4— The Anti-War Committee and Twin Cities Peace Campaign teamed up for a rush-hour action in front of the office of Sen. Norm Coleman. A dozen activists shut down traffic. Inside, another dozen activists took over the senator's office. All 24 were arrested, though the charges against the inside group were dismissed.
3— Marmete Hayes, Kate Duesterberg, Jay Vos, Owen Mulligan, Shawn Starfighter, S’ra DeSantis, Nicholas Parrish, Will Allen, Rene Kaczka-Valliere and Patrick Stanton were issued no trespassing citations after sitting in Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office. All charges were dismissed.
MARCH
29— A mistrial was declared in a case with 15 defendants arrested in May, 2006 during a blockade of arms shipments. In June a judge dismissed the case because of prosecutorial misconduct.
29— Marci Dennison and Alexandra Ryan brought a 40-foot scroll with thousands of signatures to Sen. Gordon Smith's office building and were arrested. Convicted of trespass, they were sentenced to community service.
29— Three activists were arrested inside Sen. Gordon Smith’s office. Carol Melia, Karla Cohen and Michael Williams accepted one year deferred adjudication and 20 hours of community service.
29— Three people are arrested in Sen. Richard Lugar’s office.
29— Eight people were arrested in the federal building, which holds offices of Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Sen. Roberto Menendez. In July, the 8 defendants were found not guilty on charges of failure to disperse and interference.
28— Two arrested in Sen. Dick Durbin’s office.
27— Eight people, including a nursing mother and 9-month old daughter, Will Allen, Marmete Hayes and Jay Vos, were arrested after they refused to leave Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office. The state's attorney declined to prosecute.
27— Five members of the New Jersey Occupation Project were arrested in the federal building, which holds offices of Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Sen. Roberto Menendez. They were cited for defiant trespass and obstruction of justice.
27— Occupying the office of Rep. Mike Thompson, Paul Encimer and Robin Donald were arrested for holding a die-in. The case disappeared from court records.
23— Five people are arrested in Rep. Vito Fossella’s office. Elaine Brower, Tom Good, Sally Jones, Ben Maurer and Barbara Walker were charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass, but the charges were later dismissed.
22— Seven members of Veterans For Peace were arrested in Rep. Doris Matsui’s office. For 52 consecutive days, her constituents sustained a 9-5 "peace-in" occupation of the office.
21— Six citizens were arrested in Rep. Peter Welch’s office and charged with trespass. The charges against Patrick Kearney, Michael Colby, Boots Wardinski, Bob Nichols, Palmer Legare and Will Allen were dismissed.
20— Ann Wright was arrested after leaving a Congressional hearing on FBI abuses of civil liberties. John Conyers, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, ordered her to stop speaking or to leave. Even though she left, Capitol Police took her into custody. Conyers' chief of staff informed the police not to arrest the activist, but the police charged her with disorderly conduct. The $35 citation fee was paid by Conyers’ office.
3— Marmete Hayes, Kate Duesterberg, Jay Vos, Owen Mulligan, Shawn Starfighter, S’ra DeSantis, Nicholas Parrish, Will Allen, Rene Kaczka-Valliere and Patrick Stanton were issued no trespassing citations after sitting in Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office. All charges were dismissed.
MARCH
29— A mistrial was declared in a case with 15 defendants arrested in May, 2006 during a blockade of arms shipments. In June a judge dismissed the case because of prosecutorial misconduct.
29— Three activists were arrested inside Sen. Gordon Smith’s office. Carol Melia, Karla Cohen and Michael Williams accepted one year deferred adjudication and 20 hours of community service.
29— Three people are arrested in Sen. Richard Lugar’s office.
29— Eight people were arrested in the federal building, which holds offices of Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Sen. Roberto Menendez. In July, the 8 defendants were found not guilty on charges of failure to disperse and interference.
28— Two arrested in Sen. Dick Durbin’s office.
27— Eight people, including a nursing mother and 9-month old daughter, Will Allen, Marmete Hayes and Jay Vos, were arrested after they refused to leave Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office. The state's attorney declined to prosecute.
27— Five members of the New Jersey Occupation Project were arrested in the federal building, which holds offices of Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Sen. Roberto Menendez. They were cited for defiant trespass and obstruction of justice.
27— Occupying the office of Rep. Mike Thompson, Paul Encimer and Robin Donald were arrested for holding a die-in. The case disappeared from court records.
23— Five people are arrested in Rep. Vito Fossella’s office. Elaine Brower, Tom Good, Sally Jones, Ben Maurer and Barbara Walker were charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass, but the charges were later dismissed.
22— Seven members of Veterans For Peace were arrested in Rep. Doris Matsui’s office. For 52 consecutive days, her constituents sustained a 9-5 "peace-in" occupation of the office.
21— Six citizens were arrested in Rep. Peter Welch’s office and charged with trespass. The charges against Patrick Kearney, Michael Colby, Boots Wardinski, Bob Nichols, Palmer Legare and Will Allen were dismissed.
20— Ann Wright was arrested after leaving a Congressional hearing on FBI abuses of civil liberties. John Conyers, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, ordered her to stop speaking or to leave. Even though she left, Capitol Police took her into custody. Conyers' chief of staff informed the police not to arrest the activist, but the police charged her with disorderly conduct. The $35 citation fee was paid by Conyers’ office.
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