Bill Ofenloch, Kings Bay Plowshares 7 (KBP7) Media Support Team and member of NYC Catholic Worker speaking on Nagasaki Day at the Trident sub base gate. He spoke of KBP7’s Aug. 7th court date. He spoke of the significance of being at the gate, of Trident’s omnicidal capacity (the killing of all life on earth), and said he felt as if he were “standing at the gates of Hell.” 8-9-2019
Nearly 100 supporters of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 gathered on August 6-9 in Southeast Georgia to fast and vigil at the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. The base is home to 6 US Trident nuclear submarines and services 4 others from Britain. On August 7th, the KBP7 codefendants and their attorneys argued against the dismissal of pre-trial motions using RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act) before a Federal judge in Brunswick. They stressed the omnicidal capacity of the Trident Fleet and the clear necessity of sacramental action. On-site supporters included actor/activist Martin Sheen; large numbers followed the events from elsewhere in the U.S., simultaneously observing the 74th Anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Judge Lisa Godbey Wood set the trial date, starting with jury selection on Oct. 21, 2019.
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