Contact: Leonard Eiger (425) 445-2190 or Glen Milner (206) 365-7865 Silverdale, Washington: Local peace activists staged a water-based nonviolent protest and witness for peace in Hood Canal at the Trident nuclear submarine base on August 9th marking the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The activists travelled 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. On August 8th activists staged a vigil and nonviolent direct action in which some activists blocked the entrance gate to the same Naval base. The August 9th peace flotilla, named “Boats by Bangor,” […]
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Message of Solidarity to CND’s Stop Trident Rally
Greetings friends. Ground Zero Center’s Stewardship Council recently sent the following solidarity letter to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in support of its upcoming (February 27th) Stop Trident national demonstration. CND expects thousands of people to come out to say SCRAP TRIDENT. We fully support CND’s wonderful work, and hope to do more to reach our hands across the pond in solidarity in our common work against the scourge called Trident. February 10, 2016 Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action 16159 Clear Creek Road Poulsbo WA 98370 USA To our abolitionist colleagues at CND; Your brothers and sisters in resistance send […]
READ MOREEight Resisters Arraigned for August Action at Bangor
The eight resisters who were arrested for “trespassing” on the Bangor Trident base in August of this year had their initial day in US District Court yesterday. Magistrate Judge Karen L. Strombom presided over their arraignments. Earlier that morning supporters gathered to vigil in front of the courthouse, carrying “Abolish Nuclear Weapons” signs and handing out leaflets to the passersby.Watch movie online The Transporter Refueled (2015) Background: On August 10th the eight activists crossed the blue line onto Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, which represents the largest operational concentration of nuclear weapons in the US arsenal, in an act of nonviolent civil […]
READ MOREJudge reduces fines for activists who blocked Bangor gate in August
Editor’s Note: Thanks to the Port Townsend Leader for the following story on yesterday’s hearings in Kitsap District Court where resisters, who were cited by the State Patrol at Ground Zero’s August vigil and nonviolent direct action, had mitigation hearings before a judge. Although not mentioned in this article, Mack Johnson and Michael Siptroth also appeared in court on October 28th and had their fines reduced. ***************** Kitsap judge reduces fines for PT residents who blocked Naval Base-Kitsap Bangor gate in August By Nicholas Johnson, Port Townsend Leader, October 28, 2015 Two Port Townsend residents who were cited in August […]
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