The Golden Rule, a 34-foot wooden ketch docked at Rockwell Park in Bristol on June 13, 2023 as part of a national project of Veterans for Peace. The Golden Rule is currently sailing up the Eastern Seaboard, spreading its message of hope for a world free of nuclear weapons and a peaceful, sustainable future for all. Members of the Pokanoket Tribe, including Sachem Dancing Star, along with Hawk and Brave Heart Edmonds (pictured above), were present to offer a blessing and a tobacco prayer. Click here for a 16-minute video of the event. Click here for the article in the Bristol Phoenix.

(Above) The crew docks at Rockwell Park in Bristol before East Bay Citizens for Peace member Nancy Hood addressed the audience.

(Above) Nancy listens as Rev. Deborah T. Breault, Term Minister of the Bristol First Congregational Church, offers a prayer for peace, Susan Rotblat-Walker delivers a Land Acknowledgement, and Sachem Dancing Star of the Pokanoket Tribe (right) offers a blessing of the crew with other members of the Tribe,

(Above) Crew members receive a welcome from Bristol Councilman Aaron Ley before singer and activist Joyce Katzberg sings a closing song and members of the Tribe board the Golden Rule for a tour.

Click here for the announcement in the Bristol Phoenix.