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Sun Aug 6, 2023, 07:10 AM Aug 2023

IN THE KING OF PRUSSIA: THE TRIAL OF THE PLOWSHARES 8

IN THE KING OF PRUSSIA: THE TRIAL OF THE PLOWSHARES 8 takes us back to 1982 with Emile de Antonio's portrayal of the Plowshares 8 civic disobedience at General Electric's nuclear weapons plant in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The group included Molly Rush, co-founder of the Merton Center. Posting of this cliip celebrates the April 13 visit of Martin Sheen, who plays the judge in the movie, to Pittsburgh, Pa and the Thomas Merton Center. YOU CAN'T HUG A CHILD WITH NUCLEAR ARMS!!!



The Hammer Has to Fall - Charlie King


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IN THE KING OF PRUSSIA: THE TRIAL OF THE PLOWSHARES 8 (Original Post) stuck in the middle Aug 2023 OP
Plowshares, Catonsville 9. Those were heroes. 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #1
The Catonsville Nine original 5/17/68 footage stuck in the middle Aug 2023 #2
Plowshares Movement History stuck in the middle Aug 2023 #3
 
2. The Catonsville Nine original 5/17/68 footage
Sun Aug 6, 2023, 07:28 AM
Aug 2023

Deemed too dangerous for broadcast in May 1968, the iconic footage of nine Catholic activists burning draft files might have been lost forever if not for Pat McGrath — a dogged and sympathetic reporter, who has struggled to ensure its preservation. Read the full story on Waging Nonviolence:

How the Catonsville Nine survived on film
Deemed too dangerous for broadcast 45 years ago, the iconic footage of nine Catholic activists burning draft files might have been lost forever if not for a dogged and sympathetic reporter.


https://wagingnonviolence.org/2013/05/how-the-catonsville-nine-survived-on-film/

 
3. Plowshares Movement History
Sun Aug 6, 2023, 10:09 AM
Aug 2023

A history of the Plowshares movement from 1980 to 2009, compiled from the records of many friends by Ardeth Platte OP and Susan Crane.

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