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"Golden Rule," Eureka, California (USA). Now out of water and for sale by Leon Zerlang (humtug@gmail.com). Asking price is $9,500. Email Jan. 19, 2010 from Wendy E. Chmielewski, PhD, George Cooley Curator,
Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore. Pennsylvania (USA): "The sailing ship that in 1958 [Quakers] Albert
Bigelow [1906-1993], James Peck [1914-1993], George Willoughby [1914-2010] (who just passed away two weeks
ago), attempted to sail into the atomic testing grounds near the Marshall
Islands. The ship has been repossessed by Leon Zerlang, the ship yard
owner (from the bankrupt actual owner). Leon is aware of the ship's
history and would like to help save The Golden Rule, but needs ideas and
help on what to do to save this ship. Several years ago I received an
almost identical email from another ship owner trying to save The Phoenix (qv),
a sailing ship with a similar history. I don't know the fate of The
Phoenix. It would be a shame to lose still another piece of peace movement
history. Ideally something like The Golden Rule, a beautiful sailing ship,
should be preserved by the Smithsonian, but I don't know that they have any
interest in it." Right image shows Earle Reynolds [1910-1998], his second wife Akie Nagami, Phil Drath, Betty Boardman, Bob Eaton, Horace Champhy, and Ivan Massar embarking from Misaki, Kanagawa (Japan) on February 16, 1967, en route to North Vietnam with medical supplies. "In 1959, Bigelow published a book, "Voyage of the Golden Rule: An Experiment with Truth," which documented his journey. The story would go on to inspire fellow Quaker Marie Bohlen to suggest the use of a similar tactic to members of the Vancouver-based Don't Make a Wave Committee (later to become Greenpeace) in 1970."
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Alaska (USA)
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1986-1991 - Arctic Arc,
Cape Dezhnev, Naukan (Russia) & Cape Prince of Wales, Wales, Alaska (USA). A joint project by Michigan sculptor David Barr and Alaskan artist Joe Senungetuk. Two "sculpture installations" evoking a bird, a boat, and a hand extended in friendship. About 60 miles (97 km) apart on each side of the Bering Sea at sites of the first human migrations into North America. According to Barr, "the two sculptures are a peaceful symbol for a border of international tension."
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| 1987 - Japanese Peace Monument, Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (USA). Erected by Japan at site of only battle on US soil during World War II.
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Australia
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British Columbia (Canada)
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|   1969 - Bust of Mahatma Gandhi, between Shrum buildings, Simon Frazier University, Burnaby, British Columbia (Canada). Entry #1227 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001).
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 | 1986 - Pacific Bell, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). Designed by Masahiko Katori [1899-1988]. Dedicated by Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan.
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| 1987 - Seaforth Peace Park & Fountain, Burrard Street Bridge (south end), Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). Click here for air view. Entry #1247 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001).
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| 1987 - Doukhobor Village Museum, 112 Heritage Way, Castlegar, Kootenay Region, British Columbia (Canada). "A reconstructon of a typical Doukhobor village, as lived in 1908-1939 showing all of the major buldings, tools, handicrafts and instruments used at the time." Has statue of Leo Tolstoy [1828-1910]. Entry #1228 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001).
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| Date? - West Han Dynesty Bell, Shangahi Alley, Chinatown, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). Replica of a bell unearthed in Guangzhou in 1983. Gift from the City of Guangzhou to the City of Vancouver for the 15th anniversary of the twinning of the two cities. 
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| 1993 - Cumberland Peace Park, Cumberland, Bowen Island, British Columbia (Canada). Entry #1232 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001).
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China
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East Timor
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International People's Park, Dili (East Timor). "Park and its monument in central Dili [were] inaugurated by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the presence of many dignitaries."
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Guam (USA)
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|  Date? - Pacific Peace Memorial Park (US Territory of Guam). Dedicated to those lost their lives during World War II. Near the battle site between Japanese and American soldiers.
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Hawai'i (USA)
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| 1986 - Hawaii Peace Memorial, Kennedy Theatre, Manoa Campus, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu, Hawai`i (USA). Granite monument commemorates Japanese immigration to Hawai‘i. Click here for a PowerPoint presentation.
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| 2000 - Leahi Millennium Peace Garden, Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA). "Created by teens from around the globe to promote peace and cultural understanding and now stands as a symbol of solidarity and hope."
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| 2006 - "Plant Peace" Mural, Leahi Millennium Peace Garden, Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA).
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Indonesia
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|  After 2002 - Bali Bombing Memorial, Kuta, Bali (Indonesia). Also known as Peace Memorial? Kuta is one of Indonesia's major tourist destinations and site of bombings on October 12, 2002 (202 killed), and October 1, 2005 (26 killed). See Bali Monument in London (England).
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Iwo Jima (Japan)
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| May 19, 1985 - "Reunion of Honor" Monument", Iwo Jima Island, Ogasawara (Japan). Inscription reads in English and Japanese, "On the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, American and Japanese veterans met again on these same sands, this time in peace and friendship..." Ogasawara is one of eight villages of Tokyo.
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Laos
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Nong Khai (Thailand) & Vientiane (Laos). "With a length of 1,170 m, the bridge has two 3.5 m-wide road lanes, two 1.5 m-wide footpaths and a single metre gauge railway line in the middle, straddling the narrow central reservation."
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Malaysia
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|  Date? - Peace Park, Layang-Layangan Village, Labuan Federal Territory (LFT), Borneo Island (Malaysia). Adjacent to Surrender Point where the commander of the Japanese Army surrendered to the Australians on September 9, 1945, leading to the end of WW-II in Borneo."This beautiful landscaped park was built as a memorial and renunciation of the horrers [sic] of war. A huge man-made mound is the focal point and there is a plaque signifying the renunciation of war." Formerly known as Victoria, LFT is "best known as an offshore financial centre as well as a popular tourist destination for the neighboring Bruneians and scuba diving aficionados."
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Mariana Islands (USA)
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|  Date? - Peace Memorial Park, Suicide Cliff, Saipan Island (US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). "From the base of Suicide Cliff, you can look upwards to where many Japanese civilians and soldiers jumped to their deaths."
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 | Date? - Japanese Peace Memorial, Tinian Island (US Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands). During World War II, Tinian was base for US bombers, including the two B-29's which dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki (Japan).
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|  Date? - Rotary Peace Monument, American Memorial Park Saipan (US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
Inspired by Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (Australia). 
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| May 2002 - Gandhi, King, Ikeda Peace Gardens, Leadership Cultural Park, Tinian Island (US Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands). "For the members of Soka Gakkai, an international group that believes in humanistic principles based on Buddhism, the three deserve emulation as they are the paragons of non-violent change." Daisaku Ikeda [right image] is president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI).
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Mexico
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New Zealand
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Okinawa (Japan)
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Palau
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 January 11, 2002 - Japan-Palau Friendship Bridge (Palau). Three-span extradosed bridge with a length of 413 meters. "Replaced the former Koror-Babeldaob Bridge which collapsed on September 16, 1996, severing water and power to the island of Koror. Until the new bridge was constructed the only connection to the capital and the airport on Babeldaob was via ferry service across the channel."
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Papua New Guinea
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Date? - Japanese Peace Memorial, Namanula Hill, Rabaul, East New Britain Province (Papua New Guinea). "Commands one of the best views of Rabaul and overlooks the harbor. Interestingly, this is the main Japanese memorial in the Pacific." "Instead of capturing Rabaul, the Allied forces bypassed it by establishing a ring of airfields and naval bases on the islands around it. Cut off from re-supply and under continual air attacks as part of Operation Cartwheel, the base became useless. The Japanese held Rabaul until they surrendered at the end of the war in August 1945."
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April 8, 1975 - Friendship Tower, Bagac (Philippines). Built by Rissho Kosei-kai of Japan as a sign of friendship and peace between the Philippines and Japan. Helps mark the places where the Bataan Death March started in 1942 (one in Bagac and the other in Mariveles). Dedication coincided with date on which Rissho Kosei-kai celebrates the birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni, founder of Buddhism.
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| Date? - Peace City Monument, City Hall, Surigao (Philippines). "A symbol that Surigao is one of the peaceful city and one of the most livable city in the Philippines."
From a letter by PP Geoffrey B.W.Little JP.PHF, RC North Sydney Sunrise D9680, Dean of the Ambassadorial Chair, Rotary District Peace Communities Programme (RDPCP), 19 Sep 2007: "Dear CP Don,
You might be aware there is a wonderful Rotary Peace City Monument in front of City Hall in Surigao, just up the road from you.
They declared along with Butuan a number of years back. Congratulations on your efforts and I hope to come and visit you in my capacity as the Dean of the Ambassadorial Chair of the Rotary Peace City Project aka the Rotary District Peace Communities Programme..."
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| Date? - Rotary Peace Monument, Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City (Philippines).
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| May? 2007 - Second World War Cooperative Memorial, Butuan City Library, Butuan (Phillippines). Three statues representing a Filipino veteran (center), an American soldier (right) and a Japanese soldier (left).
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Singapore
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Solomon Islands
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|  Date? - Japanese Peace Memorial, Mt Austin (1353 feet), Solomon Peace Memorial Park, Guadalcanal Island (Solomon Islands). Has view of Honiara, Iron Bottom Sound & the Florida Islands.
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Taiwan (Republic of China)
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Thailand
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|  1961 - Thai Bell, John Wilson District Building, Federal Triangle, Pennsylvania Avenue at 14th Street, Washington, DC (USA). Presented to the people of Washington by the people of sister city Bangkok (Thailand).
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Vietnam
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| Date? - John McCain Monument, Truc Bach Lake, Hanoi (Vietnam). Inscription: "Here on 26 October 1967 at Truc Bach Lake in the capital city of Ha Noi, John Sidney McCain was shot out of the sky in his A4 aircraft by local citizens' militia defending Yen Phu. There were 10 other planes shot down on the same day." /// "The monument is in the rough shape of a plane, or the severed head of a crucifix, with the kneeling figure of John McCain at its center. Head bowed in penitence, knees buckling, eyes hooded in shame, he looks like a man quite capable of saying, even some thirty years later, "I am a war criminal; I bombed innocent women and children" – as he did in an interview with Mike Wallace on Sixty Minutes in 1997." /// "McCain is misspelled. It's odd that there's such a big monument here, while at the War Remnants Museum in Saigon he's not mentioned (as far as a I know). If he were to be mentioned, I suspect the plaque would read, 'Our honored prisoner from America broke both of his arms learning how to use chopsticks.'"
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Vietnamese Boat People Monument, Westminster, Orange County, California (USA). Memorializes the tens of thousands who died in the high seas as they tried to escape communist Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon in April 1975. Built by Cam Ai Tran and Hap Tu Thai who escaped from Vietnam in 1979 by a boat which capcized, forcing them to swim ashore near Hai Nam Island in the South China Sea.
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