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Martha Hennessy (born July 11, 1955) is an American Catholic peace activist and member of the Catholic Worker Movement co-founded by her grandmother, Dorothy Day .[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Life and work [ edit ]
Hennessy grew up Weathersfield, Vermont . She is the seventh child of David Hennessy and Tamar Day Hennessy, the only child of Dorothy Day . Her sister is the author Kate Hennessy .
She worked for 30 years as an occupational therapist, including time at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA ) Medical Center, White River Junction Healthcare System in White River Junction .[citation needed
Hennessy is active in the Catholic Worker Movement . In 1979, Hennessy was arrested with many other demonstrators while attempting to occupy the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Seabrook, New Hampshire .[6]
Since then, she has been arrested while demonstrating against the prison at Guantanamo Bay , the United States government's use of drones in war, and the use of starvation as a weapon of war in Yemen .
In 2020 Hennessy was interviewed[7]
Kings Bay Plowshares [ edit ]
On April 4, 2018, Hennessy took part in the Kings Bay Plowshares action, breaking into Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia to protest its stockpile of nuclear weapons.[8] house arrest in late May 2018 with an electronic monitoring bracelet strapped to her left ankle.[6] [9] [10] [11]
Personal life [ edit ]
Hennessy is married to Steven Melanson, a carpenter and photographer. They have been married for 40 years. She is a grandmother of eight.[6] [6]
References [ edit ]
^ "Granddaughter of Catholic Worker Movement founder Dorothy Day, Martha Hennessy to speak at Misericordia" . Times Leader . September 18, 2015.
^ Gonzalez, David (June 21, 2015). "Invoking the Radical Spirit of Dorothy Day to Fight a Church Closing (Published 2015)" . The New York Times .
^ Roden, Renée. "Meet Modern Peace Activist Martha Hennessy" . Grotto . Retrieved April 14, 2023 .
^ a b c d "Jim Kenyon: Despite House Arrest, Vt. Activist's Faith, Beliefs Remain Unshakeable" . Valley News . July 9, 2018.
^ Helali, Christopher Joseph (Winter 2020). " . Left Turn . 2 1 ): 27–43.
^ "Explainer: Who are the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, the Catholics convicted of protesting nuclear weapons?" . America Magazine . 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-12-29 .
^ "Dorothy Day's Vermont granddaughter off to prison for nuclear break-in" . VTDigger . November 23, 2020.
^ Swain, Elise (16 November 2020). "Anti-Nuclear Pacifists Get Federal Prison Terms for Nonviolent Protest" . The Intercept .
^ Margaronis, Maria (November 25, 2020). "Free the Plowshares 7!" . The Nation
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