Over 50 people were present on May 7, at the demonstration against Trident nuclear weapons at the Bangor submarine base. Nine demonstrators blocked the main highway entrance into the base for about 10 minutes and were cited by the Washington State Patrol. At around 2:15 pm on Saturday, the nine demonstrators entered the highway carrying a large banner stating, “THE EARTH IS OUR MOTHER—TREAT HER WITH RESPECT” and blocked all incoming traffic at the Main Gate at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. They were removed from the highway by the Washington State Patrol. All nine demonstrators were cited for violating RCW 46.61.250, […]
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Peace & Environmental Activists Protested at major DOD Fuel Depot for Earth Day
On April 23, over 20 peace activists and environmental activists joined for Earth Day at Manchester fuel depot, known formally as the Manchester Fuel Department (MFD), to protest hydrocarbon use by the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense. Activists with Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, 350 West Sound Climate Action, Earth Care Not Warfare and other peace and environmental groups met at noon at Manchester State Park. From there, they walked to the Manchester fuel depot, the Department of Defense’s largest single-site fuel terminal in the United States, and demanded that the U.S. military reduce its carbon footprint […]
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Peace activists join with Environmental activists for Earth Day at Pentagon’s largest gas station!
Editor’s Note: This is a news release sent on April 21, 2022 Peace activists join with Environmental activists for Earth Day at Manchester fuel depot, largest Department of Defense fuel depot on the West Coast, near Port Orchard, WA Contact: Kathy Railsback (208) 949-3004 Mary Gleysteen (360) 265-1589 Glen Milner (206) 365-7865 Peace activists and environmental activists will join for Earth Day at Manchester fuel depot, known formally as the Manchester Fuel Department (MFD), to protest hydrocarbon use by the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense. What: Peace and environmental activists join for Earth Day. When: Saturday, April […]
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Ground Zero Among Organizations Urging Congress to Pass Bill Focused on Cooperation Between U.S. and China
A coalition of more than thirty global justice organizations led by Justice is Global, Win Without War, and Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft today sent a letter to congressional leadership urging them to finalize a version of the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) that does not lead to more U.S.-China antagonism. While acknowledging the value of provisions that would support domestic manufacturing and science, as well as concerns around increasing authoritarianism in China, the letter points out critical changes needed to avoid exacerbating nationalism and security competition and proposes measures to encourage cooperation and uphold human rights. “Urgent […]
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Seattle area Billboards inform citizens of the need to eliminate nuclear weapons
Beginning August 30th, and continuing for four weeks, billboards in four Seattle locations are displaying the following paid advertisement: September 26 – INTERNATIONAL DAY to ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS! Included in the advertisement is a map showing the proximity of Seattle to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, homeport for 8 of the Navy’s 14 Trident nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, and a U.S. Navy photo of the Trident submarine, USS Nebraska, taken on June 2, 2017 near Elliott Bay. The ad refers to the United Nations International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, designated by the UN General Assembly in 2013. UN Member States, civil society […]
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