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150 activists arrested in Washington as Mennonite Action calls for Gaza cease-fire | Anabaptist World
About 150 activists from Mennonite congregations across the United States were arrested Jan. 16 in Washington, D.C., as they sang songs of peace and called on Congress to support a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in the war with Israel.
Mennonite Action coordinated the hymn sing sit-in beneath the rotunda of the House of Representatives’ Cannon House Office Building. The activists were arrested following verbal instructions from police to disperse.
Participants in the day of action delivered copies of a Mennonite Action petition signed by more than 5,000 people to their House representatives.
The group is urging federal elected officials to call for a permanent cease-fire, a release of all hostages and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel.
Mennonite Action coordinated a previous day of action Dec. 19, when 43 protests across the U.S. and Canada mobilized 2,000 Mennonites and allies. The day of action marked the largest Christian-led protest for a cease-fire since Oct. 7.
“Right now, innocent children are being killed, and entire communities are being bombed relentlessly as the world looks on. There must be a cease-fire!” said Mennonite Action spokesperson Jonathan Brenneman. “As a Palestinian American and as a Mennonite and Christian, I must speak out. Is there a point where powerful leaders in the United States will grow weary of watching this genocide play out day after day after day?”
“Our Palestinian, Jewish, Arab and Muslim friends and loved ones are demanding a cease-fire even while they are forced to reckon with unspeakable tragedies,” said Mennonite Action organizer Adam Ramer. “We believe we have a duty as pacifists and Christians to join public action for peace and justice whenever and wherever we can. We are calling for a permanent cease-fire, a return of all hostages, and a day when our Palestinian and Israeli siblings can live in peace — free from fear and pain.”
Mennonites across the U.S. and Canada have been shocked and horrified, first by Hamas’ brutal attacks against Israeli civilians on Oct. 7 and then by Israel’s continuing attacks on Palestinian civilians, as the death toll climbs into the tens of thousands, including thousands of children.
Over the past few weeks, they began to organize into a new movement called Mennonite Action. Thousands of Mennonites have joined webinars, sermons, phonebanks and peace services across the U.S. in their calls for peace and justice in Israel/Palestine.
LONGVIEW, Wash. (KPTV/Gray News) – Officials say they have found the remains and identified all of the missing workers following a chemical vat implosion at the Nippon Dynawave paper mill on Tuesday.
The Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office released the names of those killed, bringing the death toll to 11:
- 52-year-old Gilbert Bernal of Kelso, Oregon.
- 29-year-old Tyler Covington of Castle Rock, Oregon.
- 27-year-old Brad Covington of Castle Rock, Oregon.
- 48-year-old Robert Wilson of Clatskanie, Oregon.
- 54-year-old Dale Miller of Portland, Oregon.
- 35-year-old Jared Ammons of Longview, Washington.
- 38-year-old Braydon Finkas of Cathlamet, Washington.
- 26-year-old Clinton Doran of Kelso, Oregon.
- 51-year-old John Forsberg of Longview, Washington.
- 58-year-old Norman Barlow of Vancouver, Washington.
- Dillon Miller, taken to a Portland hospital; coroner has no other information.
Officials say a 900,000-gallon tank containing a highly destructive chemical called white liquor imploded at the facility just after 7:15 a.m.
Roughly 600,000 gallons of the substance rushed through work areas at the plant on Tuesday when the tank ruptured.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson called it “the deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history.”
Multiple people, including a firefighter, were injured and taken to area hospitals for treatment following the implosion. Some of those injured were also brought to the Oregon Burn Center.
Investigators were looking into what caused the tank to implode in the first place and whether there’s a risk of it happening again.
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said it would begin an investigation into the implosion after the recovery efforts are concluded.
Officials said some of the chemical had made its way into the Columbia River and they have received reports of dead fish near the site’s spillways.
The Washington State Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were monitoring air and water quality and working to assess any other environmental impacts.
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