26 Weekends in County Jail
A Quaker Journal of Resistance
$38.68
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2026
Summary
In 1995, after hearing Madeleine Albright say on national television that she felt sacrificing 500,000 children to punish Saddam Hussein was “worth it,” Quaker pacifist Joseph Olejak became a political activist. As a form of civil disobedience, he refused to pay income tax, since his tax dollars would go to fund a war he opposed. This was the beginning of a twenty-year journey towards peace—initially by non-compliance with the military industrial complex. Sentenced to 26 weekends in the count…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781963511451 |
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| ISBN-10: | 196351145X |
| Author: | Joseph Olejak |
| Publisher: | Catalyst Books |
| Imprint: | Flare Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 139mm |
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About The Author
Joseph Olejak
Joseph Olejak is a convinced Quaker who chose not to participate in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by willfully refusing to pay income tax. Having come to the understanding that there is that of God in all people, it became impossible to lend support for the Middle East wars by paying income tax. After serving time for his peace witness, Joseph Olejak now works on peace and justice issues within the Old Chatham Quaker Meeting.
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