The “No Nukes” Rally in Battery Park was a free event in New York City. and a large crowd gathered, in part, to see some of the big names in rock and roll and protest music and primarily to be part of a political movement.
Crosby, Stills and Nash, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raite, John Hall, Carly Simon, Pete Seager, Jane Fonda, Tom Haydn and Ralph Nader were some of the most prominent names who took part in the rally. It is somewhat amazing that many of the participants have remained true to their beliefs and are still vital societal voices to this day.
Lives in the Balance
Rock on
GQ
This August will be the 75h Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as a large pushback on Fukushima which continues poisoning the planet each day…. so the spirit of the No Nukes concert must re dedicate this Movement…. it’s today, now.
Some of the Names above, it’s Pete Seeger! Great great leader of our times.
John Hall went on to run for Congress, won, but the system was a bit much for progressives back then….. Let’s carry on… renew the song “Power”, we play and sing it a lot.
Had the good fortune to be in that crowd in nyc in ’79. Onward together.
check out and spread the word on The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
We are going in the wrong direction with nukes, time to bring back our responsibility and stand up tall. Time to save the planet, not give in to it’s total destruction.
love out