Breaking news via http://twitter.com/jarrodmckenna:

Australian nonviolence movement against the war in Afghanistan continues to gain momentum. To quote one of the Bonhoeffer 4 activists, Simon Reeves from court “Charges dismissed by magistrate!! Magistrate agrees sanctity of life is more important than unjust laws.”

Here’s the law they were discharged under:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca191482/s19b.html

This is a major win!!!

AND more action will be taken, TODAY!!!

Follow the breaking news on the actions against war today at: http://twitter.com/jarrodmckenna

Photos and footage of the day available on request

For further information and comment contact:

Chip Henriss (M) 0408 039 711

Jessica Morrison (M) 0431 519 577

“Be assured that we’ll wear you down by our capacity to suffer, and one day we will win our freedom. We will not only win freedom for ourselves; we will appeal to your heart and conscience that we will win you in the process, and our victory will be a double victory!”

“Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence.”