June 22, 2023 @ 11:00 am - June 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
Free
The Golden Rule’s visit to Portsmouth June 22-24 is part of the Great Loop Tour throughout the eastern U.S., and is a project of Veterans For Peace. Veterans For Peace is sailing the historic 39 foot ketch in opposition to nuclear weapons and war. The tour is supporting the UN Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons and urging the United States to abide by this international treaty making nuclear weapons illegal. While in Portsmouth, it will dock at Prescott Park marina, where the crew will receive visitors.
Veterans For Peace has recovered and restored the original peace boat, the Golden Rule, that set sail in 1958 to stop nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands, and which inspired the many peacemakers 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. The Golden Rule is sailing the “Great Loop” – down the Mississippi River around the Gulf of Mexico, up the East Coast and into the Great Lakes.
Portsmouth Schedule:
Mayor’s Welcome • Thursday, June 22 at 11:00 AM • Prescott Park Free Speech Zone – next to the Memorial Bridge
View Sailboat and Talk with the Crew • June 22-24 at 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM • Prescott Park Marina
Picnic Potluck/Barbeque at Four Tree Island pavilion • Thursday, June 22 at 5:30 PM
Farewell Potluck, Music and Speeches – South Church Parish Hall • Saturday, June 24 at 6:00 PM
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Local Co-sponsors: Seacoast Peace Response, NH Peace Action, NH Veterans For Peace, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League, Dover Friends Meeting, Durham Community Church – UCC
National Co-sponsors: Veterans For Peace, Back from the Brink
Help organize or donate:
Seacoast Peace Response, P.O. Box 863, Portsmouth, NH 03802
or call Sandra Yarne 603-236-7130
Mayor’s Welcome • Thursday, June 22 at 11:00 AM • Prescott Park Free Speech Zone – next to the Memorial Bridge
View Sailboat and Talk with the Crew • June 22-24 at 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM • Prescott Park Marina
Picnic Potluck/Barbeque at Four Tree Island pavilion • Thursday, June 22 at 5:30 PM
Farewell Potluck, Music and Speeches – South Church Parish Hall • Saturday, June 24 at 6:00 PM
National Co-sponsors: Veterans For Peace, Back from the Brink
Seacoast Peace Response, P.O. Box 863, Portsmouth, NH 03802
or call Sandra Yarne 603-236-7130
Details
Venue
Portsmouth, NH 03801 United States + Google Map