Sharon Delgado

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Category: War

  • Awakening to New Ways of Seeing the World (Part 1)

    Awakening to New Ways of Seeing the World (Part 1)

    Now that the revised edition of Love in a Time of Climate Change, has been released by Fortress Press, I am posting excerpts. Today’s excerpt is the first of two parts about awakening to new ways of seeing the world, sometimes painful, sometimes exhilarating. There are times in life when we are offered new ways…

  • Reflections on September 11

    Progressive Christian Social Action Reflections on September 11: The Infernal Whirlwind: Violence, Terror, and War You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice, you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your power and in the multitude of your warriors, therefore the tumult of war shall rise against your people, and all…

  • Hearts and Ashes

    Progressive Christian Social Action Hearts and Ashes Today is both Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.  I usually observe both.  My mother Ruth’s birthday was on February 14, so I’ll be carrying her with me all day (as I often do). This evening, I’ll go with two of my granddaughters while…

  • It’s a Sin to Build a Nuclear Weapon

    I pulled out this old “historic” poster and put it up on our refrigerator today, after the false alarm went out to Hawaiians that an incoming (presumably nuclear) missile was on its way.  My grown children will recognize the poster, because it was on our refrigerator for years.  I began my career as an activist…

  • War is Not the Answer

    Today I was arrested for peace with my dear friend Shirley Osgood at Beale Air Force Base, supported by several Veterans for Peace and other peacemakers.  Beale is home of Global Hawk surveillance drones, which identify targets in countries around the world for U.S. killer drones. Shirley and I walked through the main gate to…

  • A Day at Oceti Sakowin Camp

    We started today (as every day) with a council that began and ended with prayer in the big geodesic dome. We affirmed our agreements, received updates on the pipeline, and heard offers and requests for help in the camp, especially with the winterizing efforts–a huge job.  It was emphasized that no drugs or alcohol are…

  • Campaign Nonviolence Action at Beale

    This morning I was arrested with four other women at Beale Air Force Base after crossing onto base property.   We were taken by military bus to a building on base, given citations, and released.  We may be given an arraignment date and we may go to trial, although in recent months all charges for peace…

  • Repenting for Drone Warfare

      Charges have been dropped against those of us who have been demonstrating against drone warfare at Beale Air Force Base.  I had been summoned to appear in federal court on March 8 with thirteen others for crossing onto Beale in an act of nonviolent resistance to US drone attacks.  Here is a video of…

  • Peace for the World, Healing for the Climate

    My dear friends, Yesterday I was arrested once again at Beale Air Force Base, along with seven others, and charged with trespassing.  This video was filmed after we crossed the line onto the base.  In it I begin to explain the connections between US military policy and climate change.  The letter that we attempted to…

  • Letter to Beale Commander

    December 14, 2015 Dear Colonel Douglas J. Lee: We are here today to demonstrate at Beale because of the links between the US military and the grave threat of climate change.  World leaders who met in Paris have reached a global climate agreement, but it fails to take account of greenhouse gases generated by the…