Category Archives: 2010

Fr Louie Vitale and Sr Megan Rice interviewed on KPFK World Focus

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Fr Louie Vitale and Sr Megan Rice of the Nevada Desert Experience were interviewed on Sunday 7th November 2010 on KPFK´s World Focus, by Blase Bonpane.

They speak about the hearing at the court date of 18th of November in the federal court in Santa Barbara, where they will have to appear to defend themselves for their stand for peace, and their protest at Vandenberg AFB. They also speak about Drone warfare at Creech AFB near Las Vegas, Guam, and the Marshall Islands where US missiles are being sent to for testing.

Listen to the interview here:
http://archive.kpfk.org/parchive/mp3/kpfk_101107_100038worldfocus.MP3

See here a slideshow about Sr Megan and Fr Louie from MacGregor Eddy:

Trial is at 1:30 PM Santa Barbara, CA, November 18th!

September 14: Trial of the Creech 14

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MORE INFO: Nevada Desert Experience

“There is No Appeal from Drone Strikes. Our Grief is Still Not a Cry for War”

14 People were arrested in April 2009 for crossing onto Creech Air Force Base near Las Vegas for attempting to stop or at least dialog with commanders of the Predator and Reaper remotely piloted “drones” that are either protecting US forces or are inciting outrage and endless war because they are killing civilians and being used questionably against people in violation of international and US law, depending on your perspective.

The DA (or someone) reversed themselves and belatedly decided to prosecute the activists, some of whom have served in the military or have seen first-hand the destruction in Pakistan and Afghanistan caused by drone and other US air strikes.

Tuesday, Sept. 14

Trial of Creech 14 defendants:
Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave.,
Las Vegas, 5th Floor (Regional Court, Department 5):
7:30 am rally in at Lewis and 3rd St.; 8:30 am trial scheduled to begin.

It is unclear how long the trial will last: the morning, all day, more
than a day?

Louie Vitale, Richard Sauder both out of jail

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From: The Nuclear Resister

Posted on July 27, 2010
Fr. Louis Vitale completed a six month prison sentence for trespass at Ft. Benning, Georgia, on Friday, July 23. He walked out of the federal prison at Lompoc, California.

Read about Vitale’s November 2009 arrest here.

Also on July 23, Richard Sauder was convicted in federal court in Minot, North Dakota, of trespassing at a nuclear missile silo last April. He was sentenced to time served, 100 days, and released. Sauder spent most of his time on federal hold at the Heart of America Correctional and Treatment Center in Rugby North Dakota.

Sauder wrote to the Nuclear Resister:

I want to thank everyone who wrote to me in jail to voice their support. It was very meaningful to me. Jail is a very isolating place and a psychopathic, harsh environment, so letters of support are and were an extremely welcome and vital tie with the outside. I also want to thank all who wrote to the jail administration to express concerns about the poor diet. The jail security chief informed me after my release that the food service company that prepares the inmates’ meals does so at a cost of 60 cents per inmate per meal. And that one factoid speaks volumes about the unpleasant conditions at the heart of America.

Read more here.

Interview with David Buer, OFM

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We interviewed Fr David Buer, OFM on April 24th 2010 at the house of Pace e Bene, Las Vegas. He spoke about the Sacred Peace Walk and about SB1070 in Arizona.

Part 2 of our interview with David Buer OFM

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Part 2 of our interview with David Buer OFM  by Draaibaarheidsfactor (Blog Talk Radio)

Interview with David Buer OFM from Tucson, AZ, recorded April 24, 2010. Fr David talks about the annual Easter Sacred Peace Walk to the Nevada Test Site, and about the discriminating law SB 1070 in Arizona

Interview with Franciscan Brother David Buer about peace activism and supporting people

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Interview with Franciscan Brother David Buer about peace activism and supporting people, Part 1 of 2

Interview with David Buer OFM from Tucson, AZ, recorded April 24, 2010. Fr David talks about the annual Easter Sacred Peace Walk to the Nevada Test Site, and about the discriminating law SB 1070 in Arizona.

06-25 by Draaibaarheidsfactor | Politics Progressive Podcasts.

Just Added: Two (SIMULTANEOUS) Vigils for Peace

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Post note: here you see David, who was held in the pen after crossing the line at the NV Test Site on Monday…
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All are invited to witness for PEACE and an end to institutional violence in the Nevada Desert.

This special “Easter Desert Witness” comprises two separate groups in separate locations (18 miles apart) working together for environmental justice and an end to terrorism. Please choose which vigil you will attend, and check out NDE’s nonviolent guidelines and the covenant of nonviolence prior to joining either prayer-action.
(that’s here: http://www.nevadadesertexperience.org/programs/nonviolence.htm)

BOTH ARE ON EASTER MONDAY (April 5th) at 6:30 am to reach out to workers entering the two desecrated sites of our lovely desert.

Site One: Creech Air Force Base–The USA’s official desert warfare training ground.
Site Two: Nevada Test Site–America’s premier nuclear weapons proving ground.

Some of us will see you at Creech, others will see you at the NTS!