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'''Sister Carol Gilbert, ]''' (Born 1947) is an American Dominican nun and ]. {{Short description|American anti-nuclear activist (b. 1947)}}
'''Carol Gilbert, ]''', (born 1947) is an American ] ] and ].


⚫ ==Life==
Born in ], Gilbert was the eldest of two children.<ref name=Strabala82>{{harvnb|Strabala|2006|p=82}}</ref> She was raised in a middle class setting. At the age of 18, in 1965, she joined a convent of the Dominican Order in ].<ref name=James248>{{harvnb|James|2007|p=248}}</ref> Starting in 1969, Gilbert taught Junior High students at various schools around Michigan. This lasted until 1977 when she started to teach at the Alternative Leaning Center in ].<ref name=Strabala82 /> After 10 years of teaching, in 1979, she devoted her career to ]. Born in 1947 in ], Gilbert was the elder of two children.<ref name=Strabala82>{{harvnb|Strabala|2006|p=82}}</ref> She was raised in a middle class setting. At the age of 18, in 1965, she joined the ].<ref>{{harvnb|Siers|2011}}</ref><ref name=James248>{{harvnb|James|2007|p=248}}</ref> Starting in 1969, Gilbert taught Junior High School students at various schools around Michigan. This lasted until 1977 when she started to teach at the Alternative Learning Center in ].<ref name=Strabala82 /> After 10 years of teaching, in 1979, she devoted her career to ].


In 1998, Gilbert and four other protesters snuck onto ] while an air show was going on. The group banged on a ] with hammers and poured their own blood on it. For this, Gilbert spent 6 months in federal prison.<ref name=James248/> In 2000, Gilbert and two other nuns, Sisters ] and ], illegally entered ] and sprinkled blood on a fighter plane.<ref>{{harvnb|Strabala|2006|p=84}}</ref> The group was arrested and held in a federal prison until the charges were dropped. In 2002, the same group of nuns entered a Minuteman III missile silo in Colorado.<ref>{{harvnb|Head|2011|p=143}}</ref> Clad in white jump suits emblazoned with "Citizen Weapon Inspection Team," the group drew a cross in their own blood, banged on the silo, and prayed. The nuns were arrested and left on the ground for three hours.<ref>{{harvnb|Brasch|2005|p=112}}</ref> Their protest spilled over into their pre-trial hearing. Clad in full ], the nuns answered the judge with a nod.<ref>{{harvnb|Berrigan|2005|pp=31}}</ref> At their trial, the presiding judge, ], granted an ] motion to the prosecutor. This prevented the nuns from arguing that their actions were legal under international law and the ]. The nuns were sentenced to between 30 and 41 months in prison. Due to their activism, in 2005 and 2006 Gilbert and Platte were labeled as terrorists by the state of Maryland.<ref>{{harvnb|LoBianco|2008}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|"Maryland Nuns"|2008}}</ref> In 1998, Gilbert and four other protesters entered ] during the annual Department of Defense Open House and air show. The group banged on a ] with hammers and ]. For this, Gilbert spent 6 months in federal prison.<ref name=James248/> In 2000, Gilbert and two other members of her congregation, Sisters ], O.P., and ], O.P., illegally entered ] and sprinkled blood on a fighter plane.<ref>{{harvnb|Strabala|2006|p=84}}</ref> The group was arrested and held in a federal prison until the charges were dropped.


In 2002, the same group of Sisters entered a Minuteman III missile silo in Colorado.<ref>{{harvnb|Head|2011|p=143}}</ref> Clad in white jump suits emblazoned with "Citizen Weapon Inspection Team," the group drew a cross in their own blood, banged on the silo, and prayed. The Sisters were arrested and left on the ground for three hours.<ref>{{harvnb|Brasch|2005|p=112}}</ref> Their protest spilled over into their pre-trial hearing. Clad in full ], the Sisters answered the judge with a nod.<ref>{{harvnb|Berrigan|2005|pp=31}}</ref> At their trial, the presiding judge, ], granted an '']'' motion to the prosecutor. This prevented the Sisters from arguing that their actions were legal under international law and the ]. They were sentenced to between 30 and 41 months in prison. Due to their activism, in 2005 and 2006 Gilbert and Platte were labeled as terrorists by the State of Maryland.<ref>{{harvnb|LoBianco|2008}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|"Maryland Nuns"|2008}}</ref>
⚫ ==Notes==
While in prison Sister Carol Gilbert met fellow federal inmate ].
⚫ {{Reflist|2}}


==See also==
⚫ ==References and bibliography==
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⚫ *{{cite book|last=Berrigan|first=Daniel|title=Genesis: Fair Beginnings, Then Foul|year=2005|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=9780742531925|ref=harv}}
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⚫ *{{cite book|last=Brasch|first=Walter M|title=America's Unpatriotic Acts the Federal Government's Violation of Constitutional and Civil Rights|year=2005|publisher=Lang, Peter Publishing|isbn=0820476080|ref=harv}}

⚫ *{{cite book|last=Head|first=Michael|title=Crimes Against The State|year=2011|publisher=Ashgate Publishing|location=Farnham, Surrey|isbn=9780754678199|ref=harv}}
⚫ ==References==
⚫ *{{cite book|last=James|first=Joy|title=Warfare in the American Homeland: Policing and Prison in a Penal Democracy|year=2007|publisher=Duke University Press|location=Durham|isbn=0822339234|ref=harv}}
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⚫ *{{cite web|last=LoBianco|first=Tom|title=Protesting nuns branded terrorists|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/10/protesting-nuns-branded-terrorists/?page=all|publisher=The Washington Times|accessdate=23 August 2012|year=2008|ref=harv}}

⚫ *{{cite web|title=Maryland Nuns Branded as Suspected Terrorists|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,436424,00.html|publisher=Fox News|accessdate=23 August 2012|year=2008|ref=harv}}
==Bibliography==
⚫ *{{cite book|last=Strabala|first=William|title=WMD, Nukes and Nuns|year=2006|publisher=Algora Publishing|isbn=978-0875864471|ref=harv}}
{{refend}} {{Refbegin}}
⚫ *{{cite book|last=Berrigan|first=Daniel|title=Genesis: Fair Beginnings, Then Foul|year=2005|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=9780742531925}}
⚫ *{{cite book|last=Brasch|first=Walter M|title=America's Unpatriotic Acts the Federal Government's Violation of Constitutional and Civil Rights|year=2005|publisher=Lang, Peter Publishing|isbn=0820476080}}
⚫ *{{cite book|last=Head|first=Michael|title=Crimes Against The State|year=2011|publisher=Ashgate Publishing|location=Farnham, Surrey|isbn=9780754678199}}
⚫ *{{cite book|last=James|first=Joy|title=Warfare in the American Homeland: Policing and Prison in a Penal Democracy|year=2007|publisher=Duke University Press|location=Durham|isbn=978-0822339236|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/warfareinamerica02unse_2}}
⚫ *{{cite web|last=LoBianco|first=Tom|title=Protesting nuns branded terrorists|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/10/protesting-nuns-branded-terrorists/?page=all|publisher=The Washington Times|access-date=23 August 2012|year=2008}}
⚫ *{{cite web|title=Maryland Nuns Branded as Suspected Terrorists|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/maryland-nuns-branded-as-suspected-terrorists|publisher=Fox News|access-date=23 August 2012|year=2008|ref={{sfnref|"Maryland_Nuns"|2008}} }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.domlife.org/2011Stories/memoriam_jackie_hudson.html|work=Dominican Life USA|title=In Memoriam: Elegy for a peacemaker: Sister Jacqueline Hudson|first=Lucianne, O.P., Sister|last=Siers|year=2011}}
⚫ *{{cite book|last=Strabala|first=William|title=WMD, Nukes and Nuns|year=2006|publisher=Algora Publishing|isbn=978-0875864471}}
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Latest revision as of 23:04, 13 December 2024

American anti-nuclear activist (b. 1947)

Carol Gilbert, O.P., (born 1947) is an American Dominican religious sister and anti-nuclear activist.

Life

Born in 1947 in Traverse City, Michigan, Gilbert was the elder of two children. She was raised in a middle class setting. At the age of 18, in 1965, she joined the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids. Starting in 1969, Gilbert taught Junior High School students at various schools around Michigan. This lasted until 1977 when she started to teach at the Alternative Learning Center in Saginaw, Michigan. After 10 years of teaching, in 1979, she devoted her career to plowshare activism.

In 1998, Gilbert and four other protesters entered Andrews Air Force Base during the annual Department of Defense Open House and air show. The group banged on a B-52 with hammers and poured their own blood on it. For this, Gilbert spent 6 months in federal prison. In 2000, Gilbert and two other members of her congregation, Sisters Jackie Hudson, O.P., and Ardeth Platte, O.P., illegally entered Peterson Air Force Base and sprinkled blood on a fighter plane. The group was arrested and held in a federal prison until the charges were dropped.

In 2002, the same group of Sisters entered a Minuteman III missile silo in Colorado. Clad in white jump suits emblazoned with "Citizen Weapon Inspection Team," the group drew a cross in their own blood, banged on the silo, and prayed. The Sisters were arrested and left on the ground for three hours. Their protest spilled over into their pre-trial hearing. Clad in full religious habit, the Sisters answered the judge with a nod. At their trial, the presiding judge, Robert E. Blackburn, granted an in limine motion to the prosecutor. This prevented the Sisters from arguing that their actions were legal under international law and the Nuremberg defense. They were sentenced to between 30 and 41 months in prison. Due to their activism, in 2005 and 2006 Gilbert and Platte were labeled as terrorists by the State of Maryland. While in prison Sister Carol Gilbert met fellow federal inmate Martha Stewart.

See also

References

  1. ^ Strabala 2006, p. 82
  2. Siers 2011
  3. ^ James 2007, p. 248
  4. Strabala 2006, p. 84
  5. Head 2011, p. 143
  6. Brasch 2005, p. 112
  7. Berrigan 2005, pp. 31
  8. LoBianco 2008
  9. "Maryland Nuns" 2008

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