Juanita Nelson, Presente!
Rest in peace, Juanita Nelson. Pacifist, farmer, civil rights activist, war tax resister, partner of Wally Nelson and co-founder of the Peacemakers group in 1948. Thank you, Juanita, for your…
March 2015
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Seven activists arrested closing Hancock drone base gate with giant books
from Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars At 9:15 a.m. on March 19, the 12th anniversary of the U.S.’ illegal invasion of Iraq, seven members of…
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Appeal arguments for Transform Now Plowshares sabotage charge heard by three judges in Cincinnati federal courthouse
Ahmedabad, India. Mahatma Gandhi and a company of nonviolent satyagrahi set out from the Sabarmati ashram and began his march to Dandi where, twenty-four days later, he would take hold…
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Fr. Bill “Bix” Bichsel, S.J. – Presente!
Knowing that his life was drawing to an end, seventy friends of nuclear resister Fr. Bill “Bix” Bichsel sang one of his favorite songs at the beginning of the Pacific…
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Break-In at Y-12: How a handful of pacifists and nuns exposed the vulnerability of America’s nuclear-weapons sites
The Y-12 National Security Complex sits in a narrow valley, surrounded by wooded hills, in the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Y-12 and Oak Ridge were built secretly, within about…
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Thirty-four anti-drone protesters arrested blocking two access gates to Creech Air Force Base
Anti-drone protesters arrested, cited at Creech Air Force Base from the Air Force Times by Sally Ho, The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Anti-drone protesters who said they wanted to…
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Twelve nuclear disarmament activists arrested at Lockheed Martin in California
To conclude the 2015 gathering of the Pacific Life Community, 80 activists held a colorful and lively demonstration on Monday, March 2 at Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale, California, protesting nuclear…
