I was asked for this final issue of WIN to comment on the Gay Liberation issue of 1969, which had an article by Paul Goodman and a long one by me (“Notes for a more coherent article”). The irony is that I cannot claim to have been an activist in the Gay Liberation movement, yet…
Photographs by David McReynolds Text by Jay Cassano This series of previously unpublished photographs was taken by David McReynolds from1956 – 1971. They portray the people at the center of vibrant and turbulent times in movements for social justice. In many cases, these photographs also highlight the ways in which the War Resisters League has…
Sudden Fire Witness to Hiroshima Directed by Kathy Sloane Available on DVD from www.witnesstohiroshima.com By David McReynolds Hiroshima/Nagasaki: Perhaps darkness and total silence is the best documentary. Perhaps there is no way to grasp this. Most of you reading this review were not alive when that sudden, unexpected fire disintegrated Hiroshima. I was a kid…
The War Stops HereBy Daniel Berrigan I think that over the years, from the Catonsville Nine to Plowshares, I recall the main discussion being twofold: So wanton thoughtlessness and mere destruction were out, from throwing trashcans to throwing bombs. The use of homemade napalm on draft cards and the pouring of blood of nuclear warheads…
Twenty years ago, in 1980, I ran for the presidency as the candidate of the Socialist Party USA, sharing the ticket with Sister Diane Drufenbrock. It was the first time an openly gay candidate had run for president, and certainly the first time a Catholic nun had run for vice president. I enjoyed a vigorous…
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