The St. Patrick’s Four are being sentenced this week. Danny Burns was sentenced yesterday to six months in prison.
Last year a jury found them guilty of misdemeanor charges of property damage and trespassing in connection with a nonviolent 2003 demonstration against the Iraq War. They were acquitted of the much more serious charges of conspiracy to impede a federal officer.
You can expect additional commentary from Running Scared, who did a great job covering the trial.
Speaking of nonviolent protest, last week Greenpeace dumped a 20-ton dead whale in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin.
Speaking of nothing in particular, Clark University is holding a series of events about the Wobblies. I couldn’t find a “home page” for the series.