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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No More Bombs visits Ground Zero Center
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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8 people cited at Trident nuclear submarine base at Bangor, Washington, marking the 76th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings
31 people were present on Monday, August 9th at a demonstration against Trident nuclear weapons at the Bangor submarine base in Silverdale, Washington. The demonstration, organized by the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, was at the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Main Gate during morning rush hour traffic. At around 7:15 AM, after “peacekeepers” entered the roadway and safely stopped traffic, eight demonstrators set themselves and their banners on the roadway blocking entry into the Main Gate. Mack Johnson, Silverdale; George Rodkey, Tacoma; and Denny Duffell, Seattle carried a banner reading “Hiroshima Nagasaki Never Again.” Michael Siptroth, Belfair, Mark Sisk, Seattle; […]
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A HIROSHIMA GRANDMOTHER’S PLEA TO AMERICANS
As the United States pushes the world closer to nuclear war, stories of atomic bomb survivors continue to urge us to resist idolatry and dismantle our nuclear weapons. By Rev. John Dear Originally published at WagingNonviolence.org, August 5, 2021 Recently, a peace activist friend told me about visiting a physical therapist to help with some issues. They got to talking, one thing led to another, and the therapist told an unusual story. Years ago, she spent her junior year in college in Hiroshima, Japan. She stayed with a family near the local university to help learn the language. The family’s […]
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