GOLDEN RULE COMPLETES THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 2024 VOYAGE

We visited 13 cities, led 4 water-based protests and were in 2 wooden boat shows!
 
If you have pictures or stories to contribute, please upload them: HERE
or send them by email to vfpgoldenruleproject@gmail.com
 

2025 HUMBOLDT BAY PROGRAM

Saturday, March 1: Nuclear Victims Remembrance
10:00 am
Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka
 
Boat visits and sailing
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
 
Humboldt Yacht Club cocktail hour
5:00 pm Be our guest at the Humboldt Yacht Club cocktail hour!
*To request a chance to sail, please visit vfpgoldenruleproject.org/guest-crew/
 


March 2: Golden Rule Film Festival
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center
Friends of the Dunes, 220 Stamps Lane, Arcata, CA 95521
 
2:30 pm doors open
3:00 pm WORLD PREMIER!
The Golden Rule – The Journey for Peace
Directed by Crew member, Nolan Anderson
Footage from Golden Rule 2021 Ocean Crossing (Hawaii to California)
 
Special Guest! Nolan Anderson will answer questions after the film.
Powerful Journey of the Golden Rule Boat / Passionate Living S5E18

 
FILM: Powerful Journey of the Golden Rule Boat
Directed by Cat Miller
Interview with Captain Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa
Footage from Golden Rule 2023 Great Loop Voyage.
 
Special Guest! Cat Miller, who produced this film as part of her Passionate Living Series, loves this film so much that she declared it one of the best! Cat is coming and will answer questions after the film.
 
4:30 pm Intermission – Snacks, drinks, and visit with the crew, project managers, and film directors
 
5:00 pm STORIES from 2024 voyage to the Pacific Northwest
Join Project Managers (who also crewed) Michelle Marsonette and Helen Jaccard and crew members to talk about the 2024 Pacific Northwest voyage.
 
All activities are free, but we need to pay for the venues, food, drinks and other expenses. If you can send something in advance, that would be great, or if you can leave a little something in the donation jar the day of the event, that works as well.
 
Saturday June 14, 2025
Golden Rule Tenth Anniversary!
Leroy’s Boat Yard @ 1492 Fay, Samoa, CA
2:00 – 5:00 pm, Splash-in at 4:00 pm
 
Additional activities for the weekend to be announced.

 
Golden Rule Ambassadors will offer presentations, boat visits and chances to sail in Humboldt Bay this fall, winter and spring.
We will work with local tribes, schools, faith-based groups, and others to educate and activate the communities of Humboldt County. Please contact us to schedule activities for your group! We offer many kinds of programs – peace picnics and fairs, panel presentations, the Golden Rule’s documentary film.
 
To request a chance to sail aboard the Golden Rule, please fill out THIS FORM! or contact – Michelle Marsonette 541-971-9077
 

And as always, as a “Weapon of Mass Education”, we will have educational programs and ask politicians to support the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and other measures to pull us “Back from the Brink” of nuclear war!
 

Captain Kiko tells the story of the Golden Rule!

VFP 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, please fill out a crew application at vfpgoldenrule.org/crew-application
 

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SEE THE GOLDEN RULE DOCUMENTARY

Making Waves: The Rebirth of the Golden Rule A 25 minute documentary about the Golden Rule’s history and current mission is now available to view and download HERE!
 
Making Waves 10-minute version.
 
For post-screening discussions and actions you can take to end the possibility of nuclear war, download the Discussion Guide and Tips for a Successful Screening.

 

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. Please encourage your city, county and state to do the same!
 

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR OUR MANY SUPPORTERS!

 
Thank you all of the people who have contributed their love, time and money to the unique mission of the historic Golden Rule anti-nuclear sailboat. Because of you we have made many friends and educated tens of thousands of people about the continuing dangers of nuclear war, and we have helped build support for the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
 

This would be a great time for an infusion of cash and a vote of confidence for our continuing mission. Thank you so much for being part of the Golden Rule family!

 
Please click the donate button or send a check to:

VFP Golden Rule Project
PO Box 87
Samoa, CA 95564