[3] Crane is a longtime member of California Catholic Worker House,[4] an organization that provides support for people who are struggling with poverty and homelessness.
[1] Crane has been critical of U.S. involvement in NATO and refers to the organization as a "war making force" believing it is beyond "anybody's control.
"[9] Beginning in 2018, Crane and 17 other peace activists broke into Büchel Air Force Base in Germany where U.S. nuclear weapons were being stored.
She was interviewed about this direct action protest by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now in August that year and was quoted as saying, "We're very concerned about the legality of the United States sending nuclear warheads to the five countries in Europe, particularly to the Netherlands and to Germany, because it's against the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
So, as far as we're concerned, the Volkel Air Base...is a crime scene..."[13] Crane was sentenced to serve 7 months in prison for this protest.