The Kings Bay Plowshares have won the inaugural Berrigan-McAlister Award, given by DePaul University to a person or organization that exemplifies the practice of active Christian nonviolence. The award ceremony will be virtual and supporters may sign up.
The award presentation will be held Wednesday, May 5th at 6:30 pm Central time, 7:30 Eastern, 4:30 Pacific.
In conjunction with the award, there will be a screening on Tuesday, May 4th (6:30 pm Central time, 7:30 Eastern, 4:30 Pacific) of a new documentary: The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous.
There’s a trailer for it here: https://vimeo.com/user128933751/download/509789521/6f6083820f
You can register for these free events: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inaugural-berrigan-mcalister-award-tickets-147618327391?
The Kings Bay Plowshares 7 (kingsbayplowshares7.org) protested nuclear weapons by entering the site of the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia to hammer swords into plowshares, pouring their own blood and inscribing messages of peace and love at a site of the deadliest weapons on earth, 3 years ago on April 4, 2018.
Currently, Patrick O’Neill, Clare Grady, Martha Hennessey, and Carmen Trotta are serving sentences for their action. Mark Coville has been sentenced to five months (has already served 15) and must report within 60 days to federal prison. Father Steve Kelly fulfilled his sentence for this protest, and has been returned to Washington State on charges stemming from a previous action and Elizabeth McAlister is on parole, having served her sentence and been released. More information is available at the up-to-date website including information on how to write to each of them.
