An Interview with Martha Hennessy of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7

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KBOO
Air date: 
Thu, 12/17/2020 - 5:30pm to 5:45pm
A photo of Martha Hennessy in a blue scarf

 

On the 50th anniversary of MLK Jr's assassination, a group of seven activists entered the naval submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, where over a hundred nuclear weapons are housed. In a symbolic act, they splashed their blood around, spray painted an anti-war slogan on a sidewalk, and hammered on a monument to nuclear weapons. Now, six of the seven have been sentenced to time in prison.

Martha Hennessy is one of the seven, and her ten-month prison sentence began on December 14, 2020. She spoke with Nat Moon from her home in Vermont, where she lives with her husband of 40 years.

 

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