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,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,TAGS 3 LIB]T>IAN WAY ( EMP[]+ !MSELVES1 PEACE MOVEM5T ( ! EI<TIES1 MOVEM5T ( ! EI<TIES1 PEACE MOVEM5T1 GRASS ROOTS1 MURRAY BOOK*91 DEMOCRATIC >5A1 RI*LY LIB]T>IAN1 UNIT$ /ATES1 MOVEM5T4 

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,FROM3 ,! ,V,],M,O,N,T ,P,E,A,C,E ,R,E,A,D,] #a#i#h#c4  ,?IS >TICLE APPE>S 9 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES ) ! P]MISSION ( ! AU?OR4 

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,BY ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

  

,PHOTO BY ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,MOVEM5T1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,WILL ! PRES5T-DAY PEACE MOVEM5T REPEAT ! ]RORS ( ! #a#i#fS ANTI-W> MOVEM5T BY PLAC+ ITS PRIM>Y FOCUS ON C>EFULLY OR*E/RAT$ & HI<LY C5TRALIZ$ NATIONAL ACTIONS 9 CITIES LIKE ,WA%+TON OR ,NEW ,YORK8 ,OR WILL IT TRY TO P]COLATE 9TO ! LOCALITIES & NEI<BORHOODS ( ! C\NTRY -- 9TO ! BODY POLITIC ITSELF -- & BECOME A G5U9ELY POPUL> MOVEM5T ?AT REA*ES DEEPLY 9TO ,AM]ICA AS A =CE = $UCATION AS WELL AS ACTION1 = A BROAD VIEW ( ! CAUSES ( W> AS WELL AS ! DANG]S ( W>1 = A VISION ( A H>MONIZ$ SOCIETY AS WELL AS A DEMILIT>IZ$ SOCIETY8 

 ,!SE QUE/IONS1 ,I ?9K1 >E CRUCIAL & \R RESPONSE TO !M MAY WELL DET]M9E ! QUALITY ( ! MOVEM5T AS WELL AS ! 0QUANTITY0 ( PEOPLE IT CAN 9FLU5CE & 0MOBILIZE40 

  ,! ,V]MONT T[N MEET+ PROCESS ( 9ITIAT+ ! FREEZE WAS AS IMPORTANT AS ! RESULT IT A*IEV$4 ,PEOPLE MEET+ 9 A FACE TO FACE DEMOCRATIC >5A W]E US+ A RI*LY LIB]T>IAN WAY ( EMP[]+ !MSELVES444    

 ,GREAT DEMON/RATIONS & RALLIES 9 ! URBAN C5T]S ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES MAKE = SPL5DID !AT]4 ,EXPRESSIONS ( \R FE>S & ! PROBLEMS ?AT CONC]N US HAVE ! ATTRACTION ( SIMPLICITY1 ( CLE>-CUT VISC]AL RESPONSES1 ( SUDD5 IF EPISODIC 0SUCCESSES0 & 0QUICK RESULTS40 ,?IS1 PRESUMABLY1 IS ! 0,AM]ICAN ,WAY10 LIKE FA/ FOOD & SE>+ /IMULI4 ,WE CAN !N GO HOME & VIEW \RSELVES 9 HUGE NUMB]S ON TELEVISION :ILE MOVEM5T CELEBRITIES RECEIVE WIDE M$IA EXPOSURE TO \R UTT] DELI<T AS SPECTATORS4 ,BUT !RE IS A GRAVE DANG] ?AT SU* WELL-OR*E/RAT$ SPECTACLES LIKE IRIDESC5T BUBBLES WILL BUR/ 9 \R EYES AS SOON AS A LIMIT$ ISSUE IS EXHAU/$4 ,9ITIAT$ BY MOVEM5T CELEBRITIES1 IT IS QUICKLY TAK5 OV] BY E/ABLI%M5T CELEBRITIES -- & WE >E LIKELY TO SEE ! NUCLE> FREEZE ISSUE1 = EXAMPLE1 DEFUZ$ BY ! CURR5T ,CONGRESS'S COOPTATION ( ! 5TIRE DEM&1 JU/ AS M]E OPPOSITION TO ! ,VIET-,NAM W> WAS EASILY TAK5 OV] BY ! V]Y E/ABLI%M5T FIGURES :O SO READILY APPROV$ ( ! W> 9 ! OP5+ YE>S ( ! ,JOHNSON ,ADM9I/RATION4 ,AL?\< ! W> HAS 5D$1 AFT] A FA%ION1 S\!A/ ,ASIA IS /ILL AN >EA ( T]RIFY+ AFFLICTIONS -- & MISSILES OR ! NEUTRON BOMB IS ! NEXT 0S+LE ISSUE0 ?AT HANGS OV] US1 NOT TO SPEAK ( SPACE-W> TE*NOLOGIES & POT5TIAL HORRORS WE C\LD NEV] HAVE =ESE5 TWO DECADES AGO4 

 ,I ?9K IT IS CRUCIAL ?AT ! PEACE MOVEM5T ( ! EI<TIES VIEW ITSELF AS MORE ?AN A 0CAMPAIGN0 & ITS SUPPORT]S AS MORE ?AN A 0CON/ITU5CY0 DEVOT$ M]ELY TO OPPOS+ A PROBLEM SU* AS ! >MS BUILDUP4 ,NOR %\LD IT FOCUS M]ELY ON M]E 0MOBILIZATIONS0 & EPISODIC !ATRICAL ACTIONS4 ,= ONE ?+1 ! PEACE MOVEM5T ( ! EI<TIES MU/ ROOT ITSELF DEEPLY 9 ! COMMUNITIES ( ,AM]ICA RA!R ?AN A FEW (FICES 9 ,WA%+TON & ,NEW ,YORK4 ,! ,V]MONT T[N-MEET+ PROCESS ( 9ITIAT+ ! FREEZE WAS AS IMPORTANT AS ! RESULT IT A*IEV$4 ,PEOPLE1 MEET+ 9 A FACE-TO-FACE DEMOCRATIC >5A W]E US+ A RI*LY LIB]T>IAN WAY ( EMP[]+ !MSELVES1 NOT M]ELY TRY+ TO DISEMP[] ! HAWKS & W>MAK]S 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,PROCESS1 9 EFFECT1 BECAME P>T ( PROGRAM4 ,TODAY1 :5 AU?ORIT>IANS 9 ! ,P5TAGON1 ,:ITE ,H\SE1 ,CAPITOL1 & ! /ATE H\SES ( ,AM]ICA >E TRY+ TO /R5G!N EXECUTIVE AU?ORITY ) PROPOSALS = SIX-YE> PRESID5CIES &1 9 ,V]MONT1 ) F\R-YE> GOV]NOR%IPS1 ! OPPOSITION TO W>1 COLONIALISM1 & >MAM5TS PROGRAMS IS ORGANICALLY TI$ TO ! ATTEMPT TO PRES]VE \R DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS & PRACTICES4 

 ,SECONDLY1 ,I ?9K WE MU/ RECOGNIZE ?AT ! PEACE MOVEM5T IS 9TIMATELY L9K$ ) ! 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T1 FEM9I/ MOVEM5T1 E?NIC M9ORITY MOVEM5TS1 & ! /IRR+S BY ! AG$1 POOR1 & UNEMPLOY$ :O >E ! MO/ DIRECT VICTIMS ( ! 0DEF5SE0 BUDGET & ! VA/ R$UCTIONS 9 EXP5DITURES = SOCIAL BUDGETS4 ,WORK+ PATI5TLY & UNREL5T+LY ON A GRASS ROOTS1 DEC5TRALIZ$1 LOCAL BASIS1 WE MU/ REVEAL ALL ! CONNECTIONS BETWE5 !SE MOVEM5TS & ! 9SANE COMMITM5T ( WEAL? TO MILIT>Y 5DS1 ! AU?ORIT>IAN CONTROLS ?AT ?REAT5 TO DE/ROY \R V]Y MEANS = PREV5T+ ?IS COMMITM5T1 & ! GROSS UND]M9+ ( \R 5VIRONM5T ?AT MAY DE/ROY US AS SURELY AS W> ITSELF4 

 ,IF WE RETA9 ?IS BROAD VISION ( \R GOALS & GIVE IT COH]5CE1 WE WILL F9D MANY ALLIES \T !RE -- ALLIES :O >E MORE MEAN+FUL1 MORE LA/+1 & ULTIMATELY MORE EFFECTIVE ?AN ! CELEBRITIES FROM ALL QU>T]S :O >E QUITE READY TO TURN ! FUNDAM5TAL PROBLEM ( A H>MONIZ$ & FREE SOCIETY 9TO A M]E SPOTLI<T = !IR [N 9T]E/S & C>E]S4 

 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 IS A SOCIAL ECOLOGI/ & AU?OR ( BOOKS SU* AS ,PO/ ,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM1 ,T[>D AN ,ECOLOGICAL ,SOCIETY & ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM4 ,HE LIVES 9 ,BURL+TON & CURR5TLY ACTS AS *AIRP]SON ( ! ,V]MONT ,C\NCIL = ,DEMOCRACY4  

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