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Trials of NonviolenceAuthor: National Catholic Reporter
On the night of Aug. 4, 2018, seven Catholics successfully broke onto Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in St. Marys, Georgia the east coast home to U.S. nuclear armed submarines undetected by base security. The youngest member of the group was 55; the oldest, 78. Join NCR Bertelsen intern Jesse Remedios as he explores who these activists are and why they wanted to get caught. Language: en Genres: News, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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In some ways, breaking onto a nuclear submarine base was just the beginning of their witness. After their arrest, the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 faced another formidable challenge: the United States justice system. In this third and final episode, we hear the Plowshares activists explain why trial and sacrifice have always been essential to their movement. For one activist, sacrifice included spending her 79th birthday in a jail cell.
