NEWS FLASH FROM THE GOLDEN RULE Veterans For Peace’s Golden Rule peace boat joined an on-the-water protest outside the Indian Island Weapons Depot near Port Townsend, Washington on Thursday, September 5. As it happened, the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier was being loaded up with weapons at the time. Will it be headed back for the Middle East? This was part of with the Week of Action for Solidarity with the Palestinian People – coordinated protests by Veterans For Peace chapters in over 25 US cities. One day earlier, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, the Golden Rule protested outside the Bangor Trident […]
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Billboards quote Pope Francis: “The Use… and Possession of Nuclear Weapons is Immoral.”
Billboards inform Puget Sound residents of Moral and Physical Dangers of Nuclear Weapons in Our Back Yard Pax Christi USA has joined with Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action to purchase five billboards that begin on August 19 for four weeks with a message from Pope Francis, declaring that the use and possession of nuclear weapons is immoral. The sign, designed by Pax Christi in the Pacific Northwest, also reminds us of the huge nuclear arsenal in the Puget Sound region and the imperative to abolish nuclear weapons. Naval Base Kitsap- Bangor is homeport to the largest concentration of deployed […]
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Billboards inform Puget Sound citizens of Nuclear Weapons stockpiled in their Back Yard
On July 22, and continuing for four weeks, five billboards are displaying the following paid advertisement: Did You Know, We’re only *** Miles from the Largest Concentration of Deployed Nukes in the World! Let’s Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Included in the five advertisements are maps showing the proximity of the cities and billboards in Everett, Lake Forest Park, Seattle, and Tacoma—to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, homeport for 8 of the Navy’s 14 Trident nuclear-powered submarines. The billboards serve as a public service announcement—informing the reader of the exact number of miles they are at that exact location, to the largest concentration of […]
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Ground Zero Comics: Move Beyond Nuclear Weapons!
Ground Zero Comics: Move Beyond Nuclear Weapons! Available in comic book shops August 7, 2024 For link to a digital review copy, write to gzcomics@gzcenter.org. Publicity contact: Leonard Rifas gzcomics@gzcenter.org (EduComics) Glen Milner info@gzcenter.org (Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action) The 79th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, are approaching at a moment of extreme danger in the history of our “Atomic Age”. A new comic book features a 79-year-old character who explains to his grandchild that, nevertheless, the unfinished work of resisting nuclear weapons has sometimes been more effective than even […]
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Historic Peace Boat Is Touring the Pacific Northwest
EDITOR’S NOTE: This news release from the Veterans for Peace Golden Rule Project on July 29th announces the Golden Rule’s journey to the Pacific Northwest; it’s on its way! Check it out. AND – You can literally follow the Golden Rule as it makes its way North; just click here. Contact: Gerry Condon, 206-499-1220 Helen Jaccard, 206-992-6364 Historic Peace Boat Is Touring the Pacific Northwest “Golden Rule” Sailboat Supports UN Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons The storied Golden Rule peace boat departed from northern California’s Humboldt Bay early Sunday morning, headed for the Pacific Northwest, where it will make stops in 16 ports in […]
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