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News ReleasesBetty Peterson Leaves a Legacy of Peacework2018-02-27 Canadian Voice of Women for Peace It is with great sadness and immense appreciation of her contribution to peace and justice that we let you know of the peaceful passing of our mentor, inspiration and “grandmother with a hugâ€, 100... Sources Select ResourcesAbu-Jamal, MumiaConnexipedia Article Article An African-American activist who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer. His conviction was based on dubious evidence and dubious legal proceedings. ... Baker, EllaConnexipedia Article Article African American civil rights and human rights activis. (1903-1986). Bethune, NormanConnexipedia Article Article Canadian Communist physician, and medical innovator who developed the first mobile blood-transfusion service in Spain in 1936. (1890-1939). Carmichael, StokelyConnexipedia Article Article Trinidadian-American black leader active in the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement. (1941-1998). Deborah Cunningham, 1945-2015Article 2015 News & Letters Deborah Cunningham was an ADAPT activist and Executive Director of the Memphis Center for Independent Living (MCIL). When she died on May 7, the movement lost a tireless, creative, committed activist,... Day, DorothyConnexipedia Article Article American journalist, social activist, distributist, anarchist, and devout Catholic. (1897-1980). Du Bois, W. E. B.Connexipedia Article Article American civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, historian, author, and editor. (1868-1963). Duckworth, MurielConnexipedia Article Article Canadian pacifist, feminist, social and community activist. (1908-2009). Evers, MedgarConnexipedia Article Article African American civil rights activist from Mississippi, murdered in 1963. (1925-1963). Friedan, BettyConnexipedia Article Article American writer, activist and feminist. (1921-2006). Goodman, PaulConnexipedia Article Article American sociologist, poet, writer, anarchist, social critic, and public intellectual. (1911-1972). Keller, HelenConnexipedia Article Article American author, political activist and lecturer. (1880-1968). King, Martin Luther Jr.Connexipedia Article Article (1929-1968). Was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement. Landsberg, MicheleConnexipedia Article Article Canadian writer, social activist and feminist. (Born 1935). LeBourdais, IsabelConnexipedia Article Article Canadian journalist and author. (1909-2003). Mandela, NelsonConnexipedia Article Article Anti-apartheid leader, first black to be elected President of South Africa. (Born 1918). Menchú, RigobertaConnexipedia Article Article Winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize. (Born 1959). Moffatt, GaryConnexipedia Article Article 2010 Connexions Canadian anarchist and activist. Nader, RalphConnexipedia Article Article American attorney, author, lecturer, and political activist. (Born 1934). Ochs, PhilConnexipedia Article Article U.S. protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, an... Omido, PhyllisWikipedia article Article Wikipedia Phyllis Omido is a Kenyan environmental activist. Paine, ThomasConnexipedia Article Article Author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary. (1737-1809). Parks, RosaConnexipedia Article Article African American civil rights activist. (1913-2005). Rebick, JudyConnexipedia Article Article Canadian feminist, writer, and activist. (Born 1945). Robeson, PaulConnexipedia Article Article Musician, actor, speaker, lawyer, radical. (1898-1976). Roy, ArundhatiConnexipedia Article Article Indian writer (in English) and activist. (Born 1961). Sartre, Jean-PaulConnexipedia Article Article French philosopher. (1905-1980). Sewell, JohnConnexipedia Article Article Political activist and writer on municipal affairs. The mayor of Toronto, Canada from 1978 to 1980. (Born 1940). Suzuki, DavidConnexipedia Article Article Canadian science broadcaster and environmental activist. (Born 1936). Tutu, DesmondConnexipedia Article Article South African cleric, activist and opponent of apartheid. (Born 1931). Watkins, MelConnexipedia Article Article Canadian political economist and activist. (Born 1932). Williams, JodyConnexipedia Article Article Winner of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. (Born 1950). Malcolm XConnexipedia Article Article African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. (1925-1965). Zinn, HowardConnexipedia Article Article American historian, political scientist, social critic, activist and playwright. (1922-2010). |
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