RESISTANCE TO MISSILE TESTING, SPACE-BASED WEAPONS, AND THE U.S. WAR MACHINE
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Join us on June 5–World Nuclear Abolition Day– to vigil for peace and voice our opposition to the planned June Minuteman III ICBM thermonuclear warhead delivery system test launch from Vandenberg to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. Testing nuclear weapon delivery systems violates the letter and spirit of article VI of the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT).
Saturday, June 5, 1 pm to 3 pm at the front gate of Vandenberg Air Force Base,
six miles north of Lompoc CA on Highway One. (parking allowed at Vandenberg Middle School on Saturdays)
Sponsored by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Women’ International League for Peace and Freedom, War Resister’s League, among others.
For further details call MacGregor Eddy at 831-206-5043 or e-mail macgregoreddy@gmail.com or visit MacGregor Eddy’s Blog for further info.
Posted: March 24th, 2010 under News, Upcoming Events.
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Dennis Apel, MacGregor Eddy, Fr. Steve Kelly, and Jorge Manly-Gil have a court date scheduled for Thursday, April 15, 9 am, for their March 3rd arrest. Please support them at the Santa Barbara Federal Court - 1415 State St., Santa Barbara, 93101. For further details call MacGregor Eddy at 831-206-5043 or e-mail: macgregoreddy@gmail.com or see MacGregor Eddy’s Blog for further info.
Also, check out this Slideshow about Vandenberg.
Posted: March 16th, 2010 under News, Upcoming Events.
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A test launch of the Minotaur IV (first ever launch of this rocket) is scheduled for April 20 from Vandenberg. Payload is not known. It is likely that this date will be rescheduled, therefore, no protest is scheduled.
For further details call MacGregor Eddy at 831-206-5043 or e-mail macgregoreddy@gmail.com
See Vandenberg launch schedule here
Posted: March 11th, 2010 under News, Upcoming Events.
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FOUR ARRESTED AT MARCH 3 VIGIL
The chief of public affairs for the base, Jeremy Eggers, was present wearing a suit and tie, but nobody was asked to present ID. However, after a two minute warning, though they did not cross the line, Dennis Apel, MacGregor Eddy, Fr. Steve Kelly, and Jorge Manly-Gil were detained as a result of their “ban and bar” letter, taken to the visitor center and cited for illegal trespass then released. The MP’s approached Bud Boothe in a respectful manner, but did not arrest him. They wanted Bud to sign a piece of paper, but when he refused, they left. A reporter from the Santa Maria Sun was present to cover the vigil, as well as the L.A. Catholic Worker Community and supporters from Santa Barbara.
The base has received many letters and press inquiries about the mistreatment Bud Boothe received on November 4. His arraignment remains scheduled for March 18 at 1:30 pm. Bud has retained Catherine Swysen, of Sanger and Swysen, as his counsel. Please send letters of support to: Bud Boothe, P.O. Box 464, Los Olivos, CA 93441. He does not use e-mail.
The next monthly vigil will be Wednesday, April 7, at 4pm at the front gate on Highway One six miles north of Lompoc. Please do not park in the middle school parking lot, park on Mountain View Street near the school and walk to the front gate. Please join us.
For further details call MacGregor Eddy at 831-206-5043 or e-mail macgregoreddy@gmail.com
Posted: March 11th, 2010 under News, Upcoming Events.
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Our regular monthly vigil is planned for Wednesday, March 3, at 3 pm. Please join us on the first Wednesday of each month at the front gate on Highway One six miles north of Lompoc. Please do not park in the middle school parking lot, but park on Mountain View Street near the school and walk to the front gate.
Posted: February 27th, 2010 under News, Upcoming Events.
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Because the prosecution did not have the law he was charged with violating, Bud Booth’s February 18 arraignment was postponed until March 18, at 1:30 pm. Bud is charged with a class A misdemeanor for refusing to provide ID on November 4, 2009, when injured by the MPs. Bud is a WWII Army Air Corps veteran who flew with the late historian and author Howard Zinn. Please support Bud at the Santa Barbara Federal Court - 1415 State St., Santa Barbara, 93101. See MaGregor Eddy’s blog for further info.
http://vandenbergprotest-macgregor.blogspot.com/
Posted: February 27th, 2010 under News, Upcoming Events.
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The Wednesday (February 3) vigil, was peaceful. Seven people gathered outside the main gate. MacGregor Eddy was detained and cited for a bar and ban violation. Dennis Apel and Jorge Manley-Gil also were detained for failing to show identification. Dennis was held until 10:30 pm at the Lompoc jail; Jorge was released quickly since he was ID’d on Sunday.
Bud Boothe appears in Santa Barbara Federal Court, 1415 State St, 9 am, Thursday, February 18, for the November 4, 2009 witness when MP’s injured him. If you plan to attend, you must have ID and no cell phones are allowed inside the court. Please come to support Bud. Donations for legal costs can be sent to the Vandenberg Peace Legal Defense Fund, P.O. Box 5789, Salinas CA 93915. NOTE: Donations are not tax deductible as the Fund is not a 501 (c)(3).
Another vigil is planned for Wednesday, March 3. Please join our monthly vigils at 3 pm on the first Wednesday of every month, at the front gate on Highway One six miles north of Lompoc. Do not park in the Middleschool parking lot. Park on Mountain View Street near the school and walk to the front gate.
Posted: February 6th, 2010 under News, Upcoming Events.
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There will be a Peace Vigil at Vandenberg AFB on Wednesday, Feb 3. We will assemble at 3 pm at Vandenberg AFB front gate (6 miles north of Lompoc on Highway One Santa Barbara county).
For further details call MacGregor Eddy at 831-206-5043 or e-mail macgregoreddy@gmail.com See short presentation about Vandenberg at:
http://docs.google.com/present/embed?id=dfpxc5ff_677dhqjvpc9&interval=5&autoStart=true&loop=true
UPDATE: Jorge Manly-Gil was released from jail.
See story of launch and protest in both, the Santa Barbara Independent and Santa Maria Times at:
http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/military/article_a08214c4-0efb-11df-a6e8-001cc4c03286.html
http://www.independent.com/news/2010/feb/01/missile-mishaps/
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 under News, Upcoming Events.
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Eight people were arrested at the Sunday, January 31 witness. Participants in the witness were not allowed to gather in the designated protest area, nor anywhere near the base. Nobody intentionally “crossed the line.” The protest was dismantled and arrests were made by base security, who acted because the protest was not permitted by base commander, though the base was notified well before the gathering. (What happened to our right of “free speech”?)
The arrested include: Denis Apel, Tensie Hernandez-Apel, Bub Boothe, MacGregor Eddy, Judy Evered, Scott Fina, Mary Becker, and Jorge Manly-Gil.
In the first test of its kind involving Vandenberg, an ICBM launched from the Marshall Islands was aimed at southern California. The Ground-Based Interceptor launched from VAFB, about 60 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, lifted off at around 3:45 pm, but was not successful in shooting down the target, launched six minutes earlier from the far end of the Ronald Reagan Test Range at Kwajalein Atoll.
First to be cited were MacGregor and Dennis, both of whom have existing “ban-and-bar” notices from previous arrests. They were cited for trespass, though they were in the designated protest area and did not cross onto base property.
Judy Evered, in her 80’s, of Goleta, CA was held on the ground by two security guards with one soldier’s knee in her back. Her booking was interrupted because she had to be transported to the hospital in an ambulance for a shoulder injury she sustained during arrest. Evered is with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and is a frequent participant in ongoing vigils at Vandenberg. She was later released from the hospital, and unprocessed by authorities.
Jorge Manly-Gil, also from the Guadalupe Catholic Worker, refused to give any
information. He was last known to be held at the Lompoc City Police
holding cell.
The others arrested were given ban-and-bar letters though they were in compliance with base policy.
Posted: February 1st, 2010 under News.
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There is an Interceptor Launch from Vandenberg this Sunday, January 31. Missiles launched from Reagan Test Site, Marshall Islands, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. The test will simulate a Russian missile attack on the United States. We will assemble in protest at 2 pm at Vandenberg AFB front gate (6 miles north of Lompoc on Highway One Santa Barbara county).
For further details call MacGregor Eddy at 831-206-5043 or e-mail macgregoreddy@gmail.com
Check the Vandenberg website for cancellation. If test is canceled, protest is canceled.
Sponsored by WILPF
Posted: January 31st, 2010 under News, Upcoming Events. Comments: none
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