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3 Catholic Workers Arrested After Break-in At Northwood MIlitary HQ

category international | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Monday December 29, 2008 15:16author by CW Report this post to the editors

Catholic Priest, former British Marine and Catholic Worker Arrested in "Peace Break In" at Northwood Permanent Joint Headquarters.

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo...s.htm

Two Catholic Workers were arrested Monday 8 a.m. after cutting through a perimiter fence at Northwood Permanent Joint Headquarters in suburban London.

Fr Martin Newell 41 and Susan Clarkson 62 are from the London and Oxford Catholic Worker commmunities where they live and work with refugees from wars in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa. While the two were arrested praying inside the base, other members of Catholic Worker communities held vigil at the front entrance reading the names of British and Afghani war dead.
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mwherold/memorial.htm

http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/featuredtributes/-/-/-/...istan

Former British Marine Les Gibbons was arrested while engaging armed guards, M.O.D. police and other Base employees making there way to work at the base. During the arrests, sirens and public address messages from within the base could be heard announcing "Operation Round Up" and a return of all staff to buildings as the base's security response was put in place.

Northwood Military Headquarters is the command centre for all British forces deployed abroad in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is a 43 acre site in suburban London accommodating over 2,000 military and civilian personnel. In recent weeks, two British soldiers commited suicide in Basra while the 136th. British soldier to die in Afghanistan was killed on Christmas Eve. The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission estimates over 750 Afghani civilians have been killed by Western forces in 2008.

The anti-war direct action followed a weekend of reflection and liturgy by Catholic Workers from London, Oxford, Dublin, Southampton and the CW farmhouse who live and work with refugees, street homeless and traffiked women. A mass was held outside Northwood on Sunday's "Feast of the Holy Innocents" that commemorates the massacre of the children by King Herod who saw the birth of Christ as a threat to his power.

The Catholic Worker is an international pacifist movement focused on work with the homeless and nonviolent anti-war activity. The Catholic Worker has sustained a constant peace presence and nonviolent resistance at Northwood Headquarters since the initial 2001 bombing and invasion of Afghanistan. The entrance sign to the Northwood base, that had been stained by red paint during previous actions, had been removed by military security seemingly tuned into the rhythms of the liturgical calender! http://www.indymedia.ie/article/85631#comment216541

For more information/Text solidarity Ph. 07983 477 819
(outside uk 0044 7983 477 819)

For interview with Fr. Martin Newell on release Ph. 079 3122 1965

*Donations to support those arrested as they travel through the court and penal system should be made out to "London Catholic Worker" c/o 14 Deal Street, London E1 5AH, ENGLAND

Feast of the Holy Innocents 2008
statement of Faith

We come here today from Catholic Worker communities to witness at Northwood on behalf of all the victims of war.

We come here to pray, repent and create.

We pray particularly for all those who have died in the war in Afghanistan over the past year, especially those connected to Northwood Headquarters. This includes all military and civillian victims, women, men but especially the children. On 28 December the Catholic church commemorates the murder of the children by King Herod in his search to destroy the baby Jesus who Herod believed threatened his empire.

We repent of our complicity in this imperial warmaking of our government and pray to be people committed to nonviolent ways of solving conflict. We invite all whom we meet today to reflect on this power of nonviolence.

In this place, where the military planning of the joint forces of the United Kingdon takes place veilled in secrecy and fear based security, we are here to create a new citizen's gateway through which we enter to pray and through which we invite our fellow citizens to enter and see what is done in our name. We make our own the words of the Bible "Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight"

By coming here today we are trying to put into practice the words of Jesus whom we follow:Love your enemies and do good for those who persecute you" which are the ways to peace.

We ask you to join us in entering this gateway to peace.

Susan ClarksonMartin Newell cp

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   Photos from Northwood HQ     Photos    Mon Dec 29, 2008 15:33 
   3 CW Mothers Arrested @ Israeli Embassy, DC,     3 arrested israel dc embassy    Tue Dec 30, 2008 16:36 
   Anti-war Protest on "Feast of Innocents" at Ft. McCoy/USA Results in Arrests     Ft McCoy Arrests    Wed Dec 31, 2008 00:21 
   Reflections on "Feast of Innocents" Gathering and Action at Northwood HQ     Ciaron    Wed Dec 31, 2008 14:59 
   3 arested at Israel Embassy D.C. Released - Court Date Jan 29 09     D.C. Update    Thu Jan 01, 2009 13:34 
   Youtube (3 mins) -Catholic Worker women arrested at Israeli Embassy D.C. D28 Feast of Holy Innocents     youtube d.c.3    Fri Jan 02, 2009 05:42 
   Peace Activists to Stand Trial in Madison, Wisconsin, USA on Monday, January 12     Trial Mon Jan 11th. Ft. McCoy defendants    Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:51 
   Catholic Workers Sentenced in England for Northwood HQ action     Sentenced    Fri Mar 20, 2009 14:59 
   6 Anti-War activists Fined for "Wedding Party" Action at Northwood HQ     6 activists fined    Sat Nov 07, 2009 14:03 


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