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.
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.
