Greetings Friends of a Better World, This is a time of grave danger (to all of humanity). Never has it been more evident how few people have so much control over the fate of humanity. We quite literally live in (as author Elaine Scarry calls it) a “Thermonuclear Monarchy.” I have felt for many years that the story of the nuclear abolition movement has been something akin to the fable of the Little Dutch Boy who holds his finger in the dike to keep it from flooding the city. However, in our version of the story, the boy (or girl) […]
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Ground Zero Center Annual Letter
November 4, 2017 Dear Friends, This is our annual report of activities, and an appeal for funds for Ground Zero. Thank you for your past contributions and for keeping us in your thoughts. We especially appreciate your support at Ground Zero events throughout the year. Please join us whenever you can. Nonviolent direct action is the tool that harnesses the light within us. When we act, we inspire ourselves and others to join us. In these times of constant noise and confusion, we can break through the noise when we stay focused and stay on point with our message. Please […]
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August Resisters Have Their Day In Court
by Mack Johnson ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL MITIGATION HEARING AFTER ANTINUCLEAR ACTION BY GROUND ZERO ACTIVISTS On November 7, 2017, Kitsap District Court was the setting for the latest in a series of mitigation hearings by members of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action. Seven activists had entered the roadway during a vigil against nuclear war and promoting the end of the trident nuclear weapons system: Charley Smith of Eugene, OR; Sarah Hobbs of Portland, OR; Phil Davis of Bremerton, WA; Benjamin Moore of Bainbridge Island, WA; Susan Delaney of Bothell, WA; Ryan DeWitt of Olympia, WA; and Mack Johnson of […]
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to nuclear weapons abolitionists
Editor’s Note: This is the press release sent out by Ground Zero Center in response to Friday’s announcement of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. **************** This year’s Nobel Peace Prize recognizes the central role of civil society in abolishing nuclear weapons. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). ICAN is comprised of hundreds of partner organizations in 100 countries, of which, Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington is one. Leonard Eiger, Ground Zero Communications Coordinator, said: “At a time when the potential for nuclear war […]
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When will we learn the lesson of war?
Editor’s Note: The following opinion piece was written by Ground Zero member Marianne Mabbitt, and published in the Kitsap Sun on September 19, 2017. Sunday’s opening episode of the new Ken Burns documentary airing on PBS this week, “The Vietnam War,” exposed some history of Vietnam that was never common knowledge in the United States. Most Americans knew that it was once called French Indonesia and that the French had a long embattlement and defeat in Vietnam. However, most of us never read of Hoh Chi Min’s experiences in the United States and England, or that he’d written letters to […]
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