Ten arrested for sowing sunflower seeds at Lockheed Martin in Pennsylvania.

"The sunflower has become a worldwide symbol for peace, carrying the hope of a world free of nuclear weapons and war. Today, we bring sunflowers and sunflower seeds to Lockheed Martin. We seek to relcaim the land on which Lockheed Martin sits from the business of war. We seek to reclaim our country for peace and the promise of justice and democracy. We seek to reclaim a determined hope for a world free of nuclear weapons and war. Today, we join hands in a human chain of peacemaking in front of Lockheed Martin. Today, in memory of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, we plant our hopes for peace and for justice with sunflower seeds here at Lockheed Martin." - from Litany of Remembrance & Peace, August 6, 2005, Lockheed Martin, Valley Forge, PA

A large Japanese puppet, dove puppets, and sunflowers, the international symbol of a world free of nuclear weapons and war, gave greater visibility to yesterday's time of Remembrance and Resistance at Lockheed Martin marking the 60th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima. Nearly a hundred people participated in the opening ceremony that included bell-tolling and "die-in", before taking our sunflower hopes directly to Lockheed Martin. We walked from one entranceway to another, placing a large sunflower at each, and then stretched out in a "human chain of peacemaking" in front of a main entrance and a large lawn area. Those willing to face arrest in nonviolent civil disobedience walked onto Lockheed Martin one by one sprinkling thousands of sunflower seeds - 10 pounds of sunflower seeds. Sean Dougherty, Tom Mullian, An Geers, Beth Friedlan, Vint Deming, Mary Jo McArthur, Theresa Camerota, Bernadette Cronin-Geller, Bob Smith, and Michael Berg were arrested and cited for "disorderly conduct".