18 Facts About Frida Berrigan

Frida Berrigan was born on 1974 and is an American peace activist and author.

Frida Berrigan published the 2015 book, It Runs in the Family: On Being Raised by Radicals and Growing into Rebellious Motherhood, about her life in a family of prominent activists and her own philosophies of parenting.

Frida Berrigan has documented and interpreted the movement's history and meaning from her first-hand perspective for a global audience.

Frida Berrigan, named for her paternal grandmother, was born on April 1,1974, in Baltimore, Maryland to Elizabeth McAlister and Philip Berrigan, a former nun and priest turned radical Catholic peace activists.

Frida Berrigan's mother is most recently a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, and her father co-established both the Catonsville Nine and the Plowshares movement.

Frida Berrigan has estimated that her parents spent 11 of their 29 years of marriage incarcerated for antiwar activities, which affected family life.

Frida Berrigan was first arrested at age 8, during a protest at the US Capitol.

Frida Berrigan attended the selective, majority-Black magnet Baltimore City College High School.

Frida Berrigan attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts after receiving a scholarship that covered the majority of the costs; she covered the remaining $800 per semester herself by working at a food co-op.

Frida Berrigan graduated in 1997, while her father was in jail in Maine for the "Prince of Peace" Plowshares action at Bath Iron Works.

Frida Berrigan left to intern at The Nation in New York City, and write about military policy, nuclear weapons, and the arms trade for a think tank, the Arms and Security Initiative, a position she held until early 2010.

Frida Berrigan joined the World Policy Institute's Arms Trade Resource Center, led by William D Hartung.

Frida Berrigan is on the board of the War Resisters League, a secular pacifist organization that marked its centennial in 2023, and serves as a member of its national committee.

Frida Berrigan is currently a columnist for Waging Nonviolence, and she has written columns and op-eds for The Day.

Frida Berrigan's platform focused on affordable home ownership, in conjunction with her role as a convener of the New London chapter of the Southeastern Connecticut Community Land Trust.

Frida Berrigan is a member of the Connecticut Committee for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Frida Berrigan teaches a first-year seminar at Connecticut College, focusing on disarmament.

In 2016, Frida Berrigan estimated she had been arrested around 20 times for activism-related reasons.