Jan Passion, Captain of the Hokahey “We dress up our boats to remind folks that, despite the thrill and excitement of loud planes, fast planes and stunt planes; war, the preparation for war, and glorification of war are problematic on multiple levels”. Martin Luther King once called America the greatest purveyor of violence the world has ever seen. Over 50 years later this statement is more truer than ever!
The U.S. Military is also the largest single contributor to carbon emissions and thus the climate crisis. The U.S. spends more on war than the next eight countries combined squandering many of our precious resources! The financial waste alone leaves insufficient money to fund basic human services (homelessness, health care, education, infrastructure, poverty, etc,).
As our Boats passed each other, I am photographer on the Lil’ Wing
The Hokahey and its crew. Code Pink and Veterans for Peace members and supporters are among the crews of both boats.
Mahatma Gandhi “Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”
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Image Gallery – Michael E Kerr
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