Anti-Nuclear March Starts in Walnut Creek and Ends at Livermore National Laboratory

A three-day march against the work being done at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory started in Walnut Creek on Wednesday and will continue until that annual anti-nuclear protest in Livermore on Friday.

The march has been organized by the Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, a non-profit organization that through citizen involvement attempts to eliminate nuclear threats, reduce militarism and promote verbal conflict resolution, its website says.

In an email, Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice said the goal of the march is "to bring attention to the goal of converting Livermore Labs from continuing its work developing and upgrading weapons of mass destruction to tackling real problems such as global climate change."

The 30-mile walk started Wednesday at the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center in Walnut Creek and will go to the Peace Lutheran Church in Danville.

On Thursday, the march will start again at the Peace Luterarn Church and will go 17 miles down to Livermore to the Quality Inn.

On Friday, the marchers will continue from the Quality Inn to the annual Good Friday protest outside the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Marchers are invited to join any part of the walk.