The Golden Rule will arrive in WNY on 7/31 as part of two-year “Great Loop” from Chicago to Miami to Maine.

Schedule of Events:

Sat, 7/29

9 AM @ Buffalo State TECH 160: Poster-making workshop for children and adults

12 PM @ Elmwood & Bidwell: Women In Black anti-nuclear silent vigil @ Elmwood & Bidwell

Sun, 7/30

6:30 PM @ Buffalo State TECH 160: Opening event featuring Mark Colville (KBP7), Welcome/Aloha Golden Rule

8 PM @ Canalside Park (near Clinton’s Dish): Golden Rule boat docking at Canalside Park

Mon, 7/31

10 AM @  Canalside Park: Official welcome and press conference

1 PM @ Canalside Park: Community gathering with music, poetry, mural-making, and boat rides; bring your own food

7 PM @ The 9th Ward (341 Delaware Ave. near Tupper): Musical performance

Tues, 8/1

9:30 AM @ Buffalo State TECH 240: Brunch, meet the GR Crew

1 PM @ Canalside Park: Sailboat rides & Q&A with the GR Crew

4 PM @ Canalside Park: Closing event, Bon Voyage Golden Rule

Weds, 8/2

8:00 AM @ Canalside Park: Closing ceremony and send-off

The Golden Rule is a project of Veterans For Peace. They aim to advance Veterans For Peace opposition to nuclear weapons and war, and to do so in a dramatic fashion.

VFP 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.

Learn more and see the full route at vfpgoldenruleproject.org