Peter Gelderloos (born ) is an American
anarchist
Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is skeptical of all justifications for authority and seeks to abolish the institutions it claims maintain unnecessary coercion and hierarchy, typically including, though not necessar ...
activist and writer.
Biography
In November 2001,
Gelderloos was arrested with 30 others for trespass in protest of the American military training facility
School of the Americas, which trains Latin American military and police.
He
represented himself in court and was sentenced to six months in prison. Gelderloos previously organized a student rally against the
Iraq War
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and was a member of a
copwatch program in Harrisonburg.
In April 2007, Gelderloos was arrested in
Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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and charged with
disorderly conduct and illegal demonstration during a
squatters' protest. He faced up to six years in prison.
He claimed that he was
unfairly targeted for his political beliefs. He was acquitted in 2009.
He is known among anarchists for his 2005 book, ''How Nonviolence Protects the State''.
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See also
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Anarchism and violence
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References
External links
2021 archive of official websiteInterview with Last Hours Zine
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American anarchists
American essayists
American male essayists
People from Harrisonburg, Virginia
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)