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Five arrested at Brisbane military base

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:47:12 +0000

Christel Palmer Five Christian pacifists were arrested as part of group of 25 people protesting outside Enoggera army Base in Brisbane today. Enoggera Army base is a major staging point for troops departing for the Afghan war.

The group gathered to mark ten years of what they called an illegal and immoral war in Afghanistan. After a quiet prayer service and songs the group picked up a large banner reading “In the name of God Stop the Wars”, and proceeded to block the main entrance to the base.

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Catholic workers arrested blockading military's road to perdition

fightfirewithwater09 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:09:10 +0000

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Australian Catholic Workers, Jim Dowling and Ciaron O'Reilly were arrested this morning while blocking a major military access road to the Talisman Sabre 09 exercises being held at Shoalwater, central Queensland, Australia. Along with seven other anti war activists, the pair blockaded the road for over and hour and a half, and prevented more than a dozen US Army Jeep Troop carriers from entering the area.

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Blockade of depot supplying Talisman Sabre war games 2009

fightfirewithwater09 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:10:57 +0000

The gates of Australian Army at Rockhampton Airport were blocked this morning (July 6th. 09)
By a group of Christian anti-war activists. The depot is presently deploying U.S. and Australian military personnel to Talisman Saber 09 exercises taking place at nearby Shoalwater Bay.
Melbourne activists Rev. Simon Moyle (Baptist, Urban Seed, Insipiral), Jacob Bolton (Jahworks),

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WAR BLOCK - Martain Luther King Jnr House of Christian non-violence

fightfirewithwater09 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:58:54 +0000

Today we are taking action against the war of our society. So we will be creating a roadblock at the army depot in rockhampton in the position of prostration.

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