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50 resist nuclear bomb production in KC; 10 arrested

The KC facility to make parts for nuclear weapons is slated to double in size. We protested!

Farewell, Helen Woodson, world peace leader

Helen Woodson, 1943-2023, is remembered by friends for her plowshares resistance, her laughter, her love.

Arrested Development

“No one wants to be arrested but / Life is deliriously complicated / So it may be the right response” begins Ron Faust’s poem on civil resistance, risking arrest.

Judge gives Henry Stoever 2 years of probation, plus fees

Henry Stoever went to trial Feb. 23 after crossing the property line at the local nuclear weapons plant. After the trial, Henry said, “Officials have blinders on to what this plant is doing to the poor and to the Earth.”

Different Vibes

The drumbeats of war grow louder / As Russia forays into Ukraine on 2/22/22 … One disarmed lone lawyer goes to trial

Do ‘court support’ at 1/26 and 2/18 trials of nuke protesters

Five activists opposed the US nuclear weapon build-up on Memorial Day 2021 and come to trial in KC MO on two separate dates. Come for court support!

New court hearing date for nuke resisters: 9/13

A new court hearing for the nuclear weapon resisters was set at 10 a.m. Sept. 13. I was happy and proud to stand with these five men as they created awareness of the horrors of nuclear weapons.

Resisting nuclear weapons in a climate crisis—stopping the next catastrophe before it begins

At Büchel Air Force Base in Germany, local and international resisters held an “International Week” of protests against about 20 US nuclear gravity bombs known as B61s kept at the base in a “nuclear sharing” agreement with the US.

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