Peoples Peace Treaty 1: US Organization and Implementation
Channel: Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee
Date: 2021-03-02

The Peoples Peace Treaty was an important vehicle for education and organizing in the antiwar movement in the winter and spring of 1971.  The Treaty was an unprecedented initiative between students in the US and Vietnam, both north and south.  This webinar organized by the Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee included American participants in its creation and use. 

Panelists in order of appearance:

* Jay Craven  moderator, national organizer of grassroots programs  

* Richard Falk  Professor emeritus, Princeton University  political significance of the PPT

* Larry Magid   National Student Association staff

* Doug Hostetter  staff member in national office

* Rebecca Wilson   Local organizer in southern California

* Keith Parker   student leader at Indiana University

* Ron Eachus  Oregon local organizer

 * Lee Webb   codirector Vietnam Summer,  presented to Vermont legislature

 * Ngo Vinh Long   US representative of Saigon Student Movement

Technical support and post panel discussion by John McAuliff, VPCC Coordinator.

Bios of speakers, text of the Treaty and a partial list of endorsements can be found here https://tinyurl.com/PPTUSVN

The same page offers the registration link for a second webinar that will be held in the second half of April with Vietnamese who met with the American students.

To support this and future webinars, tax deductible contributions can be made to https://tinyurl.com/donateFRD