Editor’s Note: Members of No More Bombs, a small grass-roots anti-nukes organization based in Anacortes, Washington joined us at Ground Zero Center for our recent Hiroshima/Nagasaki weekend of remembrance and action. They are a wonderful example of the adage – “Think Global, Act Local!” The following is a report (originally published in the No More Bombs newsletter, Summer 2021) on their experience during the Saturday events and presentations at Ground Zero. Special Report by Kathleen Flanagan, photos by Julia Hurd. COMMEMORATING 76 YEARS Four of us from No More Bombs were graciously greeted August 7th at the Ground Zero Center […]
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Navy’s attempt to narrow public’s right to know
Editor’s Note: This guest column by Ground Zero Center’s Glen Milner originally appeared in the Kitsap Sun newspaper on Sunday, July 19, 2021. The purpose of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is to ensure the public’s right to know what their government is doing and how its actions affect them. The law is based upon the principle that an informed citizenry is essential for a democratic society. However, for the seventh year in a row, the Department of Defense (DOD) is attempting to insert regulations in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would create unnecessary and overbroad secrecy […]
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Floyd Schmoe Peace Scholarship Recognizes Young Humanitarians
By Glen Milner The Floyd Schmoe Peace Scholarship was awarded to three recipients in the Seattle Peace Park on July 1, 2021. Elsabeth Assaye (Roosevelt High School) Nelson Kuang (Franklin High) Aviv Pinker (Garfield High School) Each of the students received an award and $2,000. All three recipients have been involved in numerous activities for the social good as well as in school programs involved in social issues. Elsabeth Assaye will be attending New York Institute School. Nelson Kuang will be attending the University of Washington Aviv Pinker will be attending Yale University. The Floyd Schmoe Peace Scholarship was established […]
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Open Letter to Presidents Putin and Biden: No First Use!
At their Summit Meeting in Geneva on June 16th, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin adopted a U.S.-Russia Presidential Joint Statement on Strategic Stability in which they reaffirmed ‘the principle that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought’ and announced that they will embark together on an integrated bilateral Strategic Stability Dialogue in the near future. ‘Through this Dialogue, we seek to lay the groundwork for future arms control and risk reduction measures.’ This agreement advances key points in an Open Letter to Presidents Biden and Putin in Advance of their June 16, […]
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ACTIVISM FOR LIFE: “Wake Up, the World is Dying,” Now Do Something About It
By Leonard Eiger Longtime activist Angie Zelter, in the preface to her newest book, ACTIVISM FOR LIFE, says “It is 50 years since I left university, started my real education and began thinking how I could help create a better world.” That introduction sets the stage for 50 years of activism for the sake of that world she seeks. Lest you think ACTIVISM FOR LIFE might be just another memoir, that would be an injustice. Angie not only reflects on the campaigns around the world in which she has been involved – Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, SOS Sarawak, Trident […]
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