Biography
Karen Topakian was held September 11–13, 1982 after the peace protest at the USS Michigan commissioning in Groton, Connecticut. She and two others were released after giving their names. The later case outcome is not reported.
Karen Topakian was held September 11–13, 1982 after the peace protest at the USS Michigan commissioning in Groton, Connecticut. She and two others were released after giving their names. The later case outcome is not reported.
In her first-person account of the August 6, 2024 Livermore Lab protest, Karen Topakian states that she joined the West Gate blockade and was cited for failing to disperse. The accompanying event report states that all 23 participants were cited and released. This does not establish jail admission or a measured custodial term. Source report 60.
Source photograph and caption: “Tri-Valley CAREs photo of Karen Topakian.” The full original photograph is retained without cropping or alteration. Contemporary Livermore report and photographic credit.
