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SOA Watch Records, 1986- (bulk)

Extent:
4.5 linear ft. (4.5 linear feet (papers only))
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The SOA Watch was founded in 1990 by Catholic peace activist, Father Roy Bourgeois. The organization tracks and monitors the work of the School of the Americas (SOA), renamed the "Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation," (WHISC), in 2001. The WHISC is a combat training school for Latin American military personnel, located at Fort Benning, Georgia. The SOA Watch is a direct action protest organization.

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Neil Wollman Papers, ca. 1984- (bulk)

Extent:
5 linear ft. (5 linear ft.)
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Neil Wollman (1950 - ) is a peace activist and psychologist. Beginning ca. 1984, Wollman began to pressure Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) to engage in socially responsible investing, including divesting from companies that did business in South Africa or built nuclear weapons. Wollman helped to form the Make TIAA-CREF Ethical Coalition. He is the the author of the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility (www.graduationpledge.org), and iscurrently involved with Kids Can make A Difference "to inspire students to realize that it is within their power to help eliminate hunger and poverty in their communities, country and world."

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Agape Foundation Records, 1970-2010 (bulk)

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43.3 linear ft. (43.3 linear feet.)
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The Agape Foundation was a non-profit public foundation, which raised and distributed funds to groups working for nonviolent social change. From its formation in 1969 by a group of pacifists and anti-war activists in Palo Alto, California, the Agape Foundation provided millions of dollars to nonviolent, grassroots organizations throughout the western United States. It was headquartered in San Francisco. In 2010 the Agape Foundation merged with the Peace Development Fund.

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Veterans for Peace, Inc. Records, 1985- (bulk)

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11.13 linear ft. (11.13 linear feet.)
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Veterans For Peace, Inc. (VFP) is an educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war. VFP iss comprised primarily of veterans of the United States military, but non-veterans may also join as associate members. VFP's statement of purpose (as of 2010) states that their mission is: "To increase public awareness of the costs of war; to restrain the U.S. government from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations; to end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons; to seek justice for veterans and victims of war; to abolish war as an instrument of national policy". VFP members pledge to use nonviolent, democratic means to achieve these aims.

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World Without War Council-Midwest Records, 1961-2005 (bulk)

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26.25 linear ft. (26.25 linear feet.)
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The World Without War Council-Midwest developed about 1970. It was affiliated with the World With War Council national office, but functioned independently in terms of programming and operations. The WWWC-Midwest worked with leaders of NGOs, business, labor, religious bodies, professional organizations, and education, for the nonviolent resolution of international conflict and constructive global change.

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Theodore Herman Papers, 1970-2001 (bulk)

Extent:
3 linear ft. (3 linear feet.)
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Collection includes biographical information, correspondence (1970-2001), information about Herman's trips to the Balkans and his work for a Balkan Peace Studies Center, 1992-2001 and the Balkans Concerns Group; also includes Herman's participation in other societies, conferences and symposia concerning peace and nonviolence, including the Peace Studies Association, the American Friends Service Committee's Europe Program, the Consortium on Peace Research, Education, and Development (COPRED); includes reference files about the Balkan region and the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina; there is some information about Petra Kelly. The collection also includes photographs, periodicals, and audiocassettes.

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Food Not Bombs Collected Records, 1988-1998 (bulk)

Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
Abstract:
Collection consists of correspondence, operational records, fact sheets and publicity materials; many of the items appear to be photocopies or printouts.

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Topsfield Foundation Records, 1983-1997 (bulk)

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33.74 linear ft. (33.74 linear feet.)
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The Topsfield Foundation was founded by Paul J.Aicher in 1982. Aicher, a former engineer later turned philanthropist created a Foundation to aid grassroots citizens' groups in working against nuclear proliferation. In 1984 the Foundation began publishing the state-by-state Grassroots Peace Directories to provide networking information for these organizations and the larger peace movement. In the mid-1980s Aicher created two additional projects: ACCESS, a security information service based in Washington, D.C., to further the exchange of information and viewpoints on international affairs and conflict transformation; and helped form OPTIONS to improve and deepen the debate over security policy and to increase public participation in policy formation. In the 1990s the Topsfield Foundation changed its focus to community dialogue and community building through grassroots organizations. In 2004 the Topsfield Foundation was renamed as the Paul J. Aicher Foundation to honor its founder....(see more)

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