After many years, the Nipponzan Myohoji order of Buddhist monks and the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action have completed the construction of a peace pagoda on the center’s ground, immediately adjacent to the Kitsap-Bangor base, one of the largest concentrations of nuclear weapons on earth.

The public is invited to visit the pagoda during this open house at 16159 Clear Creek Rd NW, Poulsbo, WA 98370

Anniversary of the largest march in the nuclear freeze movement, where over a million people took to the streets in the 1980s to protest nuclear weapons.

Join NWANW for our June coalition call to discuss the new Columbia-class nuclear submarines coming to Washington state armed with nuclear weapons.

What is the Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition?

• Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons (NWANW) is a regional coalition that aims to reduce and eliminate the US nuclear weapons arsenal. Our ultimate goal is to prevent nuclear war and abolish nuclear weapons worldwide.

• Agenda:
  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/165obqdSIu943gxQyowYukyA_Bnusg0Oj
  
  Register in advance for this meeting:
  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceyrqjooGNNPzPxUmDewUJiXWPGBjH88

What is the Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition?

• Join us for our monthly NWANW meeting to learn, receive updates, and strategize! This month our speaker will be author and Hanford Downwinder Trisha Pritikin.

• Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons (NWANW) is a regional coalition that aims to reduce and eliminate the US nuclear weapons arsenal. Our ultimate goal is to prevent nuclear war and abolish nuclear weapons worldwide.

• Agenda:
  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/165obqdSIu943gxQyowYukyA_Bnusg0Oj
  
  Register in advance for this meeting:
  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceyrqjooGNNPzPxUmDewUJiXWPGBjH88

What is the Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition?

• Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons (NWANW) is a regional coalition that aims to reduce and eliminate the US nuclear weapons arsenal. Our ultimate goal is to prevent nuclear war and abolish nuclear weapons worldwide.

• Agenda:
  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/165obqdSIu943gxQyowYukyA_Bnusg0Oj
  
  Register in advance for this meeting:
  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceyrqjooGNNPzPxUmDewUJiXWPGBjH88

Join activists from around Seattle to protest Boeing’s Aerospace and Defense Suppliers Summit, a trade show for the weapons companies that are fueling the war in Iran and the 2nd nuclear arms race.

Join at the Seattle Convention Center at noon!

Join the monthly Nuclear Weapons Abolition Reading Room with special guest, William Hartung, author of the Trillion Dollar War Machine.

Register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WkiXohzTRRSWY0vXL-Mzdw#/registration

RSVP here https://partiful.com/e/E6vhxZQvcofYaAeHsBi4

On March 1, 1954, the United States detonated the Castle Bravo nuclear test, one of the largest nuclear explosions in history. This test, along with 66 others, irradiated much of the Marshall Islands, causing permanent environmental damage, generational health impacts, and forced displacement of entire communities. Today, conversations about expanding nuclear weapons and returning to nuclear testing are re-emerging in U.S. policy discussions, including statements from Donald Trump calling for renewed testing. At the same time, many Pacific Islander communities continue to live with the lasting consequences of past nuclear decisions. This interactive workshop at Pacific Islander Community Association is an opportunity to learn, reflect, and act together as a community. We gather to honor those harmed by nuclear testing in the Pacific Islands, especially the Marshallese community. What to Expect - Short presentation: History of nuclear testing in the Pacific and global nuclear risk today - Interactive MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) strategy game - Stories and perspectives from nuclear-impacted communities - Space for reflection, dialogue, and community connection This gathering is about more than history. It’s about understanding how nuclear weapons shape health, environment, displacement, and global safety and what role communities like ours can play in building a nuclear-free future.

What is the Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition?

• Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons (NWANW) is a regional coalition that aims to reduce and eliminate the US nuclear weapons arsenal. Our ultimate goal is to prevent nuclear war and abolish nuclear weapons worldwide.

• Agenda:
  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/165obqdSIu943gxQyowYukyA_Bnusg0Oj
  
  Register in advance for this meeting:
  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceyrqjooGNNPzPxUmDewUJiXWPGBjH88

March 1st is the date the United States conducted its largest ever explosive nuclear test, Castle Bravo in the Marshall Islands.

What is the Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition?

• Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons (NWANW) is a regional coalition that aims to reduce and eliminate the US nuclear weapons arsenal. Our ultimate goal is to prevent nuclear war and abolish nuclear weapons worldwide.

• For February, we will be joined by guest speaker Dr. Robert Dodge, a leader in Physicians for Social Responsibility’s Los Angeles Chapter and the creator of the nuclear community costs calculator.

• Agenda:
  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/165obqdSIu943gxQyowYukyA_Bnusg0Oj
  
  Register in advance for this meeting:
  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceyrqjooGNNPzPxUmDewUJiXWPGBjH88

The NewStart Treaty expires on this date. Without a follow-on agreement, the United States and Russia will be able to actively deploy larger nuclear arsenals, which are currently capped at 1500 weapons each.

Stay tuned for details for an action on this date.

Join WPSR’s Nuclear Weapons Reading Room every third Tuesday to discuss a different book with other concerned WPSR members, with facilitator Dan Worthen. No cost and registration is required.

Register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WkiXohzTRRSWY0vXL-Mzdw

contact book club organizer for questions at dworthen54@gmail.com

Join Anti-Nuke and Peace Activists at the annual Seattle MLK March! Meeting at the grassy knoll in front of Garfield High School.

What is the Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition?

• Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons (NWANW) is a regional coalition that aims to reduce and eliminate the US nuclear weapons arsenal. Our ultimate goal is to prevent nuclear war and abolish nuclear weapons worldwide.

• Agenda:
  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/165obqdSIu943gxQyowYukyA_Bnusg0Oj
  
  Register in advance for this meeting:
  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceyrqjooGNNPzPxUmDewUJiXWPGBjH88

Join WPSR’s Nuclear Weapons Reading Room every third Tuesday to discuss a different book with other concerned WPSR members, with facilitator Dan Worthen. No cost and registration is required.

Register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WkiXohzTRRSWY0vXL-Mzdw

Contact book club leader Dan Worthen for questions at dworthen54@gmail.com

Join WPSR’s Nuclear Weapons Reading Room every third Tuesday to discuss a different book with other concerned WPSR members, with facilitator Dan Worthen. No cost and registration is required.

Register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WkiXohzTRRSWY0vXL-Mzdw

What is the Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition?

• Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons (NWANW) is a regional coalition that aims to reduce and eliminate the US nuclear weapons arsenal. Our ultimate goal is to prevent nuclear war and abolish nuclear weapons worldwide. This month our guest speaker will be Vincent Intondi, author of African Americans Against the Bomb and the new executive director of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility.

• Agenda:
  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/165obqdSIu943gxQyowYukyA_Bnusg0Oj
  
  Register in advance for this meeting:
  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceyrqjooGNNPzPxUmDewUJiXWPGBjH88

Join WPSR’s Nuclear Weapons Reading Room every third Tuesday to discuss a different book with other concerned WPSR members, with facilitator Dan Worthen. No cost and registration is required.

Register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WkiXohzTRRSWY0vXL-Mzdw

What is the Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition?

• Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons (NWANW) is a regional coalition that aims to reduce and eliminate the US nuclear weapons arsenal. Our ultimate goal is to prevent nuclear war and abolish nuclear weapons worldwide.

• Agenda:
  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/165obqdSIu943gxQyowYukyA_Bnusg0Oj
  
  Register in advance for this meeting:
  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceyrqjooGNNPzPxUmDewUJiXWPGBjH88

In honor of the late anti-nuclear weapons advocate Dr. David Hall, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and the American Friends Committee of the World Friendship Center organized a two and a half month program designed to bring young and emerging leaders into the movement against nuclear weapons.

Six participants were recruited from a diverse pool of candidates, educated on the history of nuclear weapons and the anti-nuke movement, and sponsored on a one week trip to Hiroshima for the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing in August 2025.

Sign up to join this engaging webinar here: https://secure.everyaction.com/lMhkAEfg0U6WTJ7aNgVo-w2

When: 9/26, 7-830pm

Where: Online, register for link.

Learn more about the program here.

Join us Thursday, September 25th for a presentation by the Hiroshima Peace Exchange Team at University Friends Meeting in Seattle. This 6 person delegation includes an atomic bomb survivor, and multiple second and third generation Hibakusha carry on their family’s legacy.

When: Thursday, September 25th, 6:30-8:30 pm

Where: University Friends Meeting House, Seattle

Yukihiro Ishikawa was barely 4 years old when he survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Ever since he has vowed to spare the world of what his people endured, joining 2024 Nobel Prize Winner Nihon Hidankyo to tell his story and advocate for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

Join us at Seattle University on Wednesday, September 24th to hear from Yukihiro and two additional speakers as a part of the World Friendship Center’s Peace Exchange program.

Location: Seattle U Harding Building, room 143.

Time: 6:30-8:00pm

Join NWANW, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Tacoma Indivisible for a conversation with Tom Countryman, board chair of the Arms Control Association in a conversation about the rising second nuclear arms race.

The event will take place on Monday, September 22nd from 5-6pm at the Ray Gibson Caballeros Club in Tacoma, located at 1516 S 28th st, Tacoma.

This event is free and open to the public with no registration required. Join, bring your questions, and stick around for an after social hosted by Indivisible Tacoma!

What is the Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition?

• Northwest Against Nuclear Weapons (NWANW) is a regional coalition that aims to reduce and eliminate the US nuclear weapons arsenal. Our ultimate goal is to prevent nuclear war and abolish nuclear weapons worldwide.

• Agenda:
  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/165obqdSIu943gxQyowYukyA_Bnusg0Oj
  
  Register in advance for this meeting:
  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceyrqjooGNNPzPxUmDewUJiXWPGBjH88

The next meeting of the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Reading Room will take place on Tuesday, August 19th at 7:30 pm.  We'll discuss Confronting the Bomb: A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement, by Lawrence Wittner.  The book was published in 2009, so it predates the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by eight years.  In my view, this fact doesn't diminish the book's power or relevance.  Rather, Confronting the Bomb chronicles and assesses the wealth of international action that came before the TPNW and what might still have value for the movement today.  Here's a short review:

"Wittner gives us something no one has ever shown us. He chronicles how global civil society grew its own capacity to stop the rulers—in democracies and dictatorships alike—from firing the omnicidal weaponry the rulers developed. If you've ever signed a petition, voted against nukes in a referendum, been to an anti-nuclear demonstration, written a letter opposing any piece of the nuclear arsenal, gone to visit a politician to lobby against any atomic bomb component, or been arrested for your nonviolent refusal to let them do this bad business in your name, this book is for you."—The Peaceworker

Interested in joining? Contact Facilitator Dan at dworthen54@gmail.com

During the meeting, Dan will also give a report on his upcoming visit to Hiroshima for the 80th annual commemoration of the bombing.  

Saturday, August 9th 10:30am

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration

All Saints Lutheran Church, 324 S. Spruce

Speakers: TBA

(All are invited)

We are representing Spokane Veterans for Peace, Pax Christi, Dorothy Day Labor Forum and others.

Please spread the word any way you can.

More information:

Vets for Peace: vfp35spokane@riseup.net