Peace Activists Arrested at Air Base

On October 15, Ellen Barfield and Brian Barrett were arrested during a ‘sit in’at the Air National Guard Base in Essex, Maryland. This was the same base that "The Plowshares Vs. Depleted Uranium" did their action 2 years ago. At that time they disarmed two of the A-10s, which fire depleted uranium ammunition, were used in the Persian Gulf and Yugoslavia. Brian and Ellen staged a simple sit in supported by about 10 friends many from the Baltimore Emergency Response Network (BERN) - the group that determined to engage in this witness for peace. BERN called for a demonstration against the Maryland National Guard because of its involvement in the war.

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From CADU News 9: Winter 2001/2002

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