topic : Indian Island
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August 2007
The Port of Tacoma dismissals come in a string of other recent dismissals in court cases against local antiwar activists. Of particular note is the involvement of the activist legal team of Larry Hildes and Karen Weill, who were instrumental in securing dismissals in all of these cases and who have provided their services either pro bono or at minimal costs.
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May 2007
Eighteen people gathered at the Naval Magazine Indian Island gate on the afternoon of Saturday, April 21, to protest the USS Ohio Trident nuclear submarine and the war in Iraq. They carried signs saying "No Iraq War", "The Longer We Stay, the Worse it Gets" and "Purge the Urge to Surge", among others. Doug Milholland gave a short speech quoting Abraham Lincoln, President Eisenhower and Martin Luther King, speaking about the danger that militarism poses to our society.
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January 2007
Appeals include emphasis of international law, depleted uranium use, crimes against humanity
On Sept. 23, thirty-seven people were arrested sitting outside the gates of Naval Magazine Indian Island as part of a nationwide campaign called the Declaration of Peace. Among the arrested were Olympia residents Molly Gibbs and Bernie Meyer.
Protesters were also arrested at the port of Olympia and in Representative Rick Larsen's office in Bellingham.
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January 2007
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Olympia activist Jeff Berryhill, Olympia City Councilmember TJ Johnson, and activist Molly Gibbs (2nd row from left) marched with Rev. Elizabeth Stevens, her son Daniel (front right), and over 200 others on a 3.7-mile trek to the Indian Island Naval Weapons Depot, September 23, 2006.
Photo by Jane Ramirez.
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October 2006
PRESS RELEASE- "The primary tools of death and destruction for the Iraq/Afghanistan occupation and war are contained at Indian Island," says Marion Ward, associate member with Veterans for Peace.
A group of 500 very diverse people gathered at HG Carroll Park, near Port Townsend, to protest the occupation of Iraq. Over 200 marched on a 3.7-mile walk to Indian Island Naval Weapons Depot, the largest on the west coast. Surrounded by 200 peaceful supporters, 37 non-violent, law-abiding folks were arrested.
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October 2006
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Green Party candidate Aaron Dixon and supporters cross the bridge to Indian Island where a short time later 37 anti-war activists were arrested for blocking the entrance to the Indian Island Naval Weapons Depot. (Photo by Elliot Stoller)
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