Paul's Perambulations a personal blog

April 19, 2025

Good Friday Interfaith Vigil at Lockheed Martin (Fran and Paul arrested)

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We were charged with “creating a hazardous or physically offensive condition” (whatever that means) for standing in their driveway. There were about 200 at the demonstration and 25 of us cuffed, charged, and then released. Lockheed Martin is the world’s largest war profiteer and nuclear weapons contractor.

April 16, 2025

Peace is for all humanity.

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April 11-15 was a busy five days. Friday was a day-long Buddhist gathering at Union Theological Seminary in Manhattan. Saturday Fran and I visited with friends we were staying with and celebrated Passover with them. Sunday I gave my Quaker Peace Testimony talk at Morningside Quaker Meeting on the 12th floor of Riverside Church. Monday we hiked all over Central Park, and Tuesday (April 15) at Villanova I demonstrated in support of peaceful use of taxes by carrying a large sign to that effect on campus. Later I went to the Media P.O. with my sign.

January 22, 2025

Lockheed Martin for Martin Luther King Day, 2025

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Ten of us braved the cold and wind in the Lockheed Martin entrance. I attempted to carry a copy of the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to their nuclear-weapons facility but was stopped and arrested.

June 16, 2024

Vets walking for Peace

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Yesterday I met with Veterans for Peace walking from Maine to DC. After a meal and program at Springfield Friends Meeting, some walkers slept overnight at the Meetinghouse. Today I returned to join them in walking from the Meeting to Media, PA. Good work, my friends.

March 30, 2024

Good Friday 2024 action at Lockheed Martin

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Good Friday action today at Lockheed Martin, world’s largest nuclear weapons contractor and war profiteer. We acted to stop the supply of weapons from Lockheed Martin (paid for by the U.S.) and promote a cease fire and real peace in Gaza and Israel/Palestine. I took part in a die-in at L-M’s entrance while holding a sign with the names of hundreds of children that are known dead in Gaza. We were arrested, booked and cited at the police station, and released. Brandywine Peace Community was joined by Red Letter Christians and others for a much larger event than usual.

‘Dead’ at Lockheed Martin
I’m ignoring these — whatever.

September 20, 2023

EQAT climate action at Vanguard

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Participated in a peaceful action yesterday with Earth Quaker Action Team at the home of the world’s largest pollution investor – Vanguard in Malvern. Next (9.30.2023) we’re back at Lockheed Martin, World’s Largest War Profiteer.

I’m in dark red holding banner

April 27, 2023

Annual Good Friday action at Lockheed Martin, world’s largest war profiteer and nuclear contractor.

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A number of us were civil disobedient by blocking their driveway and walking onto their property. In an unusual move, the police declined to formally arrest us but briefly detained us by escorting us individually to the side of the road and getting driver’s license information, then releasing us (no van ride to the station for booking).

In the hands of the law, once again.

November 17, 2022

Drone attack documentary filmed at Drone War Command Center, Horsham, PA

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I made the attached video documentary during our October 22 demonstration at the Drone War Command Center in Horsham. This is where Air Force pilots fly the planes that do our dirty work in other lands. Video particularly recreates the August 29 2021 attack by the United States that killed 10 civilians in Kabul, Afghanistan, including 7 children. Thanks to Carol Carmon for the camera and editing work. Released this just in time for Halloween — scary, but oh too real.


November 18, 2021

Speaking with Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon – Nov 18 and July 15.

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Spoke again directly with my U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon today (and also four months ago – see below) in a noon zoom appointment arranged by Friends Committee on National Legislation. There were ten of us, and focus was on Build Back Better bill (HR 5376) now in Congress, (more…)

July 6, 2021

4th of July weekend at the Liberty Bell

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Then the rains came

With Brandywine Peace Community July 3 at the Quaker Statehouse – aka Independence Hall. Message is that our country needs fixing as much as the cracked bell across the way from us. Got good attention from passers-by. Weather progressed from a cool morning drizzle setting out, to a hot sun the first hour of the demonstration, followed by a few clouds, then closed a bit early with a cloud burst of rain.

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