Nuclear Resister's Autumn 2022 E-bulletin
Posted: 13th November 2022
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* Nonviolent resistance for a peaceful and nuclear-free future—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
Autumn 2022—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
* IN THIS E-BULLETIN—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
DECEMBER 3 ZOOM PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE 200 ISSUES OF THE NUCLEAR RESISTER!
NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT ACTIVISTS SIT-IN AT U.S. MISSION TO U.N.
AUSTRALIANS DISRUPT ARMS EXPO
ARRESTS IN SCOTLAND AT NUCLEAR STORAGE BASE
THIRTEEN CITED AT BANGOR TRIDENT BASE
ACTIVISTS ARRESTED AT NEVADA NUCLEAR TEST SITE
THREE WOMEN ARRESTED AT CREECH DRONE BASE
PLEASE SUPPORT IMPRISONED ANTI-NUCLEAR AND ANTI-WAR ACTIVISTS – THE NUCLEAR RESISTER NEEDS YOU!—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
* December 3 Zoom program to celebrate 200 issues of the Nuclear Resister!—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
You are invited to celebrate 200 issues and 42 years of the Nuclear Resister! Join us on Saturday, December 3, 2022 (10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. GMT, 7 p.m. European Central Time). This special celebration will include photos, songs and stories from decades of direct actions and more, honoring our resistance history and drawing inspiration for today’s movement for a peaceful, nuclear-free future. Please register here (https://nukeresister.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5e793916f1979bfc73458af19&id=87a1b2293c&e=3a35ade283) .
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* Nuclear disarmament activists sit-in at U.S. Mission to U.N.—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
Eleven nuclear abolition activists were arrested on August 2 while blocking the two doors to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. The nonviolent sit-in occurred on the second day of the U.N.’s month-long Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference. The group’s goal was to disrupt “nuclear diplomacy” as usual and demand that the U.S. and other nuclear nations get rid of their nuclear weapons.
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* Australians disrupt arms expo—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
A broad spectrum of Australian activists – radical youth, Quaker grannies, Aboriginal leaders, refugees, climate activists, veterans, a clown army and musicians – held a Festival of Resistance during the first week of October to disrupt the Land Forces 2022 arms expo in Meanjin (Brisbane). Actions included an Eat the Rich protest, Mobile Unwelcoming Teams, marking walls with graffiti and washable “blood”, a topless welcome as delegates entered the convention center, several blockades and more. Eleven arrests were made during the week.
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* Arrests in Scotland at nuclear storage base—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
On June 13, three people from the Peace Pirates affinity group locked themselves together in the roundabout road blocking the entrance to the Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) Coulport in Scotland. They were arrested after the locks were cut by police. A couple of days later, on June 15, three women poured fake blood on themselves and lay in the roundabout. Ros McEwan chose not to leave when warned to do so by police, and was arrested.
Coulport is the storage and loading facility for the United Kingdom’s Trident nuclear warheads.
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* Thirteen cited at Bangor Trident base—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
On August 8, a flash mob demonstration was held against Trident nuclear weapons at the Bangor submarine base in Washington state. Eleven of the demonstrators were arrested for blocking traffic entering the Main Gate of the base during rush hour traffic. They were removed from the roadway by Washington State Patrol Officers and cited for being a “Pedestrian on roadway illegally”. Two activists crossed the blue line onto the submarine base and were cited by Naval security personnel for trespassing on Federal property.
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* Activists arrested at Nevada nuclear test site—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
On Sunday morning, October 16, protesters gathered at the Nevada National Security Site (formerly the Nevada Test Site). Three activists walked past “no trespassing signs” onto the property of the Western Shoshone nation. Despite having permission from the property owners, Brian Terrell, John Amidon and Karen Pettit were arrested after they crossed the line. Pettit was given a warning. Terrell and Amidon, repeat offenders, were cited for trespass, and given a January 23 court date.
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* Three women arrested at Creech drone base—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
Anti-drone activists, in Nevada for a week-long protest at a U.S. assassin drone base north of Las Vegas, continued their resistance on Wednesday morning, October 19 with a nonviolent blockade of the entrance road into Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs. After nearly 30 minutes, three elder women were arrested. They were briefly detained, cited for “assembling to disturb peace” and released.
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