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Fr. Martin Newell of the London Catholic Worker Imprisoned for Anti-War Action at Northwood HQ international |
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 Saturday December 10, 2011 09:28 by Ciaron - Giuseepe Conlon House, London Catholic Worker
 Fr. Martin Newell of the London Catholic Worker community was sentenced to 24 days imprisonment Friday Dec 9th 2011 at Highbury Magistrates Court. Martin was brought before the court for refusing to pay a fine arising from cutting into the Northwood Headquarters/ London. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo...s.htm in December 2008. The anti-war direct action was timed for the "Feast of the Holy Innocents" on the Catholic liturgical calender. The feast day follows Christmas and commemorates the massacre of children in a search and destroy mission by King Herod who saw the birth of birth of Christ as a threat to his power. From the dock Fr. Newell stated, "I work with refugees from Iraq and Afghanistan at the Catholic Worker. I am opposed to the wars we have been waging on these countries. I have nonviolently resisted these wars since they began. I'm refusing to pay this fine as a form of further non-cooperation with these wars." Northwood Hedquarters is the command centre for British forces deployed overseas. The base has been the location of a number of nonviolent direct actions by the pacifist Catholic Worker community over the past decade of war on Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite our efforts to achieve habeus corpus, it is unclear which part of the entrails of the English prison in which Martin is presently located. We hope he will receive a phone call and make contact once he arrives at a prison. Solidarity messages can be sent Maritn Newell c/- Giuseppe Conlon Houe 49 Mattison Rd. Harringay London N4 1BG ENGLAND * we will redirect letters to Maritn in jail. More information Ph. 079 392 90576 +44 79 392 90576 |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3A phone call from Martin Newell has been received.
He is in HMP Pentonville
Sat afternoon
Fr. Martin Newell of the London Catholic Worker Jailed in HMP Pentonville for Anti-War Action at Northwood Headquarters
BACKGROUND
SOLIDARITY VIGILS OUTSIDE PENTONVILLE PRISON
(closest tube Caledonian Road)
Monday Dec 12th. 1.30 p.m.Wednesday Dec. 13th. 1.30 p.m.Sunday Dec. 18th 1th.
SEND A SOLIDARITY LETTER OR POSTCARD (post before Dec 17th.) ........Martin Newell
A5201CJ (prison number)
H M Prison Pentonville
Caledonian Road
London
N7 8TT
ENGLAND
Further information Ph. 079 392 90576
ciaronx AT yahoo.com
http://londoncatholicworker.org/
7 folks from the Catholic Worker, Veterans for Peace and the Rossport campaign held an anti-war vigil outside of Pentonville in solidarity with Fr. Martin Newell. We received a lot of supportive gestures from passing motorists, pedestrians and folks heading in to visit other prsoners.
Martin phoned the house Monday and it is in good spirits. ..even tho Tottenham got beat at Stoke!...you my wish to use the following address as a return address. So if Martin is moved or released early he will stll get your message of solidarity
Sender
c/- Giuseppe Conlon House
49 Mattison Rd.
London
N4 1BG
Many thanx from GCH for all the expressions of solidarity expressed thus far.