Archive for February, 2024

17 Feb

Friday Evening Presentation and Discussion

Posted by Alan Batten in News.

February 23 at 7:00 pm via Zoom

Video: Sailing for a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World

The Golden Rule ship, which was used to stop nuclear weapons tests in 1958, has just completed an 11,000 mile voyage around the eastern U.S. Learn about the voyage, the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and measures you can take to stop the possibility of nuclear war. Helen Jaccard is the Project Manager, public speaker and a crew member of VFP’s Golden Rule historic anti-nuclear peace boat. She represents the Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Project to Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom and many anti-nuclear organizations. Helen writes about the environmental costs of war and militarism, specifically Sardegna, Italy and Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. As editor of Golden Rule News, she researches and writes about current nuclear issues.

The video is about an hour long. We will have a discussion afterward.

Learn more about the Golden Rule at: https://vfpgoldenruleproject.org/

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The Golden Rule sails in protest of Bath Iron Works, makers of nuclear-capable war ships

6 Feb

Save the date Feb. 16-17, 2024; Register now!

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Friday evening February 16 and Saturday, February 17, 2024: ALASKA IN THE CROSSHAIRS: Climate, Arctic Environment, & the Resurgence of Nuclear Weapons symposium .

A State-Wide In-Person And On-Line Discussion of

The future of the Arctic amidst dramatic changes from global warming, nuclear weapons, indigenous rights in a world of growing competition favoring armed, rather than diplomatic resolutions.

Sponsored by Juneau’s Veterans for Peace and World Affairs Council, Point Hope Congress, and Alaska Peace Center. The Pt. Hope Project is an ongoing effort of nuclear Disarmament honoring the courage and wisdom of Pt. Hope Elders to stop the total destruction of the Arctic in “Operation Chariot”, the 1960s plan to use nuclear weapons to prove their value for “peaceful purposes”.

See the poster and sign-up links at https://www.akhopecongress.org/symposium