Mayday 1971: What it Meant Then and Now
Channel: Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee
Date: 2021-04-30

On April 29, 2021, a webinar discussed Mayday, the largest civil disobedience protest against the American war in Indochina and in US history.  More than 12,000 people were detained or arrested in Washington.  This webinar features an account of how it was organized and what took place by participants and writers.  Panelists discussed its effect on the war and on the antiwar movement and reflected on comparisons with the January 6 violent assault on the Capitol.

Speakers

* Song by Dave Potvin
* John McAuliff, Moderator, Indiana Mayday organizer; Coordinator, Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee
* Lawrence Roberts, author "Mayday 1971"
* L.A. Kauffman, author  "Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism,"
* Judy Gumbo, Mayday staff, author Yippie Girl
* Jay Craven, national Mayday organizer, film maker
* Phil Hirschkop, attorney
* Sheila O'Donnell, private investigator
* Bill Zimmerman, Illinois Mayday organizer, Medical Aid to Indochina
* Carole Cullum, Peoples Lobby

Program, resources and biographies of speakers are here https://tinyurl.com/MayDay1971

The webinar was sponsored by the Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee.   We depend on viewers' support to cover costs for this and future webinars.  Tax deductible contributions can be made at https://tinyurl.com/donateFRD

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