Peace Action: Past, Present, and Future

ISBN-13: 9781594513336 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 184 str.

Glen Harold Stassen; Lawrence S. Wittner

Opis

"Peace Action: Past, Present, and Future" is a collection of short, lively essays written by prominent leaders and supporters of Peace Action and its two important predecessors the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy and the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. Just in time for its 50th anniversary, Peace Action brings together reflections on the largest and most influential peace organization in history. At the same time, this book provides a unique resource for understanding popular protest against nuclear weapons and war in the modern era. It illuminates the local, national, and international role of Peace Action today and outlines Peace Action s strategies for the future, including ongoing protest against the war in Iraq and a negotiated resolution of nuclear issues in Iran and North Korea.Read Katrina vanden Heuvel's blog on "Peace Action" at http: //www.thenation.com"

Spis treści

Foreword - U.S. Congresswoman 1. A Short History of Peace Action 2. The Beginnings of SANE 3. SANE’s Early Years 4. The Vietnam War and SANE’s Change of Focus 5. SANE Reborn 6. How the Freeze Campaign’s Unifying Idea Empowered Us 7. The Freeze Grassroots Strategy: Building the Movement 8. "Blessed Are the Peacemakers": People of Faith and the Freeze 9. Women in the Antinuclear Movement 10. The Founding and Early Years of Peace Action 11. Peace Action: 50 Years in the International Peace Movement 12. The Strength of Peace Action’s Affiliate Network: A View from the Left Coast 13. Peace Action Today 14. Real Security in the Future: International Cooperation, Human Rights, and Freedom from Weapons of Mass Destruction

O autorze

Glen Harold Stassen, Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics, Fuller Theological Seminary, He served on the International Committee, co-chaired the Strategy Committee, and chaired the Euromissile Committee of the Freeze Campaign; and is a board member of Peace Action. Lawrence Wittner, professor of history at the State University of New York/Albany, has written or edited numerous books on peace and foreign policy issues, including the award-winning trilogy, The Struggle Against the Bomb. A former president of the Peace History Society, he has been active for decades in peace, racial equality, and labor organizations. He is currently a National Board member of Peace Action.