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Close Pine Gap

Peace Crimes: The Peace Pilgrims

Book: Peace Crimes: Pine Gap, National Security and Dissent by Kieran Finnane Peace Crimes (available at the University of Queensland Press) tells the story of anti-war resistance and direct action against Pine Gap, a Military Base in Alice Spring, Australia. In 2016, six Peace Pilgrims, Andy Paine, Margaret Pestorius, Franz Dowling, Tim Webb, Pauli Christie… [Read more] Peace Crimes: The Peace Pilgrims

Peace Crimes – opening up Pine Gap

Peace Crimes Brisbane launch Russell Goldflam For five decades, the rallying cry of the protest movement against the space base, as it’s locally known, has been “Close Pine Gap”. Somewhat paradoxically, though, one of the key objectives of that movement has been to open Pine Gap, to shed light on what it actually does. And… [Read more] Peace Crimes – opening up Pine Gap

Peace Crimes: Spooky silence around Pine Gap

I acknowledge Mr Stephens and Mr Wallace, and all Arrernte elders of the past and future. I thank you for the privilege of meeting here in magnificent Arrernte country. I acknowledge that this country was never ceded by Arrernte people – not the town and the hill we stand on today, nor the land where… [Read more] Peace Crimes: Spooky silence around Pine Gap

Pine Gap: A tiny crack, but enough to let some light in

Peace Crimes by Kieran Finnane tells the story of activism at the secret US spy base near Alice Springs. Six Peace Pilgrims trespassed on the grounds of Pine Gap in 2016, leading to a court case in 2017 where the activists were charged under terrorism laws and faced up to 7 years jail. Their quest… [Read more] Pine Gap: A tiny crack, but enough to let some light in

Pine Gap electricity supply and the Ausgrid controversy

By RICHARD TANTER Published in John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations 30 May 2018 The giant Pine Gap intelligence and military base outside Alice Springs consumes a great deal of electricity to operate its intelligence-gathering and analysis operations.   It now appears that the Turnbull government’s rejection of a $25 bn. bid for the NSW-government owned Ausgrid electricity distribution company on national… [Read more] Pine Gap electricity supply and the Ausgrid controversy

RICHARD TANTER. Tightly Bound: Australia’s Alliance-Dependent Militarisation.

ANALYSIS! We at Wage Peace acknowledge Professor Richard Tanter  as probably Australia’s most significant researcher and writer on the US bases and their influence on Australian foreign policy. He spoke as an expert witness at the trial of the Pine Gap Pilgrims in 2017 and is a firm friend of peace. First published March 26,… [Read more] RICHARD TANTER. Tightly Bound: Australia’s Alliance-Dependent Militarisation.

Close Pine Gap Website

The www.closepinegap.org.au website holds the archive for and links to previous actions: head there to find out more _________________________ An American Spy Base Hidden in Australia’s Outback By JACKIE DENT NOV. 23, 2017 (New York Times) ALICE SPRINGS, Australia — Margaret Pestorius arrived at court last week in her wedding dress, a bright orange-and-cream creation… [Read more] Close Pine Gap Website

PineGapPilgrims return to Alice #ClosePineGap

OK folks – we are activating this fundraising campaign with our email that some may have seen went out this morning. Please copy and share in 5-8 places [random friends or groups is great] [NB you can’t share from here]. It makes a BIG difference how many people do it in the first 24 hours…… [Read more] PineGapPilgrims return to Alice #ClosePineGap

Peace Pilgrims – a Pine Gap tour diary

The action that had been proposed by Margaret was a “lament” on site at Pine Gap to mourn all the dead caused by this place. She had suggested creative interpretation – music, dance, art. I personally felt I wanted an image more directly linked to halting the operations of Pine Gap. I had heard there… [Read more] Peace Pilgrims – a Pine Gap tour diary

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