
The core of the 1970/71 “Don’t Make A Wave Committee”, which later formed Greenpeace (from right): Irving Stowe, a lawyer, Paul Cote, a law student, and Jim Bohlen, a forestry scientist. Stowe and Bohlen were long-standing peace activists. Bohlen, a world war veteran, had once worked for the US arms programme; Stowe, a Quaker, brought the idea of bearing witness into the organization. Stowe died in 1974. Bohlen was among the founders of the Green Party of Canada and was Director of Greenpeace Canada for a while, Cote left after a few months. Der Kern des “Don’t Make A Wave Committee” 1970/71, aus dem Greenpeace entstand: der Anwalt Irving Stowe, der Jurastudent Paul Cote und der Forstwissenschaftler Jim Bohlen (von rechts). Stowe und Bohlen waren langjaehrige Aktivisten der Antikriegsbewegung. Bohlen, ein Weltkriegsveteran, hatte einst fuer das US-amerikanische Ruestungsprogramm gearbeitet. Stowe, ein Angehoeriger der religioesen Gruppe der Quaeker, brachte deren Maxime “Bearing Witness” (“Zeugnis ablegen”) in die Organisation. Stowe starb 1974, Bohlen gehoert zu den Gruendern der Green Party of Canada und war zeitweilig Direktor von Greenpeace Canada, Cote schied nach wenigen Monaten aus.