November 11, Declared Armistice Day At The End Of World War I, Is Celebrated In The U.S. As Veterans Day. Understanding why requires us to recall World War I and its aftermath. World War I was an international conflict, 1914-18, that embroiled most of the nations of Europe, along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions. The war pitted the “Central Powers” – mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey – against the “Allies” – mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy and (from 1917) the United States. The war was unprecedented in the slaughter, carnage, and destruction it […]
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Golden Rule protests USS Nimitz, Indian Island Weapons Depot, and Trident Nuclear Sub Base
NEWS FLASH FROM THE GOLDEN RULE Veterans For Peace’s Golden Rule peace boat joined an on-the-water protest outside the Indian Island Weapons Depot near Port Townsend, Washington on Thursday, September 5. As it happened, the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier was being loaded up with weapons at the time. Will it be headed back for the Middle East? This was part of with the Week of Action for Solidarity with the Palestinian People – coordinated protests by Veterans For Peace chapters in over 25 US cities. One day earlier, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, the Golden Rule protested outside the Bangor Trident […]
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Boats by Bangor with the Golden Rule
Join Local activists as they stage a water-based nonviolent protest and witness for peace in Hood Canal at the Trident nuclear submarine base. Peace activists will travel along the Bangor waterfront where nuclear warheads and Trident missiles are loaded onto submarines and where submarines are resupplied for ballistic missile patrols in the Pacific Ocean. The witness for peace at the nuclear submarine base marks the 79th commemoration of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. What: Peace activists will participate in a nonviolent waterborne protest at the Bangor nuclear submarine base waterfront. This is the third year since 2016 […]
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Historic Peace Boat Is Touring the Pacific Northwest
EDITOR’S NOTE: This news release from the Veterans for Peace Golden Rule Project on July 29th announces the Golden Rule’s journey to the Pacific Northwest; it’s on its way! Check it out. AND – You can literally follow the Golden Rule as it makes its way North; just click here. Contact: Gerry Condon, 206-499-1220 Helen Jaccard, 206-992-6364 Historic Peace Boat Is Touring the Pacific Northwest “Golden Rule” Sailboat Supports UN Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons The storied Golden Rule peace boat departed from northern California’s Humboldt Bay early Sunday morning, headed for the Pacific Northwest, where it will make stops in 16 ports in […]
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Peace activists to meet the U.S. Navy Fleet arrival at Seafair on Tuesday, July 30, in Elliott Bay
News Release July 18, 2024 Contact: Glen Milner (206) 365-7865 Mary Gleysteen (360) 265-1589 Helen Jaccard, Golden Rule coordinator (206) 992-6364 Day of the event (206) 979-8319 Local activists will stage a water-based nonviolent protest against the glorification of weapons of war at the Seattle Seafair festival. Peace activists will meet the U.S. Navy fleet in Elliott Bay. The entire Seafair Fleet Week, featuring militarism and weapons of war, is sponsored by the Boeing Company, the second largest military contractor in the U.S. This year the Peace Fleet will be joined with the original peace ship, the Golden Rule, that […]
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