Daniel Berrigan.
Photo: Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! May 2, 2016
The legendary anti-war priest Father Daniel Berrigan died [Saturday] at 94. He was a poet, pacifist, educator, social activist, playwright and lifelong resister to what he called “American military imperialism.” Along with his late brother, Phil, Dan Berrigan played an instrumental role in inspiring the anti-war and anti-draft movement during the late 1960s as well as the anti-nuclear movement.
In 1968, Father Daniel Berrigan made headlines when he traveled to North Vietnam with Howard Zinn to bring home three U.S. prisoners of war. Later that year he and eight others took 378 draft files from the draft board in Catonsville, MD. Then in the parking lot of the draft board office, the activists set the draft records on fire using homemade napalm to protest the Vietnam War.
In 1970 Father Berrigan spent four months living underground as a fugitive from the FBI.
Comment and photo from Jeremy Scahill’s Twitter account
Always loved this picture of Dan when the FBI finally caught him. It looks like the agents are being arrested.
Georgetown University theology professor Chester Gillis once said of Father Berrigan: “If you were to identify Catholic prophets in the 20th century, he’d be right there with Dorothy Day or Thomas Merton.”
Father Berrigan appeared on Democracy Now! numerous times, most recently in 2006:
Holy Outlaw: Lifelong Peace Activist Father Daniel Berrigan Turns 85
At his 85th birthday celebration, Father Berrigan read one of his famous poems, “Some.”[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGzQ9wEdjeE]
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Democracy Now! Videos Honoring Daniel Berrigan (Presente!)
In 2006 Interview, Fr. Dan Berrigan Recalls Confronting Defense Secretary McNamara over Vietnam War
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RIP Father Daniel Berrigan: Remembering the Life and Legacy of the Antiwar Priest & Poet
http://democracynow.org – We spend the hour remembering the life and legacy of the legendary antiwar priest, Father Daniel … -
Friends Remember Fr. Dan Berrigan: “He Said He Didn’t Believe in Heroes, He Believed In Community”
http://democracynow.org – We speak with close friends of the legendary antiwar priest, activist and poet Father Daniel Berrigan, … -
“His World Was Always Filled with Such Beauty”: Frida Berrigan on Her Uncle, Priest Daniel Berrigan
http://democracynow.org – As we remember the life and legacy of Father Daniel Berrigan, who died on Saturday at the age of 94, … -
“The Cause is the Heart’s Beat”: See Father Berrigan Recite His Poem “Some” in 2006
http://democracynow.org – In addition to being a legendary antiwar priest, organizer and activist, the late Father Dan Berrigan was … -
“It was the Happiest Day of My Life”: Martin Sheen Recalls His Arrest Alongside Father Dan Berrigan
http://democracynow.org – Actor and activist Martin Sheen became close friends withDan Berrigan. He played the trial judge in the … -
Daniel Berrigan remembered in his own words
Democracy Now! devotes the hour to remembering the Jesuit priest and champion of peace and justice. -
White House Assassination Squad: Seymour Hersh, Amy Goodman, Daniel Berrigan (2009)
Seymour Myron “Sy” Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American investigative journalist and author based in Washington, D.C. He …
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