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Annual Ground Zero Membership Meeting

  • Ground Zero Center 16159 Clear Creek Road Northwest Poulsbo, WA, 98370 United States (map)

The annual Ground Zero membership meeting is when we decide the future of Ground Zero.  It is a time for reflection and renewal, and for new proposals for peace and justice.  Please consider serving on a committee or on one of the positions listed below.

When:  Saturday, October 19, 2019.  Potluck at noon.  Meeting begins promptly at 1 pm, to 4 pm.  Potluck lunch at noon.

Cost: Free

Where:  Ground Zero Center

The annual membership meeting was established in November 2002 as part of the organizational structure of Ground Zero.

All positions on the Stewardship Council, including Secretary, Treasurer, Chairperson and committee positions will be chosen or renewed at the annual meeting for the next year.  Committees include house and grounds, communication/outreach, website, leafleting, finance/budget, and media.  There is currently one ad hoc committee–for the construction of the Peace Pagoda at Ground Zero.  There are also several “at large” positions on the Council.

The purpose of the Stewardship Council and committee positions is to divide the responsibilities and work of Ground Zero into manageable sections.  We all help one another in the process.  The Council meets once a month, alternating monthly between meetings in Seattle, Tacoma and at Ground Zero.  All meetings are open to all members.  

It was also decided in November 2002 that decisions of the Stewardship Council and committees would be by consensus and in accord with the Mission Statement, which reads, “Founded in 1977, Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action offers the opportunity to explore the meaning and practice of nonviolence from a perspective of deep spiritual reflection, providing a means for witnessing to and resisting all nuclear weapons, especially Trident.  We seek to go to the root of violence and injustice in our world and experience the transforming power of love through nonviolent direct action.”

The Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action is part of a larger peace community in the Pacific Northwest that transcends geographic boundaries, gender, race and time.  We invite all to come and share your ideas for a peaceful and larger world community and to help continue our resistance to the Trident nuclear weapons system.