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Past Events & Projects
Webinar on the Trial
and Netflix Film
October 2020
What happened at the Democratic Convention in Chicago and the indictment and trial the next year, and how did Aaron Sorkin's film portray these events.
50th Anniversary Fall 1969 Moratorium and Mobilization
October and November 2019
Events in October and November 2019 marked the anniversaries of two of the largest and most effective antiwar demonstrations in US history .
My Lai Massacre 50th Anniversary
March 15-18, 2018
The 50th anniversary of the My Lai massacre was an occasion for our nation to acknowledge the millions of innocent civilians killed during the war, and to take responsibility for its ongoing humanitarian legacies.
MLK 50th Anniversary
January and April, 2018 & 2019
We lifted up Martin Luther King's powerful antiwar message with public events on his national holiday in January and the 50th anniversary of his assassination on April 4, exactly one year after he delivered his eloquent condemnation of the Vietnam War in 1967.
PBS Vietnam Series Critique
Read Our Analyses of the Series
The Burns/Novick series was a major event that drew nationwide attention to the Vietnam War in a way we have not seen for decades. We and many others expressed major concerns about what the series missed.
October 20-21, 2017 Event
50th Anniversary of March on Pentagon Protest
For two days in Washington, DC, participants reflected on the significance of the landmark 1967 March on the Pentagon that escalated antiwar actions, as well as the overall impact of the peace movement on ending the War. See the summary report and press coverage and videos...
Challenging the Pentagon
50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemoration
The Pentagon launched a 10 year campaign to honor Vietnam War era veterans and whitewash the history of the war. We're monitoring and challenging how the Pentagon portrays the war.
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