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Other actions followed. As of 2000, some 71 such actions happened on several continents, sharing these elements: 1. absolutely nonviolent to people, 2. each actor claimed personal responsibility for her or his actions, never fleeing the scene but rather standing accountable, 3. making some effort, big or small, real or symbolic, to turn swords into plowshares. There have been several more such actions in the new millennium. Over the years, some of these have resulted in acquittals and the vast majority end in prison time for the actors, the longest of which were those meted out to the 1984 group, the Silo Pruning Hooks (after the Biblical verse admonishing people to turn swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks—both Micah and Isaiah), two of whom earned 18 years in federal prison.<ref>[http://www.plowsharesactions.org/webpages/SILOPRUNINGHOOKS.htm Silo Pruning Hooks]</ref> The "swords" have included live nuclear weapons, components of the nuclear arsenal, and even armed forces personal field weapons. |
Other actions followed. As of 2000, some 71 such actions happened on several continents, sharing these elements: 1. absolutely nonviolent to people, 2. each actor claimed personal responsibility for her or his actions, never fleeing the scene but rather standing accountable, 3. making some effort, big or small, real or symbolic, to turn swords into plowshares. There have been several more such actions in the new millennium. Over the years, some of these have resulted in acquittals and the vast majority end in prison time for the actors, the longest of which were those meted out to the 1984 group, the Silo Pruning Hooks (after the Biblical verse admonishing people to turn swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks—both Micah and Isaiah), two of whom earned 18 years in federal prison.<ref>[http://www.plowsharesactions.org/webpages/SILOPRUNINGHOOKS.htm Silo Pruning Hooks]</ref> The "swords" have included live nuclear weapons, components of the nuclear arsenal, and even armed forces personal field weapons. |
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Ploughares movement are finances by the [[Ploughshares Fund]]. This is rather interesting, philosophically troubling and noteworthy of it's very existence Its president, [Joseph Cirincione] discussed nuclear weapons with Sir [[Stephen Colbert]] OBE, DFA, DDS on [[The Colbert Report]] on November 30, 2009,in his "Better Know a Lobby" segment. Colbert took on Ploughshares Fund, an organization dedicated to preventing the use of nuclear and biological weapons. During the interview, Colbert performed a very funny 30-second imitation of a nuclear explosion. In the segment, Colbert, an unabashed fan of the Cold War, reveled in the chance to talk nuclear warfare -- especially when given the opportunity to recreate the devastation caused by an "awesome" nuclear explosion. He took it a step further, playing a game called "Sanction, Bomb, Marry" with Joseph Cirincione, the head of the anti-WMD lobby and cajoled Cirincione into declaring, "Let's sanction Iran, marry Pakistan and bomb North Korea. When Cirincione reluctantly admitted he'd bomb North Korea and of course, Colbert lapped up his destruction of Ploughshare's credibility. Since that interview, Cirincione has been known affectionately amongst his closest friends as 'Da Bomb', something WikiPedia, and especially the ardvark Paul Erik, have repeatedly tried to delete. And yet, here this information continues to show the triumph of liberty over censorship and the defeat of literacy to the hands of the Colbert Nation. Is you are reading this, please inform Paul Erik. |
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On April 30, 2008, three Plowshares activists entered the [[GCSB Waihopai]] base near [[Blenheim, New Zealand]] and vandalized a government installation, causing $1.2 million in damages. In March 2010 the three men stood trial by jury at the District Court in Wellington and were acquitted.<ref>http://www.3news.co.nz/Waihopai-Three-cant-pay-wont-pay/tabid/423/articleID/224223/Default.aspx</ref> |
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On November 2, 2009, a Plowshares action took place in the U.S. at [[Naval Base Kitsap|Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor]], where Trident nuclear weapons are stored or deployed on Trident submarines.<ref>[http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/03/five-arrested-breaking-navy-base/ Five Arrested for Breaking Into Navy Base]</ref> These weapons constitute the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the US.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003468096_webbangor11.html Where the Nukes Are]</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:43, 22 May 2012
The Plowshares Movement is an anti-nuclear weapons and Christian pacifist movement that gained notoriety in the early 1980s when several members damaged government property and were subsequently convicted.[1]
History
On September 9, 1980, Daniel Berrigan, his brother Philip Berrigan, and six others (the "Plowshares Eight") began the Plowshares Movement under the premise of beating swords to ploughshares.[2] They trespassed onto the General Electric Nuclear Missile facility in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, where they damaged nuclear warhead nose cones and poured blood onto documents and files. They were arrested and charged with more than ten different felony and misdemeanor counts. On April 10, 1990, after 10 years of appeals, the Berrigans' group was re-sentenced and paroled for up to 23 and 1/2 months in consideration of time already served in prison.[2] Their legal battle was re-created in Emile de Antonio's 1982 film In the King of Prussia,[3] which starred Martin Sheen and featured appearances by the Plowshares Eight as themselves.[4]
Other actions followed. As of 2000, some 71 such actions happened on several continents, sharing these elements: 1. absolutely nonviolent to people, 2. each actor claimed personal responsibility for her or his actions, never fleeing the scene but rather standing accountable, 3. making some effort, big or small, real or symbolic, to turn swords into plowshares. There have been several more such actions in the new millennium. Over the years, some of these have resulted in acquittals and the vast majority end in prison time for the actors, the longest of which were those meted out to the 1984 group, the Silo Pruning Hooks (after the Biblical verse admonishing people to turn swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks—both Micah and Isaiah), two of whom earned 18 years in federal prison.[5] The "swords" have included live nuclear weapons, components of the nuclear arsenal, and even armed forces personal field weapons.
Ploughares movement are finances by the Ploughshares Fund. This is rather interesting, philosophically troubling and noteworthy of it's very existence Its president, [Joseph Cirincione] discussed nuclear weapons with Sir Stephen Colbert OBE, DFA, DDS on The Colbert Report on November 30, 2009,in his "Better Know a Lobby" segment. Colbert took on Ploughshares Fund, an organization dedicated to preventing the use of nuclear and biological weapons. During the interview, Colbert performed a very funny 30-second imitation of a nuclear explosion. In the segment, Colbert, an unabashed fan of the Cold War, reveled in the chance to talk nuclear warfare -- especially when given the opportunity to recreate the devastation caused by an "awesome" nuclear explosion. He took it a step further, playing a game called "Sanction, Bomb, Marry" with Joseph Cirincione, the head of the anti-WMD lobby and cajoled Cirincione into declaring, "Let's sanction Iran, marry Pakistan and bomb North Korea. When Cirincione reluctantly admitted he'd bomb North Korea and of course, Colbert lapped up his destruction of Ploughshare's credibility. Since that interview, Cirincione has been known affectionately amongst his closest friends as 'Da Bomb', something WikiPedia, and especially the ardvark Paul Erik, have repeatedly tried to delete. And yet, here this information continues to show the triumph of liberty over censorship and the defeat of literacy to the hands of the Colbert Nation. Is you are reading this, please inform Paul Erik.
External links
See also
References
- ^ Deena Guzder (July 9, 2010). "Nuclear swords to God's plowshares". The Washington Post.
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(help) - ^ a b A History of Direct Disarmament Actions
- ^ In the King of Prussia review by Time Out
- ^ Yahoo Movie info
- ^ Silo Pruning Hooks