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from Faslane Peace Camp Two campaigners from Faslane Peace Camp were arrested on Wednesday morning, March 19 aboard the Royal Navy submarine HMS Ambush at its berth in Faslane. Security at the site – home to Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons and headquarters of the Royal Navy – was again called into question by the protestors’ […]
from Greenpeace On Tuesday, March 18 at 5:50 a.m., 60 Greenpeace activists from France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Poland staged an occupation of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant, France’s oldest nuclear power station. They criticized the risk that French nuclear power poses to the whole of Europe, and called on the French government, which has […]
Seven people walked up to the gate of the 132nd Air National Guard Base in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, March 17, carrying photos of some Afghan Peace Volunteers and victims of drone strikes. The group attempted to deliver a war crimes indictment. Julie Brown, Ruthie Cole, Chet Guinn, Elliot Adams, Michelle Naar-Obed, Steve Clemens […]
from the Santa Maria Times, by Janene Scully Activists from around the world held a Friday afternoon vigil [on March 14] at Vandenberg Air Force Base to oppose military programs and show solidarity with local protesters, two of whom again were arrested for trespassing. Approximately 30 people attended the hour-long vigil which launched this weekend’s […]
Fr. Martin Newell of the London Catholic Worker was arrested on March 14 after writing on the walls of the Ministry of Defence in London with charcoal. “Choose Life, No Trident, says God”, he wrote, and “ God is Peace”. The next day, the Catholic priest appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court. He refused to pay […]
from the Nuclear Resister Over the first weekend in March, about 60 people took part in the 8th annual gathering of the Pacific Life Community (PLC). This year the group met at the Las Vegas Catholic Worker. The PLC is largely comprised of peace activists motivated strongly by their religious faith to engage in and […]
No, not a submarine, but a subscription — to the Nuclear Resister newsletter, a chronicle of nonviolent resistance to war and the nuclear threat, and a “Chronicle of Hope” that has supported imprisoned activists since 1980. Nuclear Resister supporter MacGregor Eddy has set a goal to enroll 100 new subscribers by December 1, 2014 […]
from the Santa Maria Times by Janene Scully A week after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that military commanders can decide who can be on their installations, activist Dennis Apel and another protester were arrested again for trespassing at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Apel of Santa Maria and another longtime activist, Father Steve Kelly from […]
from Pax Christi UK For 32 years Christians have gathered at the Ministry of Defence in London on Ash Wednesday to call on the government to repent and move away from nuclear war preparations. Members of Pax Christi, the London Catholic Worker and Christian CND from around the country gathered to pray and take part […]
Five people – including members of the clergy and veterans – were arrested during an Ash Wednesday service around 8 a.m. today, March 5, at the gates of Beale Air Force Base, site of the surveillance drone Global Hawk. Participants, who were charged with trespassing, said they risked arrest to memorialize the children killed by […]
NOT WAITING TO BE ASKED . . . TO HELP MIKE, GREG, MEGAN from the Transform Now Plowshares Support Group Three peacemakers are in prison. How can I help? Where can I send money? Donations can be made through Nukewatch www.nukewatchinfo.org by scrolling down to the Donate button. After entering a Paypal account or credit […]
In a highly political case, a Japanese anti-nuclear activist faces criminal prosecution over a Tweet she sent in July. Mari Takenouchi is the founder of Save Kids Japan and a free-lance English-bilingual journalist publishing at savekidsjapan.blogspot.jp. She advocates that mothers and children, who are most sensitive to radiation exposure, be supported and relocated outside of […]
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