Historians for Peace

  • Radical History Colleagues, The Radical History Review (RHR) and Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD) are again organizing affiliate organization sessions for the AHA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, January 4-7, 2024. At the 2023 meeting we sponsored ten panels on a range of topics, and a number of these drew large audiences (2023 sessions).…

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  • Good statement Get Outlook for iOS From: H-PAD <h-pad-bounces@lists.historiansforpeace.org&gt; on behalf of Andor Skotnes via H-PAD <h-pad@lists.historiansforpeace.org&gt; Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 3:23:46 PM To: H Pad <h-pad@historiansforpeace.org&gt; Subject: [H-PAD] H-PAD on the Faculty Strike at Rutgers   EXTERNAL MESSAGE H-PAD Statement on the Faculty Strike at Rutgers University   On behalf of our 1,400…

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  • H-PAD Statement on the Faculty Strike at Rutgers University   On behalf of our 1,400 members and supporters, the Steering Committee of Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD) expresses our unequivocal solidarity with the faculty of Rutgers.  We stand with you in the fight for justice and equality for all teaching professionals, especially the contingent…

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  • An online forum from the frontlines with  Paul Ortiz, historian and president, United Faculty of Florida, UF, and  Sharon D. Wright Austin, political scientist, University of Florida Tuesday, April 11, 7 pm-8pm EDT Click here to register to attend

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  • “I won't let Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act' silence discussions on race in my classroom!”   Fighting the Right: Lessons from Florida!   An online forum from the frontlines with  Paul Ortiz, historian and president, United Faculty of Florida, UF, and      Sharon D. Wright Austin, political scientist, University of Florida Moderated by Sarah Sklaw, Historians for Peace and…

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  • I am pleased to send this announcement for one more excellent event in the U Mass Feinberg Series.  Margaret Power An evening of poetry with Ocean Vuong, Carolyn Forché, Yusef Komunyakaa, Dunya Mikhail, and Ru Freeman View this email in your browser FEINBERG SERIES CAPSTONE Out of the wreckage of war and imperialism, artists often present us…

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  • Note: The 80-minute PBS documentary The Movement and the Madman, which premiered last night (March 28) showing the influence of the Vietnam antiwar movement on Nixon's Vietnam policy, is available via livestream through April 27. Also, Vietnam War historian Chris Appy is interviewed on Jon Wiener's podcast about the events depicted in the documentary.  …

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  • Dear H-PAD supporters, We are honored that our fellow historian Paul Ortiz will lead this online forum, so we can all start planning to organize our own campuses.  The Right is coming for all of us, and there are lessons to be learned!  Please forward to everyone you know who is ready to fight. Van…

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  • A new, useful documentary on the power of antiwar protest during the Vietnam War. Premiers Tuesday March 28 at 9 PM on PBS. https://www.movementandthemadman.com/ The Movement and The “Madman” – Official Film Site How antiwar protests in 1969 caused President Nixon to cancel his “madman” plans for a massive escalation of the Vietnam war. www.movementandthemadman.com

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  • Dear H-PAD supporters,   We don’t send many urgent alerts, but now is the time, and we ask that you take action now.   The March 3 letter from the Council of the American Historical Association, copied below, makes clear the stakes of what is involved in Florida House Bill 999.   Governor Ron DeSantis and his legislative…

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