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Category Archives: Vietnam War
The Gaza Protests and Grassroot Challenges to US Foreign Policy
Letters to the editor, teach-ins, motions for divestment, campus protests, city resolutions . . . These expressions of citizen concern are not unique to the ongoing war on Gaza and are entirely appropriate to a democracy. Local communities have the … Continue reading
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Posted in Foreign Policy, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Peace movement, Vietnam War
Tagged campus protest, Champaign City Council, Gaza, local activism, peace movement, Urbana City Council, US foreign policy
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The Making of a Social Justice Priest
Compiled by Janice Jayes from interviews she recorded between 2018 and 2023, in which Father Tom reflected on the many experiences that expanded his vision of moral responsibilities in the decades after his 1960 ordination. Daniel Berrigan and the Challenges … Continue reading
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Posted in Latin America, Peace movement, Politics, Religious radicalism, Sanctuary movement, Vietnam War, Violence, War, World-wide death and suffering
Tagged antiwar activism, faith and politics, Iraq War, peace movement, religious studies, Vietnam War
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Remembering Jim Holiman, Local Activist Mentor: Rest In Power
Before there were cell phones, or the internet or Zoom, campus activism in C-U was alive and well. Posters and word of mouth brought people of conscience together for strategy sessions and social justice cultural events at the Illinois Disciples … Continue reading
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Posted in Community, Religious radicalism, Remembering, Sanctuary movement, Vietnam War
Tagged activism, anti-Vietnam war, In Memoriam, religious radicalism, Sanctuary movement
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Daniel Ellsberg: “The Most Dangerous Man in America” and Heroic Whistleblower
“Wouldn’t you go to prison to help end this war?” Daniel Ellsberg, 1971 “I was PFC Manning.” Daniel Ellsberg, 2011 “The current risk of nuclear war, over Ukraine, is as great as the world has ever seen.” Daniel Ellsberg, 2023 … Continue reading
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Posted in Foreign Policy, Free Speech, Imperialism, Peace movement, Vietnam War, War
Tagged activism, imperialism, In Memoriam, peace movement, Vietnam War, Whistleblowers
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University of Illinois “Old” Alums Return for a Conference on the 1960s Protest Movement
About 50 literally “old” University of Illinois alums returned to campus from around the country (and in one case, from Switzerland) to attend an October 4-5 conference about the 1960s UI student protest movements for free speech and against the … Continue reading
Posted in 1968 Revolt, Education, Students, University of Illinois, Vietnam War
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Vietnam Today: Did Anyone “Win” the Vietnam War?
Going to college during the Vietnam War transformed my life. Because of my sheltered upbringing, I was rudely awakened. I learned the meaning of imperialism, and with that the lack of justice at home in a class- and race-based hierarchical … Continue reading
Posted in International, Vietnam War
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1968 – Not Really So Long Ago or Far Away
“I want kids to see that it wasn’t just Martin Luther King making things happen in the 1960s, it was local folks here as well. Just as it is today.” Katie Snyder, Education Program Specialist, Museum of the Grand Prairie … Continue reading
Posted in 1968, African Americans, African Americans, Environment, University of Illinois, Vietnam War, Youth
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My 1968: Exodus and Recovery
(Photos of Joe Miller as sailor, his anti-war button, and 1968 anti-war rallies in Chicago) After six years and ten months on active duty, I was discharged from the Navy on February 3, 1968. I was excited and apprehensive about … Continue reading
Posted in 1968, Veterans, Vietnam War
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