Sharon Delgado

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Category: Drones

  • Beale 5 Statements: Jan

    Below is the statement Jan Hartsough gave on September 9 at our sentencing hearing for our nonviolent protest against drones at Beale Air Force Base. For background on the Beale 5 case and on drone warfare, see my past blog postings on drones. Jan Hartsough’s Statement By standing at the gates of Beale Air Force Base…

  • Beale 5 Statements: David

    Below is the statement David Hartsough gave on September 9 at our sentencing hearing for our nonviolent protest against drones at Beale Air Force Base. For background on the Beale 5 case and on drone warfare, see my past blog postings on drones. David Hartsough’s statement  Drones have killed thousands of innocent civilians and are…

  • Beale 5 Statements: Janie

    For the next few days I’m going to post the statements that my co-defendants gave in court before we were sentenced.  I am grateful to have shared this experience with them.  For details about the trial of the Beale 5, the first trial of anti-drone activists in California, and about the harm caused by drone…

  • Beale Anti-Drone Protestors Sentenced to Community Service

    My four friends and I were sentenced today to ten hours each of community service by the judge who convicted us last month of trespassing onto Beale Air Force Base during an anti-drone protest.   Judge Carolyn K. Delaney in U.S. District Court in Sacramento acknowledged that we were motivated by conscience and by “deeply…

  • God Weeps

    Out on the deck under the trees early this morning in prayer, my sense of awe and gratitude are mingled with deep sadness and concern, not just for my family but for all humanity.  Breathing in the smoke from the out-of-control forest fires makes tangible the impact of global warming.  The drumbeats of war with…

  • Guilty Verdict No Surprise in Beale Anti-Drone Case

    It was no surprise that at our trial on August 12 my fellow defendants and I were found guilty of trespassing onto federal property at Beale.  The judge had ruled against our request for a jury trial, and against both the necessity defense and consideration of the Nuremberg Principles during the trial.  In the necessity…

  • Beale 5 Guilty as Charged

    Friends, Today’s bench trial took the whole day.  The rally outside was inspiring and the courtroom was full of supporters.  We had a great team of pro-bono lawyers and interns who worked hard to try to bring in a “not-guilty” verdict, while also giving each of us the opportunity to testify about our motivations for…

  • My Statement Before Trial

    Thank you all for being here today to back us up as we go to trial for taking a stand for peace.  We come here from different places.  We have different motivations for being here, different philosophies, different spiritual traditions, but we are united in a common purpose:  to show our government and to show…

  • Countdown to Anti-Drone Trial

    Today begins the one-week countdown to our trial for trespassing onto federal property at Beale Air Force Base during an anti-drone protest last October. Our pro-bono lawyers are in high gear, working together to find strategies that will deliver us as little jail time as possible (we are all refusing to pay fines) while spreading…

  • Support the Beale Anti-Drone Defendants

    So many people have expressed concern about the upcoming trial related to my civil disobedience action at Beale last October, and have wondered what they can do to show support.  I appreciate the concern, as do my four fellow defendants.  And yes, there are a few actions I can think of that  supporters can take…