Disability rights activist confronts root cause of education shortfall, militarism, in nonviolent protest at Bath Iron Works last month. At West Bath Courthouse, November 3rd, he pled "for humanity to end war."  Spicer was arrested during shift-change Friday Oct. 3, 2026 at Bath Iron Works in conjunction with the  International Day of Nonviolence . He traveled from Massachusetts to attend the rally to "Keep Space for Peace" ( https://space4peace.org/ ).    According the the Missile Threat Project, the U.S. used the SM-3 Block III from an Arleigh Burke class destroyer in 2020 against an ICBM class target on Nov 16, 2020. The anti-satellite role was demonstrated in the 2008 Burnt Frost Operation,  and concern for debris in low earth orbit has increased since expanded range can reach even higher orbit satellites. An intermittent substitute in Somerville, MA, he told the judge, Half of a day's  earnings working alongside students with Autism, covered his $70 t...

Silwan, East Jerusalem. Photo by Jessica Sun Given October 24, 2026 at the annual Massachusetts Pax Christi meeting  By Amy Katuska  When I was growing up, my grandmother was probably the most important influence on my understanding of what it means to live out one's faith. For much of her early life, she believed that the government generally had people's best interests at heart. That changed after the shootings at Kent State. She began to question things she had previously taken for granted, and those questions led her to practice her Catholic faith in a much more active way. She lived out the corporal works of mercy better than anyone else I've ever met. She volunteered in prisons, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and agencies serving teenage mothers. She also became increasingly outspoken about issues of peace and justice. She was the person who first introduced me to Pax Christi. When I was eight, she was chosen to carry the Olympic Torch in recognition of her charita...