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Occupation Project Updates
| Date | Title | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec, 2007 | Protesters guilty only of acting on their beliefs | Two days of trial for 3 of the Salazar Seven ends with suspension of $50 fines and court costs |
| 30 Jul, 2007 | Jail Time Ordered for Colorado Peace Activist for Overstaying her Welcome in Her Congresssman's Office, Urging an End to War | Sentencing of long-time peace activist Carolyn Bninski |
| 18 Jul, 2007 | IOWA: Do acquittals signal new openness to war protest? | Jury concludes that five Iowans were justified in refusing to leave Sen. Grassley's office |
| 11 Jul, 2007 | Press Release: aquittal in Des Moines | 5 Iowa activists arrested for trespassing in the office of Sen. Charles Grassley acquitted today |
| 07 Jul, 2007 | July 6th Occupations of Senators' Grassley and Harkin's Cedar Rapids Offices - 20 arrested | News Release and Report - 20 people arrested, cited for trespass and relased. |
| 18 Jun, 2007 | Break Time Is Over: Building Nonviolent Resistance to the 2008 Iraq War Supplemental | A reinvigorated Occupation Project launches on August 6 to end Iraq War Funding |
| 27 Apr, 2007 | 11 protesters await verdict | |
| 25 Apr, 2007 | Iowa: Activists vow more action | |
| 12 Apr, 2007 | St. Paul, MN: Rush-Hour Civil Disobedience Against the War | April 3rd action inside and in front of Sen. Norm Coleman's office in St. Paul |
| 06 Apr, 2007 | A Week in DC – Occupation Project - March 26-April 1 | Joy First, of Madison, WI, describes her week of lobbying and action in Washington, DC |
| 04 Apr, 2007 | Vermont: 10 war protesters arrested at Leahy's office | |
| 04 Apr, 2007 | Vermont: Leahy's Turn in the Barrel | 10 arrested visiting Sen. Leahy's Burlington office |
| 02 Apr, 2007 | Press Release: Peace Coalition Members Go To Court For Occupying Rep. Kaptur’s Office | |
| 29 Mar, 2007 | Letter to Senator Sanders – From a Nine-Year Old | |
| 28 Mar, 2007 | Burlington, VT: Eight arrested in war protest at Sanders' office | The demonstration was the second in a week by Vermont's Occupation Project |
| 27 Mar, 2007 | 5 Antiwar Protesters Arrested In Congressman Fossella's Office | Staten Island, NY antiwar protesters arrested |
| 29 Mar, 2007 | Democracy Now!: Over 240 Arrested Since "Occupation Project" Launched to Call on Congress to End War Funding | Democracy Now! speaks with Kathy Kelly on Capitol Hill |
| 23 Mar, 2007 | Video: Occupation Project sit-in at Congressman Welch's Burlington, VT office | |
| 23 Mar, 2007 | Rural Oregon: Strategic organizing to end the war | Mike Edera, an activist with the Rural Organizing Project, on statewide grassroots efforts |
| 22 Mar, 2007 | Burlington, VT: Six arrested in protest at Welch's office | Burlington Free Press report of the occupation |
