Information and image courtesy The GOLDEN RULE PROJECT
“The Golden Rule is a project of Veterans For Peace. We aim to advance Veterans For Peace opposition to nuclear weapons and war, and to do so in a dramatic fashion.
We have recovered and restored the original peace ship, the Golden Rule, that set sail in 1958 to stop nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands, and which inspired the many peace makers and peace ships that followed.
The reborn Golden Rule is sailing once more, to show that nuclear abolition is possible, and that bravery and tenacity can overcome militarism.
If you’re interested in crewing around the Great Loop in 2022-23 or wish to volunteer, please fill out a crew application at vfpgoldenrule.org/crew-application”
Upcoming Events
Annapolis
Tues Apr 25, 11 to 11:30 a.m.
Welcome ceremony
Annapolis Yacht Basin, 2 Compromise St.
Mayor Gavin Buckley, County Executive Steuart Pittman, and State Senator Sarah Elfreth will welcome the Golden Rule
Wed Apr 26, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
171 Duke of Gloucester Street
Learn about the historic 1958 mission of the Golden Rule to disrupt nuclear weapons tests, alert the public to radiation dangers, and which lead to the first test-ban treaties. The urgent need for renewed treaties also will be discussed in light of current Russian, Chinese, North Korean & Iranian nuclear tensions.
Baltimore
Night Dock: Anchorage Marina, Boston Street
Day Dock: TBD
Sun Apr 30, 3 to 5:30 pm
Homewood Friends Meeting House
3107 N Charles St
Cultural event
Mon May 1, 5 pm
City Hall, 100 N. Holliday St
Clarence “Du” Burns Council Chamber
City Council Welcome Proclamation
Mon May 1, 6 pm
Homewood Friends Meeting House
3107 N Charles St
Dr Vincent Intondi, author of “African Americans Against the Bomb” and “Saving
the World from Nuclear War” book event
This is the 65th anniversary of the first arrest of the GR crew in Hawaii, to be commemorated with cake and story-telling.
Tues May 2, 6pm
Ivy Bookshop
5928 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD 21209
Golden Rule crew and former Greenpeace General Counsel Carol Booker, author of “Cove Point on the Chesapeake” about the Cove Point community, including risks of Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant and Cove Point fracked gas export plant dangerously close together in Cove Point. The Golden Rule will have sailed past the 2 plants and livestreamed commentary and taken photos of the boat going past
Havre de Grace
Thur May 4, noon
Arrival at Hutchins Park fishing pier
May 5, 6, 7 from 1 pm to 4 pm
1-4 open boat
May 5
music at Hutchins Park
Mayoral Welcome (time TBD)
Sat May 6 at 5:00 pm
Unitarian Universalists, 2515 Churchville Rd, Churchville MD 21028
Presentation by the crew
RESOLUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Cities, counties and states are adopting resolutions to support the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). For example, the California Legislature approved this resolution: California TPNW Resolution Here’s the announcement. Los Angeles and Baltimore have passed similar resolutions. Please encourage your city, county and state to do the same!
On November 6, 2019, the City and County Council of Honolulu (entire island of O’ahu) unanimously passed a resolution urging the US government ratify the TPNW and other measures to bring us back from the brink of nuclear war – the resolution also welcomed the Golden Rule to Hawai’i!