Join the LACW, NDE, and Pax Christi at Las Vegas and the Nevada Test Site, as we commemorate the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and call for total nuclear disarmarment. With: John Dear SJ, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Dave Robinson and many more. For more information:
Call NDE 702-646-4814 http://www.nevadadesertexperience.org/
Pax Christi 814-453-4955 paxchristiusa.org.
In preparation for an upcoming 35th anniversary issue of the Catholic Agitator I scanned in several old photographs, slides, and even film negatives. I thought many of them interesting, including this one of Mother Theresa during her 1976 visit to the Los Angeles Catholic Worker, and thought I would share. If any of you out there have photos to share please feel free to email them to me.
http://lacatholicworker.org/g/lacw
This morning Sara Suman appeared in court along with fellow JVC community members, co-workers, and the LACW community in court for sentencing. Although she expected to receive three months of probation, her defense lawyer, and LACW friend, Ron Kay succesfully argued that she should be given time served or in other words no additional penalties. Initially the judge made an offer of community service, however Sara stated that service is an honor and not a punishment. Sara then made a personal statement of her convictions that lead her to take part in the action on March 16 marking two years of war in Iraq. After a brief recess the judge released her on time served. Below is the statement she read in court.
For all of those who missed the protest at Vandenberg Air Force Base I posted a few of the photos I took at the demonstration, they can be found at: http://lacatholicworker.org/g/vandenberg
The event was well attended by many including a bus full of peacefull people from the Orange County Peace Coalition. Our guest speaker this year was Kathy Kelly, from Voices in the Wilderness, who did an outstanding job. Although not as bad or intrusive as last year, the military did photograph all of the participants. More information about future peace demonstrations at Vandenberg AFB can be found at the Vandenberg Peace Legal Defense Fund website at: http://www.vpeaceldf.org/
[Note:Lois Thorne was a long time friend, supporter, and volunteer of the Los Angeles Catholic Worker. We have fond memories of her helping to butter the bread in the morning and passing out plates during serving time. The following was sent to use via email by her daughter in law and is reprinted here. Today one of her sons, Kerry, volunteered at our soup kitchen as a rememberance of his mother.]
Ms. Lois Thorne, an activist in Los Angeles since the mid-1950s, died early Saturday, May 14, of pneumonia. She was 79. Ms. Thorne grew up during the depression on a farm in Montana, lost both parents when she was 16 and worked her way through the University of Washington in the 1940s to become a teacher. She obtained 6 additional teaching certificates, including in Special Education, which became her lifelong specialty.
For those cat lovers out there (you know who you are), I posted some pictures of the feline members of our community.
http://lacatholicworker.org/cats/
On the morning of May 4th, Catherine Morris, Sara Suman and David Gardner appeared in court as the result of their civil disobedience action on March 16th.
Sara Suman entered a plea of guilty and will appear for sentencing on May 25th.
Catherine Morris also entered a guilty plea and will be sentenced on June 29th.
David Gardner entered a plea of not guilty and has a trial date of July 7th where he plans to change his plea to guilty.
For all those who attended and those who were unable to, I have posted some of the photos from this year’s seder event.
http://lacatholicworker.org/g/seder05
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