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Scattergood Journal–Kent State Massacre
Journal May 5, 1970 Revolution? It seemed as though the activist anti-war movement was almost dead. The Vietnam Moratorium Committee closed its offices due to lack of funds and interest, contending that activities would continue on a grass-roots level. As … Continue reading
Scattergood Journal — April 19–30, 1970
(Note: I think it was Bob Berquist’s idea that those of us who were concerned about the Vietnam War visit with random people in West Branch to find out what they thought about the war. I remember being very apprehensive … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, satyagraha, Uncategorized
Tagged draft resistance, Martin Luther King, Vietnam War
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Scattergood Journal–March 1970
Journal, March 18, 1970 Finished first of two dress rehearsals tonight for “The Dybbuk” by S. Anski. That may be one reason I haven’t written more lately. It’s been very hard work. I had many lines to learn and a … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, civil disobedience, peace, Uncategorized
Tagged draft resistance, Scattergood
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Australian Peace Activists
Today’s New York Times has an interesting article about antiwar activists in Australia, An American Spy Base Hidden in Australia’s Outback. According to documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the United States base known as the Joint Defense Facility Pine Gap … Continue reading
Scattergood Journal – Senior Trip – New York City
Journal, January 28, 1970 (continued) Then we began the trip to New York City. We arrived at about 5:30 and it was dark. At 8:00 pm we went to the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center (65th floor). We had a … Continue reading
Scattergood Journal – Senior Trip -Washington, DC
(note: photos were taken in later years during trips to FCNL Annual Meetings and meetings of the American Thoracic Society) Journal, January 25, 1970 Saturday, January 24, we left Scattergood, about 3:30 pm. We arrived in Washington, DC, at about … Continue reading
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Tagged Scattergood, Washington DC, William Penn House
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Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement
If you’ve read recent posts from this blog, you know I’ve been using the journal I started when I was a Senior at Scattergood Friends School to share what was going on at a particularly significant and chaotic time in … Continue reading
Scattergood Journal–Returning My Draft Card
Even though I was convinced that I should not cooperate with the Selective Service System, at the time of my 18th birthday, November 21, 1969, I reluctantly registered for the draft as required by law. I hadn’t yet come to the … Continue reading
Scattergood Journal — Conscientious Objector Letters
First I’d like to share what my Friend Evalyn Kellum, of North Meadow Circle of Friends, where I attended when I was living in Indianapolis, wrote about An Epistle to Friends Concerning Military Conscription: Thank you for sending your struggle with conscription. … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Don Laughlin, draft resistance, North Meadow Friends
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Scattergood Journal – Draft Conference and Draft Registration
The previous blog post has some discussion about preparing for the draft conference that was held at Scattergood November 15, 1969, as part of the Moratorium Against the Vietnam War. Following are more journal entries from that time. November 8, … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Uncategorized
Tagged draft resistance, Scattergood, Vietnam War, war
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 