Joann Malone. In 1969, Joann, at the time a nun from Missouri, joined a group of other Catholic nuns and priests who broke into Dow Chemical offices in Washington, D.C. to protest the role of corporations in supporting the United States military during the Vietnam War. The group came to be known as the D.C. Nine. Here is an excerpt from their statement, written by Joann and issued to the press on March 22, 1969: “We are outraged by the death-dealing exploitation of people of the Third World, and of all the poor and powerless who are victimized by your profit seeking ventures. Considering it our responsibility to respond, we deny the right of your faceless and inhuman corporations to exist…You, corporations, who under the cover of stockholder and executive anonymity, exploit, deprive, dehumanize and kill in search of profit…In your mad pursuit of profit, you, and others like you, are causing the psychological and physical destruction of mankind. We urge you all to join us as we say no to this madness.” No longer a nun, Joann, still remains engaged in political and social activism. (Rodney Choice/Choice Photography)