Peter Gelderloos

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Peter Gelderloos (born 1981or1982 [1] ) is an American anarchist activist and writer.

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In November 2001, [1] 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. [2] He represented himself in court [3] and was sentenced to six months in prison. [4] [5] Gelderloos previously organized a student rally against the Iraq War [6] and was a member of a copwatch program in Harrisonburg. [7]

In April 2007, Gelderloos was arrested in Spain and charged with disorderly conduct and illegal demonstration during a squatters' protest. He faced up to six years in prison. [4] He claimed that he was unfairly targeted for his political beliefs. He was acquitted in 2009. [8]

He is known among anarchists for his 2005 book, How Nonviolence Protects the State. [8]

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