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3 Catholic Workers in Newbury Court Charged under SOCPA for Aldermaston Break-In

LCW | 06.01.2011 12:48 | Anti-Nuclear | Anti-militarism | Oxford

"Hurry and Wait" for Catholic Workers at Newbury Court House today!

Ploughshares activists Chris Cole, Sr. Susan Clarkson from St. Francis House/ Oxford Catholic Worker and Fr. Martin Newell from Giuseppe Conlon House/ London Catholic Worker are presently in Newbury Court for a plea hearing. They are charged under SOCPA legislation with "criminal damage" and "criminal trespass".

Charges arise out of their Sept '09 actions at Alderemaston (nuclear) Weapons Establishment (AWE).

Latest report states that today's proceedings have been held up due to Ministry of Defense forgetting to bring papers to court. MOD have gone to fetch them. So it's "hurry up and wait" down at the old Newbury court house presently.

Report of Sept action

 http://www.indymedia.ie/article/97610?search_text=aldermaston

LCW
- Homepage: http://www.londoncatholicworker.org

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06.01.2011 14:09

"Latest conversation I had, they'd broken for lunch, still no sign of MOD Plod..."

"th woife"

don't forget to tick regions :)

06.01.2011 14:58

This article didn't originally have 'Oxford' ticked, but IMC Oxford welcomes anything relating to Oxford and the surrounding area (incl Aldermaston) so I've ticked it.

For future reference, anything Aldermaston-related can definitely go on the Oxford page and we'd really appreciate it if they did! :)

oxIMCer

Headin' home...seekin' shelter from the storm.....

06.01.2011 16:30

Father of three Chris Cole, Sr. Susan Clarkson and Fr. Martin are on their way home ow from Newbury Court.

They have a court date of 24th May. Bob Dylan’s 70th! (as in 3 score and ten!)
..........must be a good sign!

Here's "License to Kill" going out to Sr. Susan a big Dylan fan!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mOuefa_VZI

Ciaron
- Homepage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mOuefa_VZI