January 21, 2002, Love is the only way: Putting King's vision into action

7 people were arrested at the Bangor Trident Submarine Base on Martin Luther King Day in nonviolent direct action honoring King's life and
work; Arrests occur as the Navy is being sued by peace and environmental groups for violating environmental laws with the Trident II (D5) nuclear
missile conversion.
 

August 9th, 2001 Mourning and Remembrance: Nagasaki Never Again: A Day of Commemoration and Action at Ground Zero
56 years ago on August 9, 1945 the U.S. dropped a second nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. Today, Trident  represents the will to repeat the horror of Nagasaki thousands of times over. About 70 people gathered at the gates of Subbase Bangor on Thursday, August 9, 2001 to say "NEVER AGAIN, NOT IN MY NAME".

May 13th, 2001 Mother's Day Action to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
17 people arrested at Bangor Trident Submarine Base on Mother's Day in nonviolent direct action to say: "In the name of our mothers, we say 'no' to Trident nuclear death. In the name of our mothers, we say 'yes' to life!" (Adobe Acrobat Reader needed to view the complete press release)

You may also view photographs taken during the action.
 
 

March 8th, 2001 Legal Notice Filed Against Submarine Base Bangor
A sixty day legal notice was filed against Submarine Base Bangor for violations of the Endangered Species Act as a precursor to the filing of a citizens' suit in federal court.

Jan 15th, 2001 MLK Day Action at Bangor
60 people gathered to remember Martin Luther King's life. 20 were arrested for closing the base.
 
 
 
 
 

August 6th, 2000 Hiroshima Day Action at Bangor
Eight People Arrested for Symbolically for Closing Trident Submarine Base on Hiroshima Day, August 6th, 2000
 

Announcement of the trial of the D5 Nine
The creative trial publicity flyer for the trial of the D5 Nine on June 7th, 1999.
 

August 9th, 1999 Bangor Protestors Acquitted!
Four members of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action were found not guilty today for their role in a nonviolent direct action at subase Bangor on August 9, 1999. The four were charged with displaying an "unauthorized sign" purporting to imitate an "official traffic-control device…which attempts to direct the movement of traffic…" Read the Press Statement for more details.

You may also read the Press Statement issued at the time of the August action.
 

D5 Eight Acquitted - June 10th, 1999 !
The eight defendants who were tried in district court of Kitsap County, WA were acquitted on June 10th of charges of disorderly conduct while blocking the road leading into Nuclear Submarine Base Bangor last August 9th, 1998. The jury gave them "lawful authority" by means of International Law specifically the Hague Convention of 1907 and the 1996 World Court ruling on the illegality of nuclear weapons. Read the Press Statement.