Timeline of Koinonia Witnessing |
| |
|
1970s to present* |
A Brief History of Christian Witness
at the School of the Americas |
| 1975 |
Demonstration at Ft. Benning against Vietnam War when President
Ford
visited. |
| 1975-1980 |
Resident Partners take active role in trying to elect people
of
color and other supporters of public education to Sumter County
School
Board. |
| 1979* |
Demonstration at Electric Boat in Groton, CT for commissioning
of USS Georgia, a trident sub commissioned by Roslyn Carter. |
| 1980 |
Week-long demonstrations at the Pentagon for "Year
of the Election"
sponsored by Jonah House community. |
| 1981* |
Witness at the Pantex plant in Amarillo, TX. |
| 1981 |
Witness against execution of John Spenkelink in Florida
at the Starke
Prison. |
1982 |
Koinonia Partners adopt
a Peace Resolution |
| 1982* |
Peace Pentecost witness at the US Capitol with Partners
from Jubilee . |
| 1982 |
“Plutonium Path” Caravan witness goes from Savannah River
Plant to
Pantex and Rocky Flats. |
| 1982-1985 |
On-going tracking of "the White Train" carrying
nukes to submarine
bases in SC and GA. |
| 1983 |
witness at Robbins Air Force Base against nuclear weapons. |
| 1983-1988*
|
witness at King's Bay Trident Sub base in St. Mary's, GA
|
| 1984* |
Nuclear Train Blockade. |
| 1984* |
Peace Pentecost witness against arms race and Apartheid
in Wash., SC. |
| 1984-1990 |
Public vigils (with model of an electric chair) against
executions
at Sumter County Courthouse on days of executions. |
1985 |
Montezuma Nuclear Train |
| 1989* |
Witness with Open Door Community Partners on behalf of the
homeless at
the dedication of "Underground Atlanta". |
1999 to present |
Koinonians opposing the death penalty |
2001* |
Y-12 Nuclear Bomb Plant, April
2001. |
|
Fall course in Christian Peacemaking |
|
November
28 2001 Press Release |
|
Koinonia erects a peace pole |
|
Witness to the bombing in Afghanistan |
|
SOA protest Ft. Benning, GA |
|
Weekly Vigil begun January 2003 |
*Indicates events at which Koinonians were
arrested
Much thanks to Steve Clemens for assistance compiling this
list. |
