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Peace Boat Update

August 29th, 2012

By Jan Barry The Golden Rule, the storied sailboat that sparked a successful campaign to stop nuclear bomb testing in the South Pacific, is well on the way to going to sea again. Two years after a storm-battered relic was raised from Humbolt Bay in California, a crew of volunteers is working with experienced boat […]

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Tags: Golden Rule, nuclear testing, peace boat, restoration, Veterans for Peace
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Protest at Wall Street

October 9th, 2011

By Jan Barry

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Tags: Military Families Speak Out, Occupy Wall Street, protest, Veterans for Peace
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Sailing for Peace

July 6th, 2011

By Jan Barry Beyond the July 4th fireworks celebrating historic battles against the British empire, American history includes many other memorable moments when courageous acts of conscience stirred the nation to steer a peaceful tack against the winds of war. One of those moments was in the spring of 1958 when a retired Navy captain, […]

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Tags: activists, anti-nuclear, Bigelow, Golden Rule, peace, Veterans for Peace
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Peace Action at Work

March 26th, 2010

By Jan Barry In cold rain and summer heat, snowdrifts and bitter winds, a Veterans For Peace Chapter 21 contingent anchors a weekly peace vigil on a busy street corner by the NJ National Guard Armory in Teaneck. Chapter members are also active in numerous vigils, public meetings and marches around the state, as well […]

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Tags: Afghanistan, Iraq, National Guard, NJ, peace vigil, Veterans for Peace
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