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ContactFredy Champagne, fchampagne@asis.com MissionThe mission of the Golden Rule Project of Veterans for Peace (VFP) is to repair, restore and renovate the famous sailing ketch, the Golden Rule. This VFP committee will again sail this boat on the West Coast. This boat deserves to sail the seas again in opposition to militarism and the use of nuclear weapons. BackgroundThere can be no greater honor than to carry on the legacy of the four very brave men who sailed the Golden Rule in 1958. In their challenge to nuclear weapons testing, these men set a very high bar for those future activists to follow in their footsteps. This little ship was sailed by four brave crewmen, led by Albert Bigelow, in an attempt to stop atmospheric nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. They were boarded by the US Coast Guard, arrested, and the boat towed back to Honolulu, twice. Our project to restore and sail the Golden Rule is in tribute to the memory of Albert S. Bigelow, captain, Orion W. Sherwood, William R. Huntington, and George Willoughby. |
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