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Letter from Birmingham Jail
As Martin Luther King day approaches, I wanted to re-read the letter he wrote from Birmingham Jail. The civil rights struggles of the 1960’s had a large impact on me. I was a student at Scattergood Friends School at the … Continue reading
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Tagged civil disobedience, civil rights, Martin Luther King, Vietnam War
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Volunteer Service Mission Story-Part 1
I’ve been writing parts of the Friends Volunteer Service Mission (VSM) story from journal entries. At one point I consolidated the various pieces into a separate document to tell the VSM story, which will appear as a series of posts … Continue reading
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Tagged conscientious objection, draft resistance, Quakerism, Scattergood, Vietnam War
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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
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Tagged draft resistance, Martin Luther King, Vietnam War
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Scattergood Journal – Epistle to Friends Concerning Military Conscription
I’ve been sharing entries from my journal from my Senior year at Scattergood Friends School, which was the time I was struggling with what to do as I faced my 18th birthday on November 21, 1969, when every male was … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged draft resistance, Scattergood, Vietnam War, war
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Connections
Reading over the recent Scattergood Journal posts, I realized they are a bit disjointed. There were a number of references in them that could have been more fully explained. If you didn’t see the video that was in yesterday’s post, … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Laughlin, draft resistance, Scattergood, Vietnam War
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Robert Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Vietnam and Dissent
While reading Chris Matthew’s new book, Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit, I read about a CBS news program “Town Meeting of the World” in 1967, where Senator Robert Kennedy and Gov. Ronald Reagan take student questions, most of which were … Continue reading
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Tagged conscientious objection, draft resistance, Robert Kennedy, Vietnam War
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Civic Responsibility 2 – Public Vigils
One of the reasons I love the Quaker use of queries is how they stimulate me/us to reflect on our lives, beliefs, and encourage us to do more. Yesterday’s post was about the queries related to civic responsibility. One of … Continue reading
Korean War Memorial
Below are some photos I’ve taken from trips to Washington, DC, usually to attend Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Annual Meetings. The War Is Not The Answer campaign is one of FCNL’s many projects. The ghostly, life size … Continue reading
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