War Resisters League : 100 years of resistance to war and the causes of war : centennial traveling exhibit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benn, Ruth, author, editor.

Hedemann, Ed, author, editor.

Contributor:

War Resisters League, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War Resisters League--History--Exhibitions.

War Resisters League.

Peace--Societies, etc--History--Exhibitions.

Peace.

Pacifists--United States--History--Exhibitions.

Pacifists.

Pacifism--United States--History--Exhibitions.

Pacifism.

Peace movements--United States--History--Exhibitions.

Peace movements.

Nonviolence--United States--History--Exhibitions.

Nonviolence.

Conscientious objection--United States--History--Exhibitions.

Conscientious objection.

Disarmament--United States--History--Exhibitions.

Disarmament.

Nuclear disarmament--United States--History--Exhibitions.

Nuclear disarmament.

Tax protests and appeals--United States--History--Exhibitions.

Tax protests and appeals.

Civil disobedience--United States--History--Exhibitions.

Civil disobedience.

Pacifists--United States--History.

Physical Description:

83 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Other Title:

At head of title: WRL100 1923-2023

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : War Resisters League, 2023.

Summary:

"Founded October 19, 1923, War Resisters League (WRL) is the oldest secular pacifist organization in the United States. Early members-socialist, religious, atheist, suffragist, anarchist-developed a militant pacifism that has been reshaped by the visions and strategies of each generation. Today's members remain committed to revolutionary nonviolence to end war and its root causes, including racism, sexism, and other forms of exploitation. The book reproduces a traveling exhibit, which introduces some of the remarkable activists who shaped WRL and offers a sampling of the myriad actions the organization initiated or joined. There are more than 120 photos and graphics with captions and short explanatory text covering 100 years through eight topic sections: Founding and Early Years: 1920s and 1930s; Militant Pacifism and Revolutionary Nonviolence; Resistance to Nuclear Weapons and Power; War Resisters League Printed Materials; Disarmament & Antiwar Organizing; International Connections; Connecting Issues; and, Demilitarize at Home. The final section is a timeline of WRL history along with the major U.S. wars and interventions from 1923 - 2023"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The founding and early years

Militant pacifism and revolutionary nonviolence

Resistance to nuclear weapons & power

WRL printed material

Disarmament & antiwar organizing

International connections

Connecting issues

Demilitarize at home

WRL 100 years of nonviolent resistance timeline.

Notes:

Minimal Level Cataloging Plus.

This book has the same ISBN as Guide to war tax resistance, edited by Ed Hedemann, 2nd edition, 1983.

"September 6, 2023."

The exhibit was researched, written and edited by Ruth Benn and Ed Hedemann; designed by Rick Bickhart; reviewed by the WRL Centennial History Committee--Ellen Barfield Mandy Carter, Matt Meyer, Vicki Rovere and Wendy Schwartz; research and photographic contributions of Grace Hedemann Hane; research of Laura Melbourne, Anne Yoder, and staff of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection; advice from Interference Archive, Brooklyn, NY.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780940862029

0940862026

OCLC:

1432451175