Plowshares
Nuns against nuclear weapons – Plowshares protesters have fought for disarmament for over 40 years, going to prison for peace
By Carole Sargent — December 8, 2021
(The Conversation) — A Catholic historian writes about nuns who protested against nuclear weapons. Even when convicted of sabotage, they used prison time to serve fellow inmates and push for justice.
Nun imprisoned over peace activism, Megan Rice, dies at 91
By Associated Press — October 18, 2021
(AP) — 'I had to do it,' Rice once said of her decision to break the law. 'My guilt is that I waited 70 years to be able to speak what I knew in my conscience.'
Martin Gugino committed to struggle, despite grand jury dismissal
By Yonat Shimron — February 12, 2021
(RNS) — 'There’s a great deal of work that needs to be done,' said the 76-year-old Catholic peace activist on hearing that assault charges were dropped against two Buffalo police officers. 'It’s one more setback.'
Jury convicts 7 Catholic pacifists of breaking into nuclear submarine base
By Yonat Shimron — October 24, 2019
(RNS) — They now face up to 25 years in prison each for stealing onto the US Navy base that houses six Trident submarines carrying hundreds of nuclear weapons in an effort to symbolically disarm the base.
These Catholics broke into a nuclear base. Now they’re asking a judge to drop the charges.
By Yonat Shimron — August 7, 2019
(RNS) — Members of the group known as the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 face up to 25 years in prison for trespassing on a U.S. Navy base that houses six Trident submarines carrying hundreds of nuclear weapons.
Awaiting trial for breaking into a nuclear base, 7 Catholic activists are unrepentant
By Yonat Shimron — July 10, 2019
(RNS) — At a time when many faith-based social activists have moved on to other issues, seven Catholic pacifists aim to draw attention to the most ominous threat facing civilization: the risk of global nuclear annihilation.
What Catholics can learn from protests of the past
By Mara Willard — January 8, 2019
(The Conversation) — What many Catholics don't realize is that staying in the church does not mean agreeing with its policies.
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