Continue the Witness Against Trident
1. Organize a vigil or other public solidarity event calling for the dismantling of the triplets of militarism, racism, and economic injustice at Kings Bay or in your area. To learn more contact Jessica Stewart at 207.266.0919 or jms733@cornell.edu or email Beth Brockman at brockman.beth@gmail.com
2. Organize a support potluck or party. Here a few ideas: Have a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares support team speak. Write postcards to the Kings Bay Plowshares in jail. Show the movie about the plowshares movement, The Nuns, The Priests, and the Bombs. https://nunspriestsbombsthefilm.com/.
3. Support the ongoing work of regional groups such as Georgia WAND. https://gawand.org. Georgia WAND’s mission is to educate the public and opinion leaders about the need to reduce violence and militarism in society, and redirect excessive military spending to unmet human and environmental needs.
4. Promote the ICAN treaty for nuclear abolition in your community. To learn more: http://www.icanw.org. They won the Nobel Peace Prize!
a. Organize around the Don’t Bank on the Bomb
Write letters, divest from, and vigil at financial institutions that are invested in the nuclear arms race. To learn more visit: http://www.icanw.org/projects/dont-bank-on-the-bomb/
b. Have a crane folding party. Send the cranes to Nikki Haley and other leaders along with a message asking them to support the ICAN treaty for nuclear abolition. Learn more visit: http://www.icanw.org/projects/paper-crane-project/
5. Organize a group read of Martin Luther King’s book From Chaos to Community and form a community of action.
6. Provide financial support for travel and legal support expenses
Donations can be sent to:
Catholic Worker, Memo line: Kings Bay Plowshares
PO Box 3087
Washington DC 20010
Or through gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/xaajdf-kings-bay-plowshares-support-fund
7. Attend court appearances and follow the legal process. To do this visit the website OR Like the Facebook page Kings Bay Plowshares OR email jms733@cornell.edu to get on an email list.