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“Jesus was totally nonviolent and calls us to practice and teach Gospel nonviolence and welcome God’s reign of peace and nonviolence, which means from now on, we work for the abolition of war, poverty, racism, gun violence, the death penalty, nuclear weapons, environmental destruction, and all violence.” – Fr. John Dear

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Campaign Nonviolence March and Protest, D.C., Sept. 22, 2018

Campaign Nonviolence March and Protest, D.C., Sept. 22, 2018

Fr. John under lockdown, Spring, 2020

Fr. John under lockdown, Spring, 2020

John Dear under arrest at the White House, Sept. 2015

John Dear under arrest at the White House, Sept. 2015

John Dear speaking in front of the White House, Sept. 2015

John Dear speaking in front of the White House, Sept. 2015

John Dear under arrest at the White House, Sept. 2015

John Dear under arrest at the White House, Sept. 2015

John Dear and John Lewis, 1994

John Dear and John Lewis, 1994

John Dear under arrest at the White House, Sept. 2015

John Dear under arrest at the White House, Sept. 2015

John Dear with Fr. Louie Vitale, OFM

John Dear with Fr. Louie Vitale, OFM

John Dear with Robert Ellsberg and Gustavo Gutierrez, El Salvador, 2015, at Romero’s beatification

John Dear with Robert Ellsberg and Gustavo Gutierrez, El Salvador, 2015, at Romero’s beatification

John Dear with Robert Ellsberg, Archbishop Rowan Williams and Br. Paul Quenon, OCSO

John Dear with Robert Ellsberg, Archbishop Rowan Williams and Br. Paul Quenon, OCSO

John Dear, speaking in a church in Houston, 2015

John Dear, speaking in a church in Houston, 2015

John Dear with friends folksinger Dar Williams and Congressman Dennis Kucinich

John Dear with friends folksinger Dar Williams and Congressman Dennis Kucinich

John Dear and Daniel Berrigan, New York, 2012

John Dear and Daniel Berrigan, New York, 2012

John Dear with other Jesuits, leading the march, about to be arrested at the San Francisco Federal Building for protesting the murder of six Jesuits in El Salvador, Nov. 20, 1989

John Dear with other Jesuits, leading the march, about to be arrested at the San Francisco Federal Building for protesting the murder of six Jesuits in El Salvador, Nov. 20, 1989

John Dear at a mural in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear at a mural in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear on Robben Island, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear on Robben Island, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear standing below the window in Mandela’s cell, Robben Island, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear standing below the window in Mandela’s cell, Robben Island, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear at Mandela’s prison cell, Robben Island, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear at Mandela’s prison cell, Robben Island, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear walking with the zebra, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear walking with the zebra, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear in the home of Steve Biko, at his desk, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear in the home of Steve Biko, at his desk, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear at the Gandhi statue, Pietermaritzberg, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear at the Gandhi statue, Pietermaritzberg, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear at the Nelson Mandela/Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear at the Nelson Mandela/Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear on Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear on Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear with longtime friend Jackson Browne, Denver, 2015

John Dear with longtime friend Jackson Browne, Denver, 2015

John Dear with Jimmy Carter and friends, Plains, Georgia, August, 2015

John Dear with Jimmy Carter and friends, Plains, Georgia, August, 2015

John Dear with Shane Claiborne

John Dear with Shane Claiborne

John Dear with Buddhist leader, Roshi Joan Halifax, 2016

John Dear with Buddhist leader, Roshi Joan Halifax, 2016

John Dear speaking in the mid 2000s

John Dear speaking in the mid 2000s

John Dear in Hawaii, 2012

John Dear in Hawaii, 2012

John Dear with Thich Nhat Hanh, 1998

John Dear with Thich Nhat Hanh, 1998

John Dear under arrest, the White House, July 2000.

John Dear under arrest, the White House, July 2000.

John Dear at the San Ildefenso Pueblo, NM, speaking on nonviolence, 2016 [in black jacket]

John Dear at the San Ildefenso Pueblo, NM, speaking on nonviolence, 2016 [in black jacket]

John Dear at the San Ildefenso Pueblo, NM, for Campaign Nonviolence, 2016 [blue shirt]

John Dear at the San Ildefenso Pueblo, NM, for Campaign Nonviolence, 2016 [blue shirt]

John Dear at the San Ildefenso Pueblo, NM, speaking on nonviolence, 2016 [in black jacket]

John Dear at the San Ildefenso Pueblo, NM, speaking on nonviolence, 2016 [in black jacket]

John Dear in Colombia, South America

John Dear in Colombia, South America

John Dear with Martin Sheen, speaking in Oslo, Norway, at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, 2014

John Dear with Martin Sheen, speaking in Oslo, Norway, at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, 2014

John Dear with Ken Butigan, director of Pace e Bene, at the Vatican, during their meetings on nonviolence, Dec. 2016

John Dear with Ken Butigan, director of Pace e Bene, at the Vatican, during their meetings on nonviolence, Dec. 2016

John Dear and the Pax Christi-Spirit of Life Plowshares (Phil Berrigan, Lynn Fredriksson, and Bruce Friedrich), Dec. 7, 1993

John Dear and the Pax Christi-Spirit of Life Plowshares (Phil Berrigan, Lynn Fredriksson, and Bruce Friedrich), Dec. 7, 1993

John Dear with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (who is wearing a New Mexican blanket which John gave him), Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (who is wearing a New Mexican blanket which John gave him), Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 2014

John Dear with Pete Seeger, Martin Sheen and Daniel Berrigan, School of the Americas Protest, Georgia, 2000

John Dear with Pete Seeger, Martin Sheen and Daniel Berrigan, School of the Americas Protest, Georgia, 2000

John Dear with his friend Kerry Kennedy, 2017

John Dear with his friend Kerry Kennedy, 2017

John Dear with Daniel Berrigan, and Joe and Sharon Cosgrove, April 2016, two weeks before Dan’s death

John Dear with Daniel Berrigan, and Joe and Sharon Cosgrove, April 2016, two weeks before Dan’s death

John Dear with Joan Baez, and her record producer, Los Angeles, 2017

John Dear with Joan Baez, and her record producer, Los Angeles, 2017

John Dear with Daniel Berrigan and Robert Ellsberg, 2014

John Dear with Daniel Berrigan and Robert Ellsberg, 2014

John Dear in Soweto, South Africa, January 2014

John Dear in Soweto, South Africa, January 2014

John Dear speaking at the Ecumenical Action Days, 2015

John Dear speaking at the Ecumenical Action Days, 2015

John Dear under arrest at the White House, September 2015

John Dear under arrest at the White House, September 2015

John Dear spreading ashes for the annual Sackcloth and Ashes Action, Los Alamos, NM, August 6, 2015, 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima

John Dear spreading ashes for the annual Sackcloth and Ashes Action, Los Alamos, NM, August 6, 2015, 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima

John Dear under arrest, the White House, July 2000.

John Dear under arrest, the White House, July 2000.

John Dear under arrest, Concord naval weapons Station, California, 1993.

John Dear under arrest, Concord naval weapons Station, California, 1993.

John Dear, 2008 [in blue jacket and white shirt]

John Dear, 2008 [in blue jacket and white shirt]

John Dear, 2005 [with greenery behind him, black jacket and black shirt]

John Dear, 2005 [with greenery behind him, black jacket and black shirt]

John with Jane Fonda

John with Jane Fonda

John’s arrest, Dec. 20, 2019, firedrillfridays.com

John’s arrest, Dec. 20, 2019, firedrillfridays.com

John’s arrest, Dec. 20, 2019, firedrillfridays.com

John’s arrest, Dec. 20, 2019, firedrillfridays.com

John’s arrest, Dec. 20, 2019, firedrillfridays.com

John’s arrest, Dec. 20, 2019, firedrillfridays.com

John with Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, and friend Gloria, Spring, 2018

John with Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, and friend Gloria, Spring, 2018

Campaign Nonviolence March and Protest, D.C., Sept. 22, 2018

Campaign Nonviolence March and Protest, D.C., Sept. 22, 2018

Campaign Nonviolence March and Protest, D.C., Sept. 22, 2018

Campaign Nonviolence March and Protest, D.C., Sept. 22, 2018

Campaign Nonviolence March and Protest, D.C., Sept. 22, 2018

Campaign Nonviolence March and Protest, D.C., Sept. 22, 2018

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