Discussion and Exhibit: Dissent and Resistance within the Military
Toward a Just Memory: Resistance, Violence, Art, and the American War in Vietnam
A series of events and speakers on the impact of the War in Vietnam. Sponsored by the Catharine Gould Chism Fund for the Humanities, Collins Memorial Library, and the Departments of African American Studies, Business and Leadership, History, Religious and Spiritual Studies, Politics and Government, and the Race and Pedagogy Institute.
This exhibit recounts the experiences of ten soldiers and veterans who risked so much, from the total alienation of their families to personal harm and imprisonment, as they openly protested the war. May their stories spark discussion and teaching about patriotism and the power of individual and collective dissent to make societal change. The panel discussion will feature activists who will talk together about their engagements with dissent and resistance at Fort Lewis and in its surrounding community, activities ranging from work with the Shelter Half Coffeehouse and the Fed UP newspaper to antiwar organizing within the Army, including in the Presidio Stockade following arrest in one case. The panel discussion will engage issues related to the ethical and moral implications of opposing the war from within the military, as well as the differential motivations, tactics, impact and experiences of these actions.
East Reading Room in Collins Memorial Library