Letters/cards and messages of support can be sent to:
Martin Newell
HMP Wandsworth
PO Box 757
Heathfield Road
London SW18 3HS
Martin Newell
HMP Wandsworth
PO Box 757
Heathfield Road
London SW18 3HS
Fr Martin being arrested after daubing message in ash on Ministry of Defence
Press Release dated 15 March 2014:
PEACE PRIEST IMPRISONED
Catholic Priest Fr. Martin Newell , was today sentenced to 28 days in prison for non-payment of fines arising from numerous nonviolent peace protests against war and war preparations. Appearing at Westminster Magistrates Court this morning (15 March) Fr. Martin told the court that for “for reasons of faith and conscience” he would not pay fines of £565 that had been imposed following protests against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as the UK’s use of armed drones and Trident nuclear weapons system.
Fr. Newell said,
“Jesus taught us to love not just our neighbours but also our enemies. He showed us by his life and example how to resist evil not with violence but with loving, persistent, firm, active non-violence. It was this revolutionary patience on behalf of the poor and oppressed that, humanly speaking, led to him being arrested, tried, tortured and executed by the powers that be. The acts of witness that resulted in the fines I have refused to pay were a form of conscientious objection. Refusing to pay them is a continuation of that objection. It is a privilege to be able to follow on the path that led Jesus to the way of the cross and resurrection.”
Fr. Newell is a member of the Passionist Order. He currently works with homeless refugees at the London Catholic Worker, and is planning to move soon to start a new project in Birmingham. He was born in Walthamstow, London, and is 46.
See websites:
http://www.londoncatholicworker.org
http://www.passionists-uk.org
Letters/cards and messages of support can be sent:
Martin Newell
HMP Wandsworth
PO Box 757
Heathfield Road
London SW18 3HS
PEACE PRIEST IMPRISONED
Catholic Priest Fr. Martin Newell , was today sentenced to 28 days in prison for non-payment of fines arising from numerous nonviolent peace protests against war and war preparations. Appearing at Westminster Magistrates Court this morning (15 March) Fr. Martin told the court that for “for reasons of faith and conscience” he would not pay fines of £565 that had been imposed following protests against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as the UK’s use of armed drones and Trident nuclear weapons system.
Fr. Newell said,
“Jesus taught us to love not just our neighbours but also our enemies. He showed us by his life and example how to resist evil not with violence but with loving, persistent, firm, active non-violence. It was this revolutionary patience on behalf of the poor and oppressed that, humanly speaking, led to him being arrested, tried, tortured and executed by the powers that be. The acts of witness that resulted in the fines I have refused to pay were a form of conscientious objection. Refusing to pay them is a continuation of that objection. It is a privilege to be able to follow on the path that led Jesus to the way of the cross and resurrection.”
Fr. Newell is a member of the Passionist Order. He currently works with homeless refugees at the London Catholic Worker, and is planning to move soon to start a new project in Birmingham. He was born in Walthamstow, London, and is 46.
See websites:
http://www.londoncatholicworker.org http://www.passionists-uk.org Letters/cards and messages of support can be sent:
Martin Newell
HMP Wandsworth
PO Box 757
Heathfield Road
London SW18 3HS
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