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Kathy Kelly interviewed on Democracy Now!
January 27, 2009
Worse than an Earthquake: Peace Activist Kathy Kelly on the Destruction in Gaza
Photo: Democracy Now!
President Obama has dispatched George Mitchell on his first trip as Middle East envoy. Mitchell is set to begin in Egypt today, followed by Israel, the occupied West Bank, Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. My next guest has just returned from the Gaza Strip, where she witnessed the Israeli attack. Kathy Kelly is the executive director of Voices for Creative Nonviolence.
Veterans for Peace march ends in 9 arrests in civil disobedience at RNC
August 31, 2008
(Noted: Veterans for Peace and CODEPINK organized this march. Dan Pearson and Josh Brollier, both Witness Against War participants, and Steve Clemens, a who traveled to Iraq in 2002 with Voices in the Wilderness, were arrested in this act of nonviolent civil disobedience)
Nine Protesters Entering Restricted Area Arrested Sunday for Trespassing
A group of anti-war protesters went underneath a security barrier near the Xcel Center as an act of civil disobedience. Nine were arrested for trespassing.
Police in riot gear arrested nine people protesting at the Xcel Center Sunday, after they entered a restricted area secured by a fence. The protesters marched from the capitol to the Xcel Center, protesting the war in Iraq and the treatment of veterans coming home.
A 500 Mile Walk to the RNC - KARE TV in the Twin Cities
August 29, 2008
August 29, 2008
Watch Video Report from KARE-11
The road to St. Paul and the Republican National Convention started more than a month ago for one anti-war group. Members have spent July and August walking here from Chicago.
After 49 days and more than 475 miles the Witness Against War marchers are still going strong.
VIDEO: Witness Against War -Fort McCoy
Video by Christopher Knestrick
On Sunday, August 10th, Members of Witness against War walk from Chicago to St. Paul attempted to enter the base and have conversations with soldiers about their right to refuse illegal orders and to file as conscientious objectors. We also wanted to inform them that Spencer Black is going to introduce a piece of legislature that will potentially keep the 32nd Brigade Combat Team of the Wisconsin National Guard at home- this will be the second to third deployment of many members of the guard.
Walk Against the Wars -- Winona, MN
August 17, 2008
By Dietrich Nissen
KAAL-TV — Winona, MN
(ABC 6 NEWS) - They’re walking more than 450 miles to prove the point that they want an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It’s been a long walk for Kathy Kelly. She’s part of the Witness Against War group, that’s making its way from Chicago to St. Paul.
“We’ve just crossed into the wonderful state of Minnesota after walking through Illinois and Wisconsin,” said Kelly.
War Protesters Arrested at Fort McCoy -- WKBT News Coverage
August 10, 2008
WKBT - LaCrosse, WI
Brookfield Wisconsin: About a dozen urge end to U.S. conflicts
By ALAN HAMARI
BrookfieldNOW
July 23, 2008
See reporter Alan Hamari’s video report of Witnesss Against War’s stop in Brookfield.
A walking protest against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan made a quick stop in Brookfield this week.
About a dozen members of Witness Against War 2008, a 450-mile journey from Chicago to St. Paul, Minn., trekked through Waukesha County on July 21 and 22, carrying banners and signs urging an end to U.S. conflicts in the Middle East.
