Sister Carol Gilbert , O.P. is scheduled for release from Prison

CELEBRATE CAROL 'S RETURN

MONDAY, MAY 23, 6:00 P.M.
ST. PETER CLAVER PARISH HALL
1546 N. Fremont Ave. , Baltimore MD 21217

A POT LUCK MEAL
MUSIC
WELCOMING WORDS

6:00 p.m. Community Supper
7:30 p.m. Program of Music
Testimonials
Celebration

For information or offers to bring food contact Jonah House at 410-233-6238.

Baltimore resident, Sr. Carol Gilbert, one of 3 Dominican Sisters convicted of sabotage and destruction of government property in their plowshares witness Oct. 6, 2002 at the N-8 Minuteman III silo in Colorado , will be released from Federal Prison on May 23, 2005 .

Their action has spoken powerfully and broadly: people in many parts of the world report that this action brings them hope. At home, the need to turn swords into plowshares is greater than ever. We continue to spend $32,000 per second on warmaking while people starve, live in the streets, are unable to pay for job training or medical care.

Carol has been told that the Federal Probation Office in Baltimore is adamant against her return to Jonah House , the community where she lives - missioned by her Dominican Order. Carol must report instead to a homeless shelter in Colorado to serve her sentence of 3 years supervised release.

Carol has made it clear that she will return home to Baltimore . We are planning a “Welcome Home Party!” for her at the Parish Hall behind St. Peter Claver Church - 1546 N. Fremont Ave. , Baltimore MD 21217 - on the evening of May 23. We see it as a way not only to welcome and celebrate her, but also as a public witness that “ Carol belongs at home!”

We invite you to be part of that gathering.

Please understand that in coming home Carol is putting herself in a position to be “violated!” This means that she is likely to be arrested, transported to Colorado , and sentenced again before Judge Blackburn for probation violation. It could be for up to the full 3 year term.

Hosted by Jonah House, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Viva House Catholic Worker,
P. Francis Murphy Justice & Peace Initiative

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