Megan Rice
Megan Gillespie Rice S.H.C.J. (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) (January 31, 1930 – October 10, 2021) was an American anti-nuclear activist, Catholic nun, and former missionary.[1] She was known for illegally entering the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at the age of 82, with two fellow activists of the Transform Now Plowshares group.[2]
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| Born | January 31, 1930 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 2021 (aged 91) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Nun, activist |
| Known for | Illegally entering in 2012 at Y-12 National Nuclear Weapons Complex Y-12 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
Rice was sentenced to almost three years in prison. In May 2015, the conviction for sabotage was removed by a federal appeals court.[3][4] Rice was released within a week.
Megan Rice Media
Fr. Louis Vitale, Sister Megan Rice and Jim Haber protest US policy on torture at Ft. Huachuca, Arizona where interrogation methods are taught to US military forces
Megan Rice, Ann Wright (Col ret.) Candace Ross 2008 Las Vegas book release for Wright's book; Dissent Voices of Conscience
Members of Desert Lenten Experience hold a prayer vigil during the Easter period of 1982 at the entrance to the Nevada Test Site.
References
- ↑ William J. Broad, "Behind Nuclear Breach, a Nun's Bold Fervor" Archived March 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, August 11, 2012.
- ↑ Wittner, Lawrence S.. Confronting the bomb : a short history of the world nuclear disarmament movement (May 12, 2009). Stanford, Calif.. ISBN 9780804771245. OCLC 469186910.
- ↑ Democracy Now!. Democracy Now!. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ↑ Sabotage conviction overturned for nun, activists. The Tennessean (May 8, 2015). Retrieved March 10, 2016.
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