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Published on Sunday, June 20, 2010 by CommonDreams.org by Jane Stoever and Ann Suellentrop The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Kansas City Plant, managed by Honeywell to help make nuclear weapons, became the scene of civil disobedience for the first time June 18. Four people were arrested when they blocked the employees’ entrance to the plant, […]
On Monday, June 14, twenty-four activists with Witness Against Torture were acquitted in Washington, D.C. Superior Court of charges of “unlawful entry with disorderly conduct.” The charges stemmed from demonstrations at the US Capitol on January 21,2010 – the date by which President Obama had promised the closure of the Guantanamo detention camp. Defendant Joy […]
At 6am on March 31, two people used boogy boards to paddle to the Swan Island SAS base near Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, while two others blocked the main entrance. Once there they pushed the emergency stop button for the main Satellite Communications dish, and closed the base for the day. It is believed they were […]
On Thursday, June 17, only three days after he was sentenced to six months of federal prison for carrying the protest against the School of the Americas onto Fort Benning, Michael Walli was released from jail. Early Thursday, Michael was ordered to pack up his belongings from his jail cell. He expected that he would […]
PLEASE REGISTER TODAY! We need to provide Maryville College with a solid number to plan space and meals. Don’t miss this summer’s anti-nuclear resistance gathering to mark the 30th anniversaries of the Nuclear Resister, Nukewatch and the Plowshares Eight! Join us!! Fr. Carl Kabat, Sr. Anne Montgomery, Molly Rush, John & Carrie Schuchardt, John LaForge, […]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/10241052.stm June 4, 2010 Nine acquitted at Raytheon trial Nine women have been acquitted of breaking into an arms manufacturing company to cause criminal damage. The women were part of a group who protested at the Raytheon offices in Londonderry [sic] in January 2009.
(From the Nuclear Resister #157, June 1, 2010) February 25, 2010 How Can I Cope? Many people who write me – friends and supporters – ask about harsh treatment and brutality. I do not deny that in many prisons and jails these conditions do exist. One can even raise the charge of torture. In regards […]
