Armistice Records

Originally called Live Without Trident, the organization grew out of the Pacific Life Community in 1977. It was established, and based, in the Seattle (Washington) area and was active within the state and the broader Pacific Northwest. Its purpose was to focus on nonviolent protest against the Bangor Naval Base Trident that built and deployed nuclear submarines and missiles. Other Armistice activities included non-violence training, nuclear disarmament awareness training, war tax resistance, media coverage of protests and campaigns against Trident, and networking / outreach for peace. Armistice also attempted to cover U.S. court cases against nonviolent anti-nuclear activists.

By 1981 the group had changed its name to Armistice. That year it helped launch an international petition drive to collect 5,000 signatures in every U.S. congressional district; this effort became the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. In the 1980s, Armistice became a member of the War Resisters League during the 1980s. Regular participants in and correspondents for the organization included Ruth Hood and Rosemary Powers.