6— A police officer rode a horse into the middle of a press conference in Lafayette Park. Several activists were speaking to the media about the urgency of coming out to protest the war on Sept. 15. When Tina Richards and Adam Kokesh pasted up a poster advertising the demonstration, they were arrested. Also arrested was Ian Thompson, an attorney.
5— Rob Mulford’s charge of criminal trespass was dismissed. He had been arrested on Mar. 13 at the entrance of the federal building before he could go to Rep. Don Young's office to lobby against the war.
AUGUST
21— Sen. Birch Bayh finally met with antiwar constituents. On May 5, Northwest Indiana Code Pink called a demonstration outside the federal courthouse, where Bayh has an office, in an attempt to get a meeting with him. Sue Eleuterio knelt outside the senator's locked office. Tears streaming down her face, she read the names of Iraq war dead until she was charged with failing to follow directions. Trial was set for late August, but the case was dismissed.
10— Carolyn Bninski began to serve a 35-day sentence, including work release to continue her job as coordinator of the Rocky Mountain Center for Peace and Justice in Boulder. On Mar. 8, she was arrested in Rep. Mark Udall’s office along with David Krest, Duke Austin, Eric Bonds and Rob Ketterhagen. They were charged with trespass and unlawful assembly. Bninski, the only one with prior convictions, refused an offer of 60 days in jail in return for her plea. She was convicted on July 27, and sentenced to 365 days in jail and a $1000 fine, with 330 days and $500 suspended.
9— During the annual Faith & Resistance Retreat, three participants were arrested on the White House sidewalk. While commemorating the bombing of Nagasaki, Steve Miller, Keeley Coleville and Jay McGinley were taken into custody. They would be incarcerated, and arraigned the following day. They pled guilty and paid a fine.
8— Six demonstrators were arrested at the office of Rep. Loretta Sanchez after camping there overnight and telling her they wouldn't leave unless she promised not to approve more funding for the war in Iraq. Pat Alviso, Robert Dietrich, Edward Garza, Jarrett Lovett, Abraham Ramirez and Tutrang Tran were charged with trespass.
6— Three women were charged with trespass on private property while standing outside the building housing Rep. Randy Kuhl's office.
JULY
23— Christian Peacemaker Team trainees enacted a mock trial of Sen. Dick Durbin inside his office. They demanded a final piece of evidence that would acquit or convict the senator. Would he approve funds for life, or for more war in Iraq and Afghanistan? The eight actors--Sr. Paulette Schroeder, Martin Smedjeback, Jushua Hough, Jessica Frederick, Sr. Jean Fallon, Charletta Erb, Rachel Cloud and Denis Murphy--were charged with trespass.
23— Cindy Sheehan and forty-five others were arrested inside and outside Rep. John Conyers’ office after he refused to initiate impeachment proceedings. Most of those arrested paid a $50 post and forfeit citation.
Four women who wanted to plead not guilty misunderstood the Capitol Police and were jailed. After suffering abuse while incarcerated, they pled guilty at an arraignment and paid a fine. One of them, Manijeh Saba, has decided to file a lawsuit for mistreatment while in police custody: “1) attempt by a police officer to watch me using the women’s room; 2) handcuffed to a bench and wall for hours; 3) kept in extremely cold conditions; 4) food deprivation; 5) sleep deprivation; 6) shackled in metal ankle-cuffs and chains for about 11 hours; 7) handcuffed with chain belt in preparation for arraignment; 8) having to agree with the increased charges and “plea bargain” under duress; and 9) threat by the judge to send us back to the jail if we did not pay the fines right there, while he knew they had no access to any money.”
21— Charges are dismissed against nine demonstrators, including Billie Letts, arrested during a visit of Dick Cheney. There were 11 arrests, but two pled no contest.
18— The government decided to dismiss charges against Maria Allwine and Max Obuszewski relating to their arrest on Oct. 7, 2006 when they were demonstrating in the parking lot of the National Security Agency at Fort Meade. They were charged with disturbance in protected property, failure to comply with a police officer and entering a military installation for an unlawful purpose.
18-- Thirteen Witness Against Torture activists were found guilty in U.S. District Court. On Apr. 18, fifteen people wearing orange jumpsuits were arrested on the White House sidewalk and charged with a stationary demonstration in a restricted zone. Two of them paid a citation fee, but the others were tried in individual trials. Peter DeMott, Steve Baggarly, Bill Pickard, Nancy Gowen, Mike Walli, Tom Lewis, Mike Foley, Bill Streit, Tom Feagley, Emmett Jarrett, Susan Crane, Lindsay Hagerman and Eve Tetaz were sentenced to time served and a mandatory $25 assessment fee.
18-- Thirteen cases were dismissed by a judge relating to blockades in March against shipments of arms going to Iraq. The activists were facing a charge, which only applies to vehicles, not people. The prosecutor is appealing the dismissal.
5— Rob Mulford’s charge of criminal trespass was dismissed. He had been arrested on Mar. 13 at the entrance of the federal building before he could go to Rep. Don Young's office to lobby against the war.
AUGUST
21— Sen. Birch Bayh finally met with antiwar constituents. On May 5, Northwest Indiana Code Pink called a demonstration outside the federal courthouse, where Bayh has an office, in an attempt to get a meeting with him. Sue Eleuterio knelt outside the senator's locked office. Tears streaming down her face, she read the names of Iraq war dead until she was charged with failing to follow directions. Trial was set for late August, but the case was dismissed.
9— During the annual Faith & Resistance Retreat, three participants were arrested on the White House sidewalk. While commemorating the bombing of Nagasaki, Steve Miller, Keeley Coleville and Jay McGinley were taken into custody. They would be incarcerated, and arraigned the following day. They pled guilty and paid a fine.
8— Six demonstrators were arrested at the office of Rep. Loretta Sanchez after camping there overnight and telling her they wouldn't leave unless she promised not to approve more funding for the war in Iraq. Pat Alviso, Robert Dietrich, Edward Garza, Jarrett Lovett, Abraham Ramirez and Tutrang Tran were charged with trespass.
6— Three women were charged with trespass on private property while standing outside the building housing Rep. Randy Kuhl's office.
JULY
23— Christian Peacemaker Team trainees enacted a mock trial of Sen. Dick Durbin inside his office. They demanded a final piece of evidence that would acquit or convict the senator. Would he approve funds for life, or for more war in Iraq and Afghanistan? The eight actors--Sr. Paulette Schroeder, Martin Smedjeback, Jushua Hough, Jessica Frederick, Sr. Jean Fallon, Charletta Erb, Rachel Cloud and Denis Murphy--were charged with trespass.
23— Cindy Sheehan and forty-five others were arrested inside and outside Rep. John Conyers’ office after he refused to initiate impeachment proceedings. Most of those arrested paid a $50 post and forfeit citation.
Four women who wanted to plead not guilty misunderstood the Capitol Police and were jailed. After suffering abuse while incarcerated, they pled guilty at an arraignment and paid a fine. One of them, Manijeh Saba, has decided to file a lawsuit for mistreatment while in police custody: “1) attempt by a police officer to watch me using the women’s room; 2) handcuffed to a bench and wall for hours; 3) kept in extremely cold conditions; 4) food deprivation; 5) sleep deprivation; 6) shackled in metal ankle-cuffs and chains for about 11 hours; 7) handcuffed with chain belt in preparation for arraignment; 8) having to agree with the increased charges and “plea bargain” under duress; and 9) threat by the judge to send us back to the jail if we did not pay the fines right there, while he knew they had no access to any money.”
21— Charges are dismissed against nine demonstrators, including Billie Letts, arrested during a visit of Dick Cheney. There were 11 arrests, but two pled no contest.
18— The government decided to dismiss charges against Maria Allwine and Max Obuszewski relating to their arrest on Oct. 7, 2006 when they were demonstrating in the parking lot of the National Security Agency at Fort Meade. They were charged with disturbance in protected property, failure to comply with a police officer and entering a military installation for an unlawful purpose.
18-- Thirteen Witness Against Torture activists were found guilty in U.S. District Court. On Apr. 18, fifteen people wearing orange jumpsuits were arrested on the White House sidewalk and charged with a stationary demonstration in a restricted zone. Two of them paid a citation fee, but the others were tried in individual trials. Peter DeMott, Steve Baggarly, Bill Pickard, Nancy Gowen, Mike Walli, Tom Lewis, Mike Foley, Bill Streit, Tom Feagley, Emmett Jarrett, Susan Crane, Lindsay Hagerman and Eve Tetaz were sentenced to time served and a mandatory $25 assessment fee.
18-- Thirteen cases were dismissed by a judge relating to blockades in March against shipments of arms going to Iraq. The activists were facing a charge, which only applies to vehicles, not people. The prosecutor is appealing the dismissal.
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