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Chelsea’s free!!!

from The Guardian Chelsea Manning released from military prison American army private is free after serving seven years of 35-year sentence for leaking classified documents and videos downloaded to WikiLeaks…

German nuclear resister jailed for 2012 train blockade

In Germany, where nonviolent political blockades have been mostly decriminalized, an anti-nuclear activist who refused to pay a record €1650 fine has gone to jail instead. In 2012, Hanna Poddig…

Fourteen arrested at Mother’s Day anti-nuclear weapons demonstration

from the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action Fifty-five people were present on May 13, the day before Mother’s Day, at the demonstration against Trident nuclear weapons at the Bangor…

Shut Down Creech arrests as activists blockade drone base entrance and Highway 95

Drone warfare resisters gathered for the 3rd annual Shut Down Creech actions, April 23-29. Activists from across the United States joined daily themed vigils at the gate of Creech Air…

Seven activists arrested while praying for peace at Lockheed Martin on Good Friday

from the Brandywine Peace Community At noon on April 14, the Brandywine Peace Community held their annual Good Friday Stations of Justice, Peace and Nonviolent Resistance at Lockheed Martin in…

Seven Catholic Workers arrested on Good Friday at Nevada nuclear test site

Four arrests at Good Friday witness at Pentagon

by Art Laffin From Holy Thursday afternoon to Good Friday afternoon, some 20 friends gathered in Washington, D.C. for a Faith and Resistance retreat and public witness that was organized…

Good Friday nuclear weapons protest at Livermore Lab, 29 arrests

Early in the morning on Good Friday, April 14, more than 100 peace activists gathered at Livermore nuclear weapons Lab in California. They walked in a Stations of the Cross…

Sixteen arrested at Nevada nuclear test site, five at Creech drone base

from the Nevada Desert Experience The Nevada Desert Experience held its 23rd annual Sacred Peace Walk (SPW), which happens every year during Holy Week. On Saturday, April 8, the SPW…

Nine activists arrested on Good Friday at NY drone base

Nine peace activists were arrested on April 14 during a Good Friday witness against drone warfare at Hancock Air Base in New York. While blocking the entrance into the base…

Nine activists arrested during a snow storm after blocking gate to “christening” of warship

Nine activists were arrested during a snow storm on Saturday morning, April 1 at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Maine during a “christening” of a destroyer outfitted with so-called “missile…

Awareness and Action: Nuclear Resistance as a Millennial

from Truthout March 28, 2017 by Allison McGillivray It was March 7, and I wasn’t expecting the snow. I tucked my fingers into my sleeves, wishing I hadn’t left my…