Susan Crane has been ordered to appear in the U.S. District Court for

Leonard Eiger subversivepeacemaking@gmail.com

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Greetings Friends of Disarm Now Plowshares,

Susan Crane has been ordered to appear in the U.S. District Court for
the Western District of Washington on July 23, 2012.

Susan is charged with violating various conditions of supervision
following her discharge from FCI Dublin this past April. Her sentence
included one year of supervised release. Her probation officer was
not particularly pleased with Susan's noncooperation, and is asking
Judge Benjamin Settle to revoke the term of supervision. Translation
- more JAIL TIME.

Susan plans to appear, as ordered, on July 23rd at the Tacoma Union
Station Courthouse to stand before Judge Settle.

We are planning to support Susan that day with our presence at the
Courthouse, both outside and inside. Susan invites anyone who is in
the Tacoma area to join us.

We will gather at Jean's House, Tacoma Catholic Worker and will leave



at 11:45 AM to walk down to the courthouse (roughly 10 to 15 minute



walk downhill). We will vigil in front of the courthouse from 12:00



PM to 1:00 PM in support of Susan, Disarm Now Plowshares and nuclear



abolition. We will then proceed into the courthouse to prepare for



Susan's 1:30 hearing.







You can join us at the Catholic Worker or the courthouse. There is



free parking at and around the Catholic Worker. There is limited



metered on-street parking near the courthouse, and paid parking in the



courthouse lot. The area is also well served by public



transportation.







We will have signs and banners available. Just bring your nonviolent



spirit. Click here for map, directions and parking information for



the courthouse. The Tacoma Catholic Worker is located at 1417 South G



Street. Jean's House is on the East side of the alley, and has a



beautiful mural of cranes on the North side (truly a sight to behold).







Please note that you will need government issued photo identification



to enter the courthouse, and must pass through a security screening



checkpoint (similar to airport security). No knives or other sharp



thingys. And no photography once past the inner security screening



checkpoint.







Can't make it on the 23rd? If you would like to send a brief message



of solidarity for Susan and Disarm Now Plowshares, drop me an email



with your message. We will read the messages to those assembled on



the 23rd.







On another note - I know many of you are wondering what happened to



the elusive Steve Kelly. Well, he did walk out of the SeaTac Federal



Detention Center as scheduled on June 21st. Since then he has kept a



very low profile. I did see him briefly, and found him to be in



excellent health and spirits. Months of solitary seems to have



strengthened him! No forwarding address for the time being.







On yet another note - Fr. Bill Bichsel recently received the Greater



Tacoma Peace Prize. As part of this honor, Bix will be travelling to



Oslo, Norway to participate in the festivities surrounding the Nobel



Peace Prize in December. He plans to build connections with



individuals and organizations engaged in our common work to abolish



nuclear weapons. Yeah Bix!







Peace,







Leonard Eiger



subversivepeacemaking@gmail.com