2022-23: The Great Loop

Resources

Map of Golden Rule’s position – real time on a map that’s updated every 10 minutes.

 
Interactive map of the route Click on an icon to see stop dates and event information.
 
Brochure with Schedule Summary
 
facebook.com/goldenrulepeaceboat
 
Current Schedule (https://bit.ly/GRGLSched) .
 
Ways to Take Action!
 
All Resources – templates and examples
 
Upcoming Events

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Wilmington, NC: 3/02 – 3/05
 
Beaufort, NC – NC Maritime Museum: 3/07 – 3/11
 
Belhaven, NC: 3/13 – 3/15.
 
Hampton Roads
March 17-24, 2023
 
Official Welcome and Press Conference:
Friday, March 17, 2 pm, High Street Landing, at the end of High St. (100
block of High St., corner of High and Water St.) by the Portsmouth Naval
Museum in downtown Portsmouth
 
Visit and Tour Golden Rule sailboat:
Saturday, March 18, 9-12 noon and Sunday, March 19, 12 noon-4 pm at
Waterside Marina, behind Waterside Festival Marketplace, 333
Waterside Dr., Norfolk, 23510
 
Party at the Plot:
Saturday, March 18, 1-4 pm, live music, speakers, fun, food, at The Plot
776 Granby St., Norfolk, 23510
 
Virginia Beach Friends Meeting:
Sunday, March 19, 9:15 am speaker and stories, 10:30 silent Quaker
Meeting, 1537 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach, 23451
 
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Peninsula:
Monday, March 20, 7 pm “Making Waves” film, speaker and discussion,
415 Young’s Mill Lane, Newport News, 23602
 
Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalists:
Tuesday, March 21, Pizza and Protest, 6:30 pizza (call Elisa at 757-470
-7486 for reservations), 7 pm film, speaker, discussion, 809 S Military
Hwy., Virginia Beach, 23464
 
Croc’s 19th Street Bistro Celebration and Fundraiser:
Wednesday, March 22, 6-8 pm, live music, heavy hors d’oeuvres, meet
with the crew of the Golden Rule and help them on the next leg of their
journey, 620 19th St., Virginia Beach, 23451

 
Virginia Beach Friends School, K-8:
Thursday, March 23, 2 pm, 1537 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach, 23451
 

Great Loop Organizing Meetings have resumed

Tuesdays at 3:30 PM Pacific, 4:30 Mountain, 5:30 Central, 6:30 Eastern
Wednesdays at 1:30 PM Pacific, 2:30 Mountain, 3:30 Central, 4:30 Eastern
Zoom Link – or phone in to 669-900-6833, Meeting ID 638 387 2592 Password 1234
 

Please Keep the Wind in our Sails!




Thank you to the many 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

 
Embedded interactive map of the Great Loop:

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 around the Great Loop in 2022-23 or wish to volunteer, please fill out a crew application at vfpgoldenrule.org/crew-application
 

 
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Check out the new eNews here!
 
Recent newsletters available
Golden Rule News Fall 2022
Golden Rule News Spring 2022
Golden Rule News Fall 2021
Golden Rule News March 2021
Golden Rule eNews Summer 2020
Golden Rule eNews March 2020
Golden Rule eNews July 2019
Golden Rule News Summer 2019

The Golden Rule crew spreads the word about the continuing dangers of nuclear power, and the poisoning of the air, water and soil from the entire nuclear cycle, from uranium mining to the disposal of nuclear waste.
 
We are so thankful for our many supporters.
Humboldt Bay VFP Chapter 56 continues to donate to the Golden Rule. San Diego VFP Chapter 93 continues with its monthly sustained donations of $100 with a challenge to other chapters to do the same.

“There is lots of excitement and many people are stepping up to help make the Golden Rule voyages successful,” said Helen Jaccard, Golden Rule Project Manager.

Send us your favorite photos from our voyages to vfpgoldenruleproject@gmail.com! We would love to post them on our website and Facebook page.

 

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 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!