Livermore Lab on the morning of Tuesday, August 6, 2025 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The theme of the […]
from the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action Peace activists block highway entrance to the Trident nuclear submarine base at Bangor in 80th remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings Thirty-five people were present on August 11th at a demonstration against Trident nuclear weapons at the Bangor submarine base. The demonstration was in the roadway […]
The following is an adaptation of a presentation given by Jack Cohen-Joppa at the Pacific Life Community retreat held in St. David, Arizona in March 2025 (published in the August 2025 issue of the Catholic Agitator, newsletter of the Los Angeles Catholic Worker). THE WAR IN OUR BACKYARD by Jack Cohen-Joppa On the ancestral lands of […]
On the afternoon of August 6, about 25 people gathered at the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania facility of Lockheed Martin to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and demonstrate against Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest war profiteer. The protesters stood side-by-side along the sidewalk, which was lined with bright banners. They waved […]
from Art Laffin August 6, 2025 Dear Friends, Early this morning of August 6, over 30 peacemakers from the DMV area held a nonviolent witness/commemoration prayer service at the Pentagon to mark the 80th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The witness was organized by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker and co-sponsored by Pax Christi USA, […]
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