Occupyforum // Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement

Occupyforum presents…

The People Make the Peace:
Lessons from the Vietnam
Antiwar Movement

Featuring Rennie Davis, Judy Gumbo
and Frank Joyce

Forty years after the Vietnam War ended many in the United States still
struggle to come to terms with this tumultuous period of U.S. history. The
domestic antiwar movement, with cooperation from their Vietnamese
counterparts, played a significant role in ending the War, but few have
examined its impact until now. In The People Make the Peace, nine U.S.
activists discuss the parts they played in opposing the War at home and
their risky travels to Vietnam in the midst of the conflict to engage
in people-to-people diplomacy.

Join us to hear the stories of three of these distinguished activists, Rennie
Davis, one of the Chicago 7, Judy Gumbo, an antiwar activist and Yippie
and Frank Joyce, a labor and peace activist from Detroit. They returned
together to Vietnam in 2013 and contributed essays to this outstanding new
book. Their successes in antiwar organizing will challenge the myths that
still linger from that era, and inspire a new generation seeking
peaceful solutions to war and conflict today.


Time will be allotted for Q&A, discussion and announcements.
Wheelchair accessible, ride shares announced.
Donations to OccupyForum to cover costs are encouraged; No one turned away!

Contact: Erica Marcus erica [at] justworldbooks.com