March 2: Golden Rule Film Festival
2025-03-02 14:30 - 18:30 UTC | Humboldt Coastal Nature Center Friends of the Dunes, 220 Stamps Lane, Arcata, CA, 95521, United States
⏰ Doors Open at 2:30 PM | Films Begin at 3:00 PM
We’re thrilled to announce the very first Golden Rule Film Festival—a special event to celebrate the Golden Rule’s incredible voyages and it’s mission to abolish nuclear weapons and war.
Fifteen years ago, dozens of businesses and individuals in Humboldt County came together to restore the Golden Rule, both the physical boat and her anti-nuclear mission. We are forever grateful for your dedication and hard work. When the Golden Rule was re-launched ten years ago, we began the educational work that the restoration team envisioned.
Featured Films
🎥 WORLD PREMIERE: The Journey for Peace
Directed by Nolan Anderson, this film captures the Golden Rule’s historic 2021 ocean crossing from Ala Wai Harbor in Waikiki, Hawaii, to Berkley, California. Relive the challenges, triumphs, and breathtaking beauty of this epic voyage.
🎥 Powerful Journey of the Golden Rule Boat / Passionate Living S5 E18
Directed by Cat Miller, this film features an interview with Captain Kiko Kitazawa-Johnston and highlights the Golden Rule’s 2023 Great Loop Voyage.
🍿 Intermission
Enjoy complimentary beverages and snacks, generously provided by our community partners.
Live Presentation
🌊 Golden Rule 2024 Pacific Northwest Voyage
Hear firsthand stories and see stunning pictures from the crew as they share their experiences from this inspiring journey.
🤝 Connect with fellow peace advocates, sailors, and supporters of the Golden Rule’s mission.
Why Attend?
This event is more than just a film festival — it’s a celebration of the Golden Rule’s legacy and a call to action for a nuclear-free, peaceful world. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or new to the Golden Rule’s story, this is your chance to be part of something truly special.
Get Involved
🌟 Volunteer: Help us make this event a success!
🌟 Donate: Your support helps keep the Golden Rule sailing and spreading its message of peace.
❤️ Donate button at https://vfpgoldenruleproject.org
🌟 Spread the Word: Share this event with your friends and family!
📲 RSVP on Facebook and let us know you’re coming!
We can’t wait to see you there! 🌊⛵️☮️
Special Note – To See the Golden Rule Peace Sailboat on 3/2:
⛵️ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Dockside Boat Tours and/or Sailing [Dock A, Eureka City Marina]
As weather and space permits, we’ll offer tours of the boat and also offer sailing opportunities. Guests can register for available sailing times on our website: https://vfpgoldenruleproject.org/guest-crew/

Golden Rule 10-Year Anniversary!
2025-06-14 14:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Eureka Theater, 612 F Street, Eureka, CA, 95501, United States
Sailing for a Nuclear-Free World Since 2015!
📣 IMPORTANT UPDATE: VENUE CHANGE
Due to a scheduling conflict at the boatyard, we are relocating the 10-Year Anniversary Celebration to the historic Eureka Theater (612 F Street, Eureka) — a beautiful, accessible downtown venue!
🕑 New Time & Location:
Saturday, June 14 | 2:00–6:00 PM
Eureka Theater – 612 F Street
🎟️ Still FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – donations welcome!
🎉 Updated Program Includes:
2:00 PM — Doors Open
2:30 PM — Helen Jaccard: 10 Years Sailing for a Nuclear-Free World
2:45 PM — Raging Grannies perform
3:00 PM — The Golden Rule: The Journey for Peace film + Q&A
4:00 PM — Passionate Living TV Golden Rule episode + Q&A
5:00 PM — Live music by Anna and the Situation
6:00 PM — Doors Close (theater is flexible for cleanup)
🍰 Golden Rule-themed birthday cake
🍻 No-host bar with beer, wine, and cider
📢 Please share this update widely with anyone you know who’s planning to attend! Thank you for being part of this meaningful celebration.
Join Veterans For Peace in celebrating 10 years since the historic relaunch of the Golden Rule Peace Boat! Since her splashdown on June 20, 2015, the Golden Rule has sailed over 20,000 miles around North America and Hawai’i, carrying the message of a peaceful, sustainable, and nuclear-free future.
🌍 This year, our celebration aligns with global “No Kings Day” actions, where communities across the U.S. are rising in solidarity for democracy, peace, and human dignity. We honor all who stand for a future free of militarism and domination, on land and at sea.
🧭 The Golden Rule was rebuilt right here in Humboldt Bay (2010–2015) by a determined community of veterans and peace activists. Come celebrate the grassroots spirit that keeps her sailing strong!
📞 More Info: Michelle at (541) 971-9077

Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Sailboat Welcome to San Francisco Celebration
2025-08-05 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | PIER 39, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, 94133, United States
Join us at Pier 39 Marina on Monday, August 5 to welcome a living legend of the peace movement: the Golden Rule, a historic anti-nuclear sailboat owned by Veterans For Peace and crewed by volunteers, returns to San Francisco Bay to launch a month-long Peace Voyage for nuclear disarmament and justice across the region.
This Is a Call to Action:
The August 5 Welcome Ceremony is more than a photo-op. It’s a bold opportunity to show the world that San Francisco still stands for peace and for a nuclear-free future. Whether you’re a longtime activist, a first-time supporter, or someone moved by the legacy of resistance, we want you there to help us make this a high-energy, high-visibility launch to a historic Bay voyage.
The Golden Rule is a 34-foot wooden ketch with a global message: We can’t bomb our way to peace, especially not with nuclear weapons. She’s sailed over 22,000 miles in opposition to militarism, nuclear destruction, and environmental collapse. Now she returns to San Francisco, one of the nation’s most iconic centers of protest and possibility.
This ceremony is the kickoff to a month of public sails, film screenings, school visits, and peace actions throughout the Bay, all rooted in a clear message: No more nukes. No more war. The future is ours to reclaim.
Let’s show up strong and send this crew forward with the love, power, and people’s vision they deserve.

Whale Vigil to Memorialize Bay Area Whale Deaths, Demand Action
2025-08-18 11:00 - 17:00 UTC | Shorebird Park, 160 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94710
BERKELEY, Calif. – Conservation and peace groups will gather Monday with whale lovers to honor the many whales that have recently been killed in the Bay Area. They will also call attention to the ship strike, entanglement and climate risks whales face as a result of human activity.
“The Whale Vigil reminds us that peace is caring for each other, for the whales, and for the waters that sustain all life. Golden Rule sails to honor those bonds and to protect what is sacred.” ~ Michelle KanoeLehua Marsonette, Project Manager, Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Project
What: Rally and press conference calling attention to whale deaths. Speakers will commemorate the whales and call for action.
Visuals will include signs and banners, inflatable whales and gravestones on the beach to symbolize the whales that have died. The Golden Rule sailboat will be behind the speakers in the water, with a “Save Whales, Stop Ship Strikes” banner.
When: Rally and speakers at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18. Opportunity to board the Golden Rule peace sailboat for a floating vigil and tour around the Bay at 12 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. specifically for the sailboat tour if interested.
Where: Shorebird Beach at Shorebird Park, Berkeley Marina, 160 University Ave., Berkeley, CA, 94710
Who: Speakers and attendees from Veterans for Peace, the Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Turtle Island Restoration Network, Resource Renewal Institute, Environment California and representatives from the offices of state and federal California legislators.
Background
At least 24 whales have washed up dead on Bay Area beaches in 2025 alone, and at least eight of those were likely killed by ship strikes. According to scientists, the actual number of whale ship strikes could be up to 20 times higher than those recorded, because many whales sink after being struck. Ship strikes threaten several whale species, and off California’s coast they are a leading cause of death for gray, blue, fin and humpback whales. One study estimated that about 80 whales are killed by ship strikes off the West Coast each year.
WHALE VIGIL MEMORIAL VOYAGE LIVE TOUR

Reach and Teach Film & Community Gathering
2025-08-26 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Reach & Teach, 1179 San Carlos Ave, San Carlos, 94070-2417, United States
Join us for a special evening with the Golden Rule Peace Boat, a project of Veterans For Peace, as part of its San Francisco Bay voyage for peace, nuclear disarmament, and justice.
Program includes:
Screening of Golden Rule: The Journey for Peace (dir. Nolan Anderson) – a moving new documentary about the historic sailboat that helped spark the worldwide movement against nuclear weapons. (see trailer: Golden Rule YouTube Channel)
Guest Speakers:
Gerry Condon – Veterans For Peace, Golden Rule Committee Chair, raised in San Mateo and Dr. Dylan Spaulding – Senior Scientist, Global Security Program, Union of Concerned Scientists. Dylan will also help crew the Golden Rule back to Humboldt Bay at the end of August.
The Golden Rule has been sailing across the U.S. to raise awareness about the urgent need for nuclear disarmament, peace, and justice, from the 80th anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, to militarization in our own cities.
💬 “The Golden Rule carries a message for all generations: that peace, disarmament, and justice must be charted together.” – Michelle KanoeLehua Marsonette, Project Manager
Cost: Free · Donations welcome to support the voyage
👉 Don’t miss this powerful gathering of community, learning, and hope for a nuclear-free world.
Hosted by: Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Project, Peace Action of San Mateo County, and Reach & Teach

San Francisco Bon Voyage Celebration
2025-08-27 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | Veterans War Memorial Building, Room 221, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, United States
Bon Voyage Celebration for the Golden Rule Peace Boat
Hosted by Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Project & VFP Chapter 69 (San Francisco)
📍 Location: Veterans War Memorial Building, Room 221
401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco (next to Opera House, Civic Center)
Join us for a fitting farewell to the crew of the legendary Golden Rule Peace Boat after her powerful and successful voyage throughout the San Francisco Bay!
Over the past weeks, the Golden Rule has:
⛵ Held multiple events in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, San Mateo, and San Carlos
🤝 Sailed with community allies including Code Pink, Task Force on the Americas, Sonoma VFP 71, San Francisco VFP 69, the Center for Biological Diversity, the People’s Arms Embargo, the “Comfort Women” Justice Coalition, and the ANSWER Coalition
🌍 Made new friends and forged critical connections in the struggle for peace and justice
Evening Schedule
6 PM Potluck: bring food to share, build community!
Film Screening Golden Rule: The Journey for Peace (34 min) a beautiful new documentary about the boat’s inspiring mission. (see trailer: Golden Rule YouTube Channel)
Special Guest Speaker:
Jackie Cabasso (Western States Legal Foundation) reporting on her recent visit to Japan for the 80th anniversary commemorations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Surprise Guest Speaker! (Who could it be? 👀)
Reflections from groups who sailed with the Golden Rule in the Bay this month.
We Sail for Peace – Abolish Nuclear Weapons and War – Stop U.S./Israeli Genocide in Gaza – No War on Iran or China – No ICE or Troops in Our Streets – Save the Whales – End Human Trafficking – Justice for and Liberation for all we stand in Solidarity with!
💸 Free Event – Donations Welcome!
Support the ongoing voyage of the Golden Rule Peace Boat and the mission of Veterans For Peace.
📞 More Info: Michelle at 541-971-9077
📧 vfpgoldenruleproject@gmail.com
✨ Come share food, solidarity, and vision. Let’s send the Golden Rule forward on her mission for peace with the collective love and power of San Francisco Bay! ✨
