Drones on Trial: A first hand account from Afghanistan and Pakistan
with Kathy Kelly
Kathy Kelly, co-founder of Voices for Creative Nonviolence in Chicago and three time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will give an account of her recent visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan where she met with victims of U.S. drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) attacks. On September 14, she will stand trial in Las Vegas with 13 other peace activists for trespassing at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. Their nonviolent act of civil disobedience followed a 10 day peace vigil outside the gates. Creech AFB is headquarters for the US Air Force drone warfare program and includes training and the actual control center for drones used in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq that do surveillance and shoot “Hellfire” missiles that challenge the international rule of law.
The event is part of the Current American Issues Series and is also a fundraiser for the “Creech 14” trial which will emphasize the injustice of the military’s use of drones that attack civilian homes and have killed so many innocent families while increasing the hatred and violence of war.
“Human interaction, negotiations, diplomacy and dialogue, not surveillance and bombing by robots, will ensure a more peaceful future at home and abroad.” Kathy Kelly
The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. Refreshments will be served. There is no fee but donations are accepted .For more information, e-mail .
Sponsored by the MCC Student Peace Action Network-Students promoting peace nationally and locally through action and education.
McHenry County College Conference Center8900 Route 14
Crystal Lake, IL
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