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2009

Father Louie Vitale PRESENTE! a funny 2009 Omaha Fed Court story about Fr Louie’s encounter with a ‘just’ Judge

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      We four protesters were the last four cases of the day. We were all in our orange jail-issued outfits.  By the time Fr Louis Vitale was called to the bench we were the only ones left in the courtroom, with the judge, the prosecutor, the two court recorders and the four jail… Continue reading Father Louie Vitale PRESENTE! a funny 2009 Omaha Fed Court story about Fr Louie’s encounter with a ‘just’ Judge

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2009 April 25-27, Report Midwest CW F&R Retreat/Witness – BlackWater IL- Stockton IL, Retreat/Action/Arrest (flickr)

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Retreat Action Arrest   2009 CW F&R Retreat – Blackwater IL – retreat | Flickr 22 CWers and friends arrested trying to evict the ‘morally bankrupted’ N IL Blackwater site – 7th Annual Midwest CW Resistance Retreat Report Monday, April 27, 2009 “Activists Serve Blackwater With ‘Statement of Foreclosure for Moral Bankruptcy” by Jeremy Scahill… Continue reading 2009 April 25-27, Report Midwest CW F&R Retreat/Witness – BlackWater IL- Stockton IL, Retreat/Action/Arrest (flickr)

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2009 Aug 6-9, annual STRATCOM vigil marking the 30th anniversary of an annual observance of the U.S.-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. (flickr)

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  August 6-9, 2009, marked the 30th anniversary of an annual observance of the U.S.-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The annual witness takes place at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, NE, and is hosted by the Des Moines and Omaha Catholic Worker communities. Sixteen souls joined us for some or all of the… Continue reading 2009 Aug 6-9, annual STRATCOM vigil marking the 30th anniversary of an annual observance of the U.S.-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. (flickr)

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2009 Nov 4 – 8 arrested at “Die-In” at STRATCom Space Weapons Bazaar in Omaha – 91 year old Peg Gallagher among them.. (flickr)

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    Report: 8 arrested at “Die-In” at STRATCom Space Weapons Bazaar in Omaha – 91 year old Peg Gallagher among them.. Midwest Catholic Workers’ Nov 4th Die-In at the Qwest Center in Omaha NE at SRATCom’s Space Weapons Bazaar called the Strategic Space Symposium on two Youtube videos: Part 1 – 10 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp60pV4BQ0U&feature=channel… Continue reading 2009 Nov 4 – 8 arrested at “Die-In” at STRATCom Space Weapons Bazaar in Omaha – 91 year old Peg Gallagher among them.. (flickr)

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2009 March – DMCW Vigil of Shame at SAC Museum & “Catholic Charities Pimps the Poor and Blesses War!” Fund Raiser report/flyer/photos (flickr)

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After a few years absence, on March 14 the Archdiocese of Omaha returned to the Strategic Air & Space (SAC) Museum (http://www.sasmuseum.com/) as the site of their annual Catholic Charities Fund Raising event (http://www.ccomaha.org/).  It was a scandal in 1999 when the Archdiocese of Omaha started hosting its Catholic Charities fund raiser at the SAC… Continue reading 2009 March – DMCW Vigil of Shame at SAC Museum & “Catholic Charities Pimps the Poor and Blesses War!” Fund Raiser report/flyer/photos (flickr)