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1960s -- 1980s
Resisting the Vietnam War
Confronting war profiteers and striving for true peace
17 stories
Dina
Portnoy
,
US
I was an
Activist
Tony
Avirgan
, MD
US
I was a
Volunteer
Tony
Avirgan
, MD
US
I was a
Volunteer
Tony
Avirgan
, MD
US
I was a
Volunteer
Ed
Wujciak
Hollywood, FL
US
I am an
Activist
1947 -- present
Quaker Work at the United Nations
3 stories
Eduardo
Diaz
Miami, FL
US
I am a
Partner
Scilla
Wahrhaftig
,
US
I was a
Staff Member
Brewster
Grace
Rockland, ME
US
I was a
Staff Member
1930s – 1960s
U.S. work camps
Young idealists tackle unemployment, poverty, and racism
18 stories
Emily
Kimball
Richmond, VA
US
I was a
Participant
Martha and Peter
Klopfer
, NC
US
I was a
Volunteer
Gay
Fisher
Oberlin, OH
US
I was a
Participant
Edward
Brown
,
US
I was a
Volunteer
ViVi
Hlavsa
Kingston, NY
US
I was a
Staff Member
1920s – 1960s
Peace Caravans
Interracial teams of young pacifists open doors and minds
2 stories
Monty
Williams
Rockford, MI
US
I was an
Intern
Margaret
Wilson
Omaha, NE
US
I was a
Volunteer
1940s
Palestinian refugees in Gaza
Defending a displaced people
5 stories
Henry
Beerits
,
US
I was a
Staff Member
Toshi
Salzberg
Sandy Spring, MD
US
I was a
Volunteer
Howard
McKinney
Chicago, IL
US
I was a
Staff Member
It's important to begin. We don't have to have all the answers.
Marshall
Sutton
Baltimore, MD
US
I was a
Volunteer
Josina
Vreede
Burger
Chevy Chase, MD
US
I was a
Volunteer
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