Joanne Sheehan

Spring 1972: Blockades by the Bay and the June 10th New Jersey Action

Spring 1972: Blockades by the Bay and the June 10th New Jersey Action

In Spring 1972 People’s Blockades sprang up around the country. Their goal was to prevent munitions from leaving U.S. ports for Vietnam. One target of the blockade was Earle Naval Ammunitions Depot, located in New Jersey on Sandy Hook Bay, with multiple types of actions involving several pacifist organizations and more than a hundred activists….

How Can You Portray 100 Years of Resistance to War?

How Can You Portray 100 Years of Resistance to War?

How can you portray 100 years of nonviolent resistance to war and the causes of war? If you’re the 100-year-old War Resisters League, you create a traveling exhibit and book based on the exhibit chock-full of photos and stories reflecting that century of activism. Arnie Alpert gives a taste of the book and exhibit and…

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