Grace Paley

“USA-USSR Disarm!”: Telling It to the Nuclear Powers on Both Sides of the World

“USA-USSR Disarm!”: Telling It to the Nuclear Powers on Both Sides of the World

On September 4, 1978 WRL members launched simultaneous disarmament demonstrations on the White House Lawn in Washington, DC and in Red Square in Moscow, USSR. This creative—and maybe rash—action was the brainchild of WRL staffers, notably Jerry Coffin and Lynne Shatzkin Coffin. I was honored to be tasked to lead the Washington contingent. (See Steve Sumerford’s…

Because I Have Gotten to be 80 Years Old

Twenty years ago, on March 19, 2003, the U.S. launched the disastrous and deadly invasion of Iraq. With great hope and determination, millions around the world joined antiwar protests on February 15, a month before the attack. 100 years ago in December Grace Paley was born. That’s something brighter to celebrate during this Women’s History Month….

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