Peace action : past, present, and future / edited by Glen Harold Stassen and Lawrence S. Wittner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stassen, Glen Harold, 1936-2014.

Wittner, Lawrence S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace Action (Organization)--History.

Peace Action (Organization).

Peace movements--United States--History.

Peace movements.

Antinuclear movement.

History.

United States.

Antinuclear movement--United States--History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, [2007]

Summary:

Peace Action: Past, Present, and Future is a collection of short, lively essays written by prominent leaders and supporters of Peace Action and its two important predecessors???the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy and the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. Just in time for its 50th anniversary, Peace Action brings together reflections on the largest and most influential peace organization in history. At the same time, this book provides a unique resource for understanding popular protest against nuclear weapons and war in the modern era. It illuminates the local, national, and international role of Peace Action today and outlines Peace Action??'s strategies for the future, including ongoing protest against the war in Iraq and a negotiated resolution of nuclear issues in Iran and North Korea.

Contents:

Foreword / Barbara Lee

Short History of Peace Action / Lawrence S. Wittner

Beginnings of SANE / Homer A. Jack

SANE's Early Years / Sanford Gottlieb

Vietnam War and SANE's Change of Focus / Marcus Raskin

SANE Reborn / David Cortright

How the Freeze Campaign's Unifying Idea Empowered Us / Patricia McCullough

Freeze Grassroots Strategy: Building the Movement / Ben Senturia in Consultation with Randy Kehler

"Blessed Are the Peacemakers": People of Faith and the Freeze / Jim Wallis and Jim Rice

Women in the Antinuclear Movement / Monica Green

Founding and Early Years of Peace Action / Andrea Ayvazian

Peace Action: 50 Years in the International Peace Movement / Cora Weiss and Ria Pugeda

Strength of Peace Action's Affiliate Network: A View from the Left Coast / Jon Rainwater

Peace Action Today / Kevin Martin

Real Security in the Future: International Cooperation, Human Rights, and Freedom from Weapons of Mass Destruction / Steven Brion-Meisels and Glen H. Stassen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781594513329

1594513325

9781594513336

1594513333

OCLC:

86117572