In the US, two Plowshares activists win early release from prison
RNS Two of the seven Catholic peace activists who broke into a nuclear submarine base three years ago left prison this week as part of an early release agreement. Martha Hennessy, 66, grand-daughter of Catholic Worker Movement founder Dorothy Day, and Carmen Trotta, 58, a Catholic worker at St Joseph’s House in New York City, […]
US Catholic peace activists who broke into a nuclear base ask judge to drop the charges
RNS Seven Catholic peace activists who broke into a nuclear submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, last year stood before a federal judge Wednesday to argue that the charges against them should be dismissed. The activists, known as the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, are charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor and face up to […]
NUCLEAR WEAPONS: IN THE US, SEVEN CATHOLIC ACTIVISTS ARE UNREPENTANT AS THEY AWAIT TRIAL FOR BREAKING INTO A NUCLEAR BASE
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports…