Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992.

Between 1983 – 1998 Bruce was the State Coordinator of the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice and has worked on space issues for more than 20 years. In 1987 he organized the largest peace protest in Florida history when over 5,000 people marched on Cape Canaveral in opposition to the first flight test of the Trident II nuclear missile.

He was the organizer of the Cancel Cassini Campaign (which launched 72 pounds of plutonium into space in 1997) that drew enormous support and media coverage around the world and was featured on the TV program 60 Minutes. Project Censored (from Sonoma State University, CA) named a story on space weaponization by Bruce as the 8th Most Censored story in 1999. Again in 2005, Project censored picked an article on space issues by Bruce as the 16th most censored story of the year.

Bruce has traveled to and spoken in England, Germany, Mexico, Canada, France, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Japan, Australia, Greece and throughout the U.S. He has also spoken on many college campuses including: Loyola University, Drake University, Syracuse University, Cornell University, University of Michigan, Cal Poly State University, University of Pittsburgh, California Institute of Technology, University of Oregon, University of Alaska Anchorage, Marquette University, Brown University, Hunter College, University of Arkansas, and the University of Florida.

In 2003 Bruce was appointed by Dr. Helen Caldicott as a Senior Fellow at her Nuclear Policy Research Institute where he also serves on her Advisory Board.

Bruce has led campaigns in Gainesville, Florida and Brunswick, Maine around civil liberties and was successful in getting the Alachua County (Fl.) Commission to pass a resolution opposing the Patriot Act. He is also host of a cable TV show called This Issue that runs in five Maine communities.

His articles have appeared in publications like: Earth Island Journal, National Catholic Reporter, Asia Times, Le Monde Diplomatique, Albuquerque Journal, Sekai Journal (Japan), CounterPunch, Space News, Z Magazine, and Canadian Dimension.

In 2003 he co-produced a popular video entitled Arsenal of Hypocrisy that spells out U.S. plans for space domination. His latest video, shot in 2005, is entitled The Battle for America’s Soul. Both videos have been extensively shown on Free Speech TV. Bruce also has a new book out in 2005 called Come Together Right Now: Organizing Stories from a Fading Empire.

In 1968 Bruce was Vice-chair of the Okaloosa County (Florida) Young Republican Club while working on the Nixon campaign for president. Bruce is a Vietnam-era veteran and began his career by working for the United Farmworkers Union in Florida organizing fruit pickers.

Contact info for:
Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space
PO Box 652
Brunswick, ME 04011
207-729-0517 ofc
207-319-2017 cel
globalnet@mindspring.com
http://www.space4peace.org
http://space4peace.blogspot.com