French arms fair resistance, 15 arrested
Opening day of the Eurosatory Arms Expo, June 13, was enlivened by 50 activists from the French collective Désobéir (Disobey) as they took several simultaneous actions against war…
August 2016
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Two French anti-nuclear activists arrested on Hiroshima Day
On Hiroshima Day, August 6, Rémi Filliau and Sophie Jallier took part in a demonstration outside the Paris headquarters of Les Républicains to denounce the historical…
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What Makes a Hate Group?
“As a matter of fact, you have had a person attend your protests in Camp Douglas who has threatened to kill our Deputies.” This piece of startling news was revealed to me in a…
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Six “Peace Patrol” activists were arrested while attempting a citizen’s arrest of California drone base commander
Occupy Beale Anti-drone Activists Order Air Force Personnel to “Disperse Immediately” and Cease in their Complicity in Trespassing against the Human Rights of People Living Under…
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Mass protests in China put nuclear reprocessing plans on hold
Compiled from reports in the South China Morning Post and Globaltimes.cn Thousands of residents of Lianyungang, a port city in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, took to the streets…
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Blocking two gates of Livermore nuclear weapons lab, 45 activists arrested on anniversary of Nagasaki bombing
Approximately 200 anti-nuclear activists gathered outside the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab on August 9 to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki…
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Four activists arrested blocking road into Trident nuclear sub base
Peace flotilla and protest at Trident nuclear submarine base mark anniversary of atomic bombings Silverdale, Washington: Local peace activists staged a water-based nonviolent…
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When protest becomes Sacrament: Grady sisters heed a higher call
These Catholic social justice advocates are exemplars of the force behind We Are Seneca Lake, one of the nation’s longest-running campaigns of civil disobedience. August 10, 2016…
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Four arrested at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Hiroshima Day
On August 6, 30 members of the Los Angeles Catholic Worker, the Guadalupe Catholic Worker and Veterans for Peace gathered at Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California to…
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Woman arrested blocking road into Y12 nuclear plant on anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
CITIZENS CALL FOR END TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION IN OAK RIDGE DURING HIROSHIMA COMMEMORATION ONE ARRESTED IN ACT OF CIVIL RESISTANCE Even before the sun rose on August 6 in Oak…
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URGENT – support needed: Chelsea Manning faces new charges and indefinite solitary detention related to suicide attempt
URGENT – support needed for imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Please sign and share: “Tell the Secretary of the Army: Punishing Chelsea Manning for attempting to take her…
