Nicholas Kerns
Nicholas Kerns | |
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| President of the Astyrian Peace Organization | |
| In office 1972–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Macatlan Taimetlatl |
| Succeeded by | Soral Kandev |
| Deputy Minister of the Aquitaynian Ministry of Immigration | |
| In office 1964–1970 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1917 Telora, Aquitayne |
| Died | April 27, 2000 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Profession | Politician, activist, lawyer |
Nicholas Kerns (November 18, 1917 - April 27, 2000) was an Aquitaynian pacifist and peace activist. He served as a lawyer for the Aqutiaynian NPO World Reach, which sought to open borders to immigrants and expand human rights to those in need, and became Deputy Minister for Immigration under King Sugard Reich from 1964 to 1970, during which time he participated in dramatic revisions of Aquitaynian immigration law. In 1971 Kerns gave lectures on 'Non-Violent resistance', touring multiple major Astyrian cities, and joined the Aquitaynian Peace Council, Aquitayne's affiliate of the Astyrian Peace Organization. Among his theoretical works are a 1958 pamphlet presenting the case for nonviolent national defense against aggression and numerous works on immigration and the need for the wealthiest nations of Astyria to intervene and welcome the most dissaffected populations of the region.
Within a year of entering the organization, Kerns was elected to serve as the second president of the Astyrian Peace Organization, a position which he held from 1972 to 1980.
Both before and after his stretch in politics, Kerns had been arrested for nonviolent peaceful demonstrations many times. His final arrest came in 1996, when he, his son, and a number of other APO supporters, were among a group of people arrested for a sit-in at the Atreum Terrae building, Telora, protesting the court's ruling on rejecting asylum for a single mother fleeing persecution in the collapsing Empire of Exponent.
Kerns passed away in his home on April 27, 2000, of cardiac arrest. His funeral was attended by dignitaries and activists from around the world, many of whom gave speeches and even commemorated plaques in his memory.