By U.S. Peace Memorial, November 25, 2025

The 2025 US Peace Prize has been awarded to The Honorable Gerry Condon “For Courageous Resistance to War, Long-term Leadership of Veterans For Peace, and Opposition to Nuclear Weapons.”

The US Peace Prize was presented on November 23, 2025, in San Francisco by Michael Knox, Chair and Founder of the US Peace Memorial Foundation. The ceremony was held during a “No War on Venezuela” rally at the Veterans War Memorial Building.

In his remarks, Dr. Knox said, “Gerry Condon has been a dedicated peace activist since 1968, when he refused orders to deploy to Vietnam and spoke out publicly against the war and the draft. He deserted the U.S. Army and has continued to be an outspoken critic of U.S. wars, writing dozens of articles on antiwar topics, including the prohibition of nuclear weapons and genocide. He has given antiwar speeches worldwide, organized delegations, coordinated initiatives, and traveled to war zones. His vital work often puts him in harm’s way. Mr. Condon has served in leadership roles in numerous peace organizations, including the Task Force for the Americas and many associated with Veterans For Peace, serving as the organization’s president and as president of the Golden Rule Committee, helping to coordinate voyages of the historic anti-nuclear sailboat. Thank you, Gerry, for your crucial work to end U.S. war, militarism, threats of war, and nuclear weapons. The US Peace Prize is a prestigious honor that will help call attention to and reinforce your important work for peace.”

Gerry responded, “I want to thank Michael Knox and the US Peace Memorial Foundation for recognizing my work for a peaceful U.S. foreign policy free from intervention in the internal affairs of other nations. I humbly accept this award on behalf of many wonderful activists who work for peace and solidarity with people around the globe. In my life, I have been privileged to work with Vietnam war resisters in Sweden and Canada, and with Veterans For Peace. A highlight for me has been to work with the Golden Rule peace boat, which has sailed 20,000 miles in the last ten years for a world free of nuclear weapons. I share this award with my life partner, Helen Jaccard, who as the Golden Rule’s project manager during those ten years, is largely responsible for its success.

“I have also been privileged to travel multiple times to Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela, societies that are struggling hard to free themselves from foreign intervention and to lift their people out of poverty. I am happy to work with terrific Latin America solidarity activists in the Task Force on the Americas. I am excited to be working with younger veterans in Veterans For Peace who are passionately organizing to end US/Israeli genocide in Gaza. Older and younger veterans are resisting ethnic cleansing by masked ICE agents in our communities and U.S. troops illegally deployed on our streets. Along with all these dedicated activists, I will continue to work for Peace at Home and Peace Abroad. No War on Venezuela! No Troops in Our Streets! No More Genocide in Our Name!”

The 2025 US Peace Prize final nominees were Gerry Condon, Joseph Gerson, National Priorities Project, and Timmon Wallis. You can read details of all nominees’ antiwar/peace activism in the US Peace Registry.

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