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UPDATE: Dr. Rafil Dhafir was moved out of the SHU on August 28 with no charges. NATIONAL CALL IN DAY FOR PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE RAFIL DHAFIR MONDAY, AUGUST 4 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST On June 18th Dr. Dhafir was removed to a special housing (isolation) unit. The purpose of the national call […]
by Ellen Barfield With the two year anniversary of the Transform Now Plowshares action today, July 28, and with Megan, Greg, and Michael (MGM!) seeming to be stable at their prison assignments for now, it is a good time to review the action, the trial and sentencing, and the subsequent responsibility of all of us […]
OPEN LETTER FROM THE BROOKLYN METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER from Sr. Megan Rice, on behalf of the Transform Now Plowshares July 28, 2014 Our Dear Sisters and Brothers, We send warm greetings and many thanks to all who actively engage in the transformation of weapons of mass destruction to sustainable life-giving alternatives. Gregory Boertje-Obed (U.S. Penitentiary, […]
To my dearest friends and comrades, I want to thank you all for your never ending love and support for the three of us as we continue to resist this system of state oppression. The last two years have been a long, hard fought struggle, but finally, with trial done and sentences handed out, we’re […]
From Via Pacis, newsletter of the Des Moines Catholic Worker Greg Boertje-Obed and Michele Naar-Obed are not new to the Plowshares scene. They met and married while living at Jonah House and being a part of the Good News Plowshares. Their child Rachel was born at Jonah House. Greg has done a total of five […]
At six o’clock in the morning on July 25, a group of local people from Plymouth, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and beyond blocked the main Camels Head entrance into Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth, England in order to stop the refitting of the Vanguard nuclear submarines which carry and launch the Trident nuclear weapon missiles. People used […]
from TheJournal.ie TWO INDEPENDENT TDS were arrested on the afternoon of July 22 at Shannon Airport. Clare Daly and Mick Wallace were detained while attempting to inspect two US military aircraft. Shannonwatch confirmed that the pair were on the tarmac, in a protest designed to highlight what they feel is lax inspection of US military […]
Order of Protection Delivered for the Children of the World On July 23, eight Atlantic Life Community activists joined with Upstate Drone Action at the main gate of Hancock Air Base in Syracuse, New York. Hancock is the home of the 174th Attack Wing of the New York State Air National Guard. The 174th Attack […]
Just after midnight on July 11, a military vehicle convoy which included lorries carrying Trident nuclear bombs, passed through the center of Glasgow, Scotland. Four Faslane Peace campers were arrested when they blockaded the convoy for an hour close to Loch Lomond. One of the activists climbed atop the vehicles. Francesco Bertozzi (23), Heather Stewart […]
UPDATE: GRADY FLORES RELEASED ON APPEAL ON JULY 17 (scroll below for details) Base’s Order of Protection Begs Judgement On July 10, Mary Anne Grady Flores, grandmother of three, was sentenced to one year in prison for being found guilty of violating an order of protection. A packed courtroom of over 100 supporters was stunned […]
by Jane Stoever, PeaceWorks, Kansas City Carl Kabat, 80, a priest in the Order of Mary Immaculate, splashed paint on the huge entry sign at the National Security Campus at 10 a.m. on July 4. He then sat by the sign, awaiting arrest. This was Kabat’s fourth July “interdependence action” in successive years at the […]
