Fifteen concerned citizens attended the Keep Space for Peace Week Protest on Saturday, October 11 at the main gate. Steve Stormoen, of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and Sanderson Beck, founder of Peace Communications, each spoke to other participants of the cost and dangers of placing weapons in space.  No arrests were made, although MacGregor Eddy did leave after being approached by base security for a ban and bar violation if she remained. See photos in Photo Gallery.

Posted: October 19th, 2008 under News, Upcoming Events.
Comments: none

Due to Dennis Apel’s illness, a new motion hearing date for all five defendants has been set for Thursday, October 16 at 2 pm in Santa Barbara Federal Court- 1415 State St. Santa Barbara, 93101

Dennis Apel, Jeff Dietrich, Fr. Steve Kelly, S.J., Fr. Louie Vitale, O.F.M., and Mike Wisniewski were arrested for trespass on May 19, 2007, while attempting to persuade Vandenberg personnel present to leave their posts, cross the “green line” to join the peacemakers gathered.

Posted: September 19th, 2008 under News, Upcoming Events.
Comments: none

October 4-12 is Keep Space For Peace Week - International Days of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space:

No Weapons in Space! Stop U.S. First-Strike Deployments in Poland and Czech Republic! Convert the Military Industrial Complex! Fund Human Needs.

Join us for a vigil and protest on Saturday, October 11 from 1 - 3pm at Vandenberg main gate - Intersection of Hwy 1 and Casamila-Lompoc Road. (Six miles north of Lompoc on Highway 1 in Santa Barbara County, CA.)

Speakers include: Sanderson Beck, PhD - Author and peace activist Sanderson Beck
Steve Stormoen - Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

For more details e-mail macgregoreddy@gmail.com or call 831-206-5043

Sponsored by Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space

Nevada Desert Experience

and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom DISAR

Posted: August 26th, 2008 under News, Upcoming Events.
Comments: none

Dennis Apel and Fr. Steve Kelly, S.J. were arrested outside the main gate on August 9, commemorating the 63 anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. At our annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki day commemoration vigil, Dennis and Fr. Steve were arrested for violation of their “Ban and Bar” letter that they received for the May 19, 2007 witness and arrest, which prohibits their presence on the base for life. Michael Wisniewski also was given a warning to leave or face arrest for violating his  “Ban and Bar”,  but he chose to leave the vigil area.

Posted: August 11th, 2008 under News, Upcoming Events.
Comments: none

Weather permitting, there is a scheduled launch of a Minuteman III ICBM at Vandenberg AFB on Wednesday, August 13, early morning. Their will be a vigil outside the main gate from 5 - 7 am, with a press conference at 6 am. Please join us. For more info please call 831-206-5043. This vigil is part of the Nuclear Free Future Month of the United for Peace and Justice DISARM task force and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom DISARM committee.

Posted: August 5th, 2008 under News, Upcoming Events.
Comments: none