J25 Ploughshares Communities Back in front of the Courts

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | press release

Wednesday July 23, 2003 13:57

by Pit Stop Ploughshares - Ireland

pitstopploughshares at hotmail dot com

087 918 4552

Solidarity Vigils in Dublin - July 25th.

Two Ploughshares communites are back before the courts this Friday July 25th.

Three Roman Catholic Dominican sisters - Ardeth Platte, Jackie Hudson, Carol Gilbert - of the "Sacred Earth and Space Plowshares" are to be sentenced in Colarado, USA, to 6-20 years after being convicted of "Injury/obstruction of national defense of the US" & "Injury to government of the property of the US Government" of an ICBM missile silo.

The Pit Stop Ploughshares - Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop,Karen Fallon, Damien Moran & Ciaron O'Reilly have a pre-trial appearance at the Four Courts, Dublin. They have been charged with 2 counts of criminal damage to a hangar (€400) and a U.S. Navy War Plane (€2.5 million).

At Friday's hearing, the judge will set a trial date and revisit bail conditions (the defendants are required to sign on at a specific Dublin garda station daily, banned from within a mile of the U.S. Embassy and banned from Co. Clare).

If you would like to support the Pit Stop Ploughsares, facing maximum 10 years imprisonment, you are requested to take directions from the defendants in relation to support at court.

You are requested not to bring party political banners and signs.

You are requested to wear black in memory of the war dead.

*Pit Stop Ploughshares Pre Trial Hearing

Fri. 8.45 a.m. - gather at Spire O'Connel St.
9 a.m. Circle, shrine, remembering the Iraqi dead, speaking & music.

9.20 a.m. move off single file down O'Connel, turn right into Bachelors Walk.

9.30 a.m. establish vigil along footpath outside Four Courts, hang banners from Halfpenny Bridge & Milenium Bridge.

10 a.m. Defendants meet with Defence team.

10.30 a.m Trial Date & bail application set to be heard (we will probably be sitting around for ages waiting for an appearance, so it would be good to keep the vigil going outside!)

*SACRED EARTH & SPACE PLOWSHARES SENTENCING IN COLARADO, SOLIDARITY IN DUBLIN AT US EMBASSY JULY 25TH.

Friday 4 pm- 6 pm: Join Colm Rody in vigiling at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin (if you're not banned by bail conditions).

The 3 Dominican nuns are looking at a minimum of 6 years and a max. of 30 years for the weapons inspection and plowshares action Oct. 6th 2002. They are being sentenced Friday morning Colarado (USA)time. There will be vigils at all the ICBM missile silos in Colarado (USA).