Forty years ago this month, in February 1979, the people of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action published their first newsletter, Ground Zero, Volume 1, Number 1. The inaugural newsletter represented a much different era (technologically) than the one we know today. And yet the spirit behind, and within, it remains much the same. Ground Zero’s Glen Milner puts it in perspective: “Mimeograph machines were a modern technology in the 1970s. Technologies change but a lot of things haven’t.” Ground Zero co-founder Shelley Douglass remembers that the newsletter was “typed on a stencil if I’m remembering correctly” (and I’m pretty […]
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Pacific Northwest Peace Pagoda, a dream revived
Written by Glen Milner In August people traveled from across the U.S. and Japan to Poulsbo, Washington, to celebrate the ground purification ceremony for what will be the first peace pagoda on the West Coast by the Nipponzan Myohoji Order. The 150 attending the ceremony witnessed a living prayer for peace; with a soft breeze moving the many colorful flags, and sunlight illuminating the grass, the trees, and the opened earth for the peace pagoda. The pagoda project is being led by Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist nuns, monks, and their supporters. The ground purification ceremony or Jichin-sai, is a traditional Buddhist […]
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Ground Zero Center’s Annual Appeal
Dear Friends, This is our annual appeal for funds for Ground Zero. Thank you for your financial contributions and for keeping us in your thoughts during these challenging times. We especially appreciate your support at our demonstrations throughout the year. Please join us when you can. Ground Zero is funded mostly by small donations, which in many cases represent significant sacrifices by the donor. We are mindful of our donors and of the many sacrifices that have been made for Ground Zero as we continue our work. The 2019 Hiroshima/Nagasaki demonstration showed our strong commitment to nonviolent direct action and our willingness to try new […]
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11 people cited at Trident nuclear submarine base at Bangor, marking the 74th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombing
60 people were present on August 5th at a flash mob demonstration against Trident nuclear weapons at the Bangor submarine base. The demonstration was in the roadway at the Main Gate of the Trident nuclear submarine base during rush hour traffic. To see flash mob performance and related videos, please see https://www.facebook.com/groundzerocenter. At around 6:30 AM on Monday, over thirty flash mob dancers and supporters entered the roadway carrying peace flags and two large banners stating, “We can all live without Trident” and “Abolish Nuclear Weapons.” While traffic into the base was blocked, dancers performed to a recording of War […]
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Activists honor Catholic archbishop, who was a prophetic voice for peace, on anniversary of atomic bombing
Editor’s Note: This is today’s news release on the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. August 6, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leonard Eiger, (425) 445-2190, outreach@gzcenter.org Silverdale, Washington: Activists blockaded the West Coast nuclear submarine base that would likely carry out a nuclear strike against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) should President Donald Trump give the order. Activists with Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action held a vigil at the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Main Gate beginning on the evening of August 5th and continuing into the morning of August 6th, the anniversary of the atomic bombing […]
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