by Leonard Eiger March 29, 2024 TRIDENT IS GENOCIDE CHOOSE LIFE NOT TERROR On March 13, 2024 Ray Towey of Catholic Peace Action in the United Kingdom marked the Ministry of Defence building in London with the sign of the cross and those words. Why would someone, particularly a person of faith, do such a thing? Let’s take a step back and take a walk down memory lane in order to answer that question. In his message to the First Meeting Of States Parties To The Treaty On The Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on June 21, 2022 Pope Francis […]
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Peace activists join at Trident submarine base in honor of Dr. King
35 peace activists join at the Trigger Ave. entrance to the Trident submarine base in Bangor, WA, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Members of the Resist US-Led War Movement and Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action were present, on January 13, at the demonstration against Trident nuclear weapons at the Bangor submarine base. Due to severe cold weather, which caused mechanical difficulties with equipment, the Main Gate at Bangor was closed. About 35 demonstrators braved the 20 degree weather and voiced their desire for a nuclear weapons-free world to drivers and passengers in backed-up traffic entering the […]
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(Way) Beyond Vietnam: Time for us ALL to Break Silence!
At a time when the United States continues to sew and water the seeds of war around the world, it is timely to consider the speech delivered by the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. nearly 56 years ago when our nation was immersed in one of a litany of foreign misadventures. Dr. King delivered his Beyond Vietnam speech at New York’s Riverside Church on April 4, 1967. It was an extraordinary speech in which he questioned not only the role of the United States in the world, but also the very nature of our economic system. It resonates as […]
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Ground Zero honors Dr. King with vigil at Bangor Trident base
Poulsbo, Washington: Seventeen peace activists paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Trident submarine base at Bangor on January 13, 2023. Members of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action stood with anti-nuclear weapons signs and a large banner with a statement by Dr. King stating, “When scientific power outruns spiritual power, we end up with guided missiles and misguided men.” Photos and short videos at https://1drv.ms/u/s!Al8QqFnnE036gYpGu_eo4wN6BXHW1w?e=jptnBb Although Dr. King was famous for championing racial and economic justice and nonviolence, his strong opposition to war, and particularly nuclear weapons, generally receive little attention. In a speech to the […]
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Ground Zero Public Service Announcement Honors Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is our Paid Public Service Announcement published in the Kitsap Sun newspaper, page 6A, on January 15, 2021, honoring the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday. Click here for a PDF version.
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