Fukushima evacuees’ friend arrested, jailed at Hiroshima memorial
UPDATE: August 17 – the jailed activist was released from custody today. Among the many commemorative events all around the Peace Park in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6 was an…
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Plowshares activist Turi Vaccaro jailed in Sicily
Fugitive Italian anti-war activist Turi Vaccaro has been arrested and imprisoned in Gela, Sicily, where he will serve an 11-month, 27-day sentence. Acting on a warrant issued in November, 2017…
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Arrests at nuclear sites mark 73rd anniversary of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
from the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action Activists honor Catholic archbishop, who was a prophetic voice for peace, on anniversary of atomic bombing by Leonard Eiger Silverdale, Washington: Activists…
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Truth on Trial – Kings Bay Plowshares court report on August 2, 2018 hearing
by Bill Quigley, attorney For four hours on Thursday, August 2, 2018, the Kings Bay Plowshares appeared before U.S. Magistrate Stan Baker in federal court in Brunswick, Georgia to argue…
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Fill the Jails!
by Brian Terrell [This reflection was offered by Brian Terrell on July 29, 2018 to Catholic Workers gathered at Nazareth College, Rochester, NY, celebrating the 85th anniversary of the founding…
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Nuclear disarmament action at Germany’s Büchel air base, home to 20 U.S. nuclear bombs
From Nukewatch On Sunday, July 15th 2018, eighteen people from four different countries cut through fences to reclaim German Air Force Base Büchel, which hosts about 20 U.S. nuclear bombs…
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Reflections on the Fast for Nuclear Disarmament in Georgia
Hungering for Nuclear Disarmament by Kathy Kelly, June 19, 2018 In the state of Georgia’s Glynn County Detention Center, four activists await trial stemming from their nonviolent action, on April…
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Jeju Island peace activist jailed for refusing to pay protest fine
On June 4, Korean peace activist Park Geun-gil entered the Jeju Prison to serve time instead of paying a fine of 4.6 million KRW (around US$4,000). At the rate of…
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Poor People’s Campaign Ties Struggles for Justice Together
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival launched the day after Mother’s Day with rallies and nonviolent civil disobedience at more than 30 state capitals across the…
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Five people arrested on Memorial Day at Kansas City nuclear weapons plant
By Jane Stoever, Peaceworks KC “Emotionally powerful.” That’s how Bennette Dibben, a PeaceWorks Board member, describes the rally, die-in, and civil resistance that PeaceWorks-KC sponsored May 28, Memorial Day, in…
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Six arrested protesting role of Hanscom AFB in nuclear war preparations
from Massachusetts Peace Action Six peace activists were arrested on May 27 at the gate of Hanscom Air Force Base in Lincoln, Massachusetts as they protested the role of the…
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Two peace activists arrested on Armed Forces Day at drone command center in Iowa
Veterans for Peace and Des Moines Catholic Worker 2nd Annual Armed Forces Day “Stop the Killing” Rally and Direct Action at Iowa Air National Guard Drone Command Center On May…
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