How a Group of Catholic Pacifists Took on the Nuclear State
…ndition that they refrain from civil disobedience for the next six months. Today, in the majority of Plowshares actions, participants are not immediately apprehended at their action sites and could easily turn around and walk out the same way they came in. They never do, sometimes waiting hours for their presence to be noticed. Facing consequences is an important component of much nonviolent activism, and it takes on an extra resonance for activis…
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