Posts Tagged ‘activism’

Posted on May 1, 2008 - by Frank

Ploughshares and the Waihopai Spy Base

They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift sword against nation; and there shall be no more training for war. Isaiah 2:4

Yesterday I spent time considering whether or not it would be appropriate to write about the ANZAC Ploughshares activism at the Waihopai spy base in New Zealand, for The Humanitarian Chronicle. The focus of The Humanitarian Chronicle is humanitarian news and stories. So the question was, does such activism fit in the realm of humanitarian news? My answer, whether I agree with the actions of the three men or not, is yes, as it was ultimately a humanitarian act.
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