The Nuclear Resister
June/July, 2012
IN THIS E-BULLETIN:
1) FR. CARL KABAT ARRESTED AGAIN AT THE KANSAS CITY PLANT
2) FORTY ACTIVISTS ARRESTED AT VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
3) FIFTEEN DRONE PROTESTERS ARRESTED AT HANCOCK AIR BASE
4) ACTIONS AT SCOTLAND’S FASLANE TRIDENT BASE
5) WOMEN RETURN TO ENTERGY HEADQUARTERS, 8 ARRESTED
6) THREE ARRESTS DURING PENTECOST SERVICE AT SAAB MICROWAVE, SWEDEN
7) THE NUCLEAR RESISTER NEEDS FUNDS, PLEASE HELP!
8) WRITE A NOTE OF SUPPORT TO ANTI-NUCLEAR & ANTI-WAR PRISONERS
9) UPCOMING NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTIONS
Fr. Carl Kabat arrested again at the Kansas City Plant
Carl Kabat cut through the fence of the Kansas City Plant on July 4 (where he was also arrested on July 4, 2011). He was charged with 2 counts of trespass and one charge of property destruction. He stated “In place of defense, I would like to de-fence.”
Read more here.
Forty activists arrested at Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant
Cops, a cow and a cause
By Susan Smallheer, Staff Writer, Rutland Herald
VERNON — More than three dozen anti-nuclear activists were arrested Sunday afternoon [July 1] at the front gates of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, the latest demonstration in what organizers say will be continuing protests until the 40-year-old reactor is shut down.
Read more here.
Fifteen drone protesters arrested at Hancock Air Base
from a press release sent by Mary Anne Grady Flores and Ann Tiffany
On June 28 at 1:41 p.m., 15 New Yorkers were arrested when they blocked the main gate of Hancock Air Base in Syracuse, NY, unfurling anti-Reaper Drone banners. The banners declared, “Federal Crime Scene, Don’t Cross!” with vivid illustrations of young victims of Drone strikes. One banner pictured Martin Luther King, Jr. stating “I have a dream!”, and next to him was Obama stating “I have a drone”. What has happened to MLK’s dream?
Read more here.
Actions at Scotland’s Faslane Trident base
On the morning of June 14, two Trident Ploughshares activists sat in the road at the North Gate of Faslane Trident Submarine base, stopping any traffic from entering the base for 15 minutes as part of the Faslane Peace Camps call for 30 Days of Action.
Read more here.
Seven activists from Faslane Peace Camp and Trident Ploughshares entered Faslane naval base the morning of July 2 with four members of the group slipping past guards and reaching points up to 100 yards inside the base. A further two were arrested in the attempt.
Read more here.
Women return to Entergy Headquarters, 8 arrested
Carrying facts about the dangers of radiation and nuclear power and attired as medical professionals, women of the Shut It Down Affinity Group appeared at Entergy headquarters Monday, June 11 to alert officials to the necessity of closing their Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vermont.
Brattleboro police commanded by Lieutenant Robert Kirkpatrick arrested eight women when Entergy’s Larry Smith, a public relations officer, contacted police to have the women removed from the premises.
Read more here.
Three arrests during Pentecost service at SAAB Microwave, Sweden
from Per Herngren
The three, active in the Covenant Church, vine and fig tree planters and plowshares, were arrested in the midst of a Pentecost service at the military company SAAB Microwave, Sweden, on the 27th of May 2012. They were released after 45 minutes.
Read more here.
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From activist Rachel Winch:
Dear Felice and Jack,
I was reading through the last edition of the Nuclear Resister today and was filled with such hope and inspiration. At times when it feels like all is lost, it is beautiful to be reminded of the creative resistance of people around the country and around the world.
Thank you for your work and your loving presence.
Much love,
Rachel
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