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Title: DETROIT COALITION TO END THE WAR NOW! Type : Papers Dates: 1970-1973 Size : 1.5 linear feet ID #: 627 OCLC: ©Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs |
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Scope & Contents
The papers of the Detroit Coalition to End the War Now!
were placed in the Archives of Urban and Labor Affairs by James Lafferty in
January of 1974 and opened for research in December of 1990.
In 1969 supporters of the peace movement gathered to
discuss Detroit participation in a national convention of the New Mobilization
Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe). The result of this gathering
was the formation of the Detroit Coalition to End the War Now! (DCEWN). This
group became one of the most influential anti-war organizations both in Detroit
and nationwide.
DCEWN was composed of a small body of coordinators and a
larger steering committee. Members of this committee included individuals from
member groups of DCEWN, prominent Detroit citizens opposed to the war, and
other DCEWN activists. The Coalition also relied on part- and full-time
volunteers to do the daily work of phone calling, mailings, soliciting funds
and endorsements, press releases and conferences and recruiting new volunteers.
The Coalition was highly visible by means of
demonstrations, teach-ins, press coverage, leaflets and mailings. It also
generated a great deal of public involvement and support. In Detroit, DCEWN was
instrumental in the City Council passing peace resolutions and citywide
anti-war referenda, and gaining ongoing support and endorsement of the citizens
for the anti-war cause.
On a national level, in 1970 DCEWN and the Cleveland Area
Peace Action Coalition (CAPAC) called for a new anti-war convention as they
perceived New Mobe as having departed from the single-issue mass action
orientation. This joining together of DCEWN and CAPAC resulted in the formation
of the National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC), a very influential anti-war
organization.
DCEWN maintained strong ties with NPAC, having been
instrumental in its founding and the continued strength of the organization.
James Lafferty was a coordinator of both organizations.
The papers in this collection primarily consist of correspondence, mailings and other general materials of the workings of DCEWN, with a portion pertaining specifically to NPAC.
Labor
National Anti-War Convention
National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC)
John Conyers
Emil Mazey
Mel Ravitz
Jackie Vaughn
For additional information on DCEWN and James Lafferty,
see the James Lafferty Collection.
3 Manuscript Boxes
Series 1. Boxes 1-2
Correspondences, clippings, leaflets, mailings and other general materials on topics relating to the anti-war movement and the organization of DCEWN. This material covers the years 1969-1972. To Series 1
Series 2. Box 3
Leaflets, pamphlets, lists, and newsletters from a variety
of sources that served as resources to DCEWN. These files cover the years
1970-1973. To Series
2
1. Ads; DCEWN, Northwest
Women for Peace, 1972
2. Berrigan Case;
press coverage, leaflets, 1970-71
3. Black Moratorium
Committee; fund raising, 1971
4. Black Moratorium
Committee; mailing lists, volunteers, n.d.
5. Black Moratorium
Committee; "Third World People Unite, n.d.
6. Clergy and Laymen
Concerned About Vietnam, 1970-71
7. Clipping;
"Detroit Area Big Shots," 1971
8. Clippings; Detroit
Free Press and Detroit News, 24-26 Jan 1972
9. Clippings; Detroit
Free Press and Detroit News, 27 Jan 1972
10. Clippings; spring 1972
upsurge
11. Conyers; Committee Against
Racism in the Military, 1971
12. Correspondence, Aug 1971-Mar
1972
13. Correspondence, Apr-Dec 1972
14. Detroit
City Council resolution on dikes; endorser drive, 1972
15. Detroit
City Council resolutions; correspondence, Oct 1971-Aug 1972
16. Detroit,
City of; parade and rally permits, correspondence, 1971-72
17. Detroit,
City of; referendum on the war, fall 1970
18. Ellsberg;
publicity materials and invitation, 1972
19. Endorsers; Michigan,
spring-summer 1971
20. Endorsers; Michigan, fall
1971
21. Endorsers; Michigan, 22 Apr
1972
22. Endorsers; national, 31 Oct
[c. 1970]
23. Endorsers; national, spring
1971
24. Endorsers; national, fall
1971
25. Endorsers, national, 1972
26. Fund-raising campaign; $5000
or bust, n.d.
27. Fund-raising; correspondence,
1971-72
28. Fund-raising; letter to tardy
contributors, 1970
29. Fund-raising; lists with
instruction to volunteers, n.d.
30. Fund-raising; mailings,
1971-72
31. Fund-raising; miscellaneous,
n.d.
32. Fund-raising; pitches,
[1971-72]
33. Garvin, Bonnie; resume, n.d.
34. GI's Fort Hood defence case,
n.d.
35. GI's Ed Jurena defense case,
1971
36. GI's support to peace
actions, 1971-72
37. Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day Hearings;
labor involvement, 9 Aug 1972
38. Japan; Goodwill Ambassadors,
1972
39. Labor Task Force; AFL-CIO
resolution, 20 Oct 1971
40. Labor Task Force;
correspondence, 1970
41. Labor Task Force;
correspondence, 1971
42. Labor Task Force; endorsers,
fall 1971
43. Labor Task Force; fall
actions, 1971
44. Labor Task Force; mailing
lists, 1971
45. Labor Task Force; teachers,
fall 1971
46. Labor Task Force; UAW,
1970-71
47. Leaflets, Oct 1970-1972
48. Leaflets; layouts, 1970-Apr
1971
49. Leaflets; layouts, May
1971-1972
50. Leaflets; other
organizations, [1972]
51. Lease; Fisher-New Center
office, 1972
52. Lease; Roneo duplicator,
1970-71
53. Lease; 6535 Third Ave., 1972
1.
Mailings, fall 1971
2. Mailings,
winter-spring 1972
3.
Mailings, summer-fall 1972
4. Meetings;
agenda, minutes, coalition structure, Jul-Aug 1971
5. Meetings;
attendance, Fall 1971-72
6. Meetings;
coalition and staff, 1972
7. "Miller
Party," n.d.
8. miscellaneous
work notes, n.d:
9. National
Anti-War Convention, Jul 1971
10. National Anti-War Convention, Jul 1972
11. National Lawyers Guild; picnic, 1970
12. National Peace Action Coalition; affiliates,
1971-72
13. National Peace Action Coalition; education task force,
1972
14. National Peace Action Coalition; Gage-Colby
testimonial plans, 1971-72
15. National Peace Action Coalition; leaflets, 1971-72
16. National Peace Action Coalition; mailings, 1971
17. National Peace Action Coalition; mailings, 1972-73
18. National Peace Action Coalition; mailings re
labor, 1971-72
19. National Peace Action Coalition; mailings re PCPJ,
1971-72
20. National Peace Action Coalition; mailings re
steering committee,1971-1972
21. National Peace Action Coalition; marshals, n.d.
23.
National Peace Action
Coalition; Paris World Assemble for Peace, 1972
23. National Peace Action Coalition; position papers,
1972
24. National Peace Action Coalition; press coverage,
1971-73
25. National Peace Action Coalition; press releases
and statements, 1971-72
26. National Peace Action Coalition; west, 1972
27. October 13 National Moratorium, 1971
28. Opponents, 1971
29. Peace Action; correspondence, 24 Apr 1971
30. Peace Action; partial bus list, 24 Apr 1971
31. Peace Action; attendance, 7 Aug [c. 1971]
32. People's Coalition for Peace and Justice, 1971
33. People's Peace Treaty; related activities and
counter proposals, 1971-1972
34. People's Peace Treaty; supportive press materials,
1971
35. People's Peace Treaty; text, strategy and
structure, 1971
36. Post office materials, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972
37. Press coverage; DCEWN, 1971
38. Press releases, 1971
39. Press releases, 1972
40. Religious community communications; Interfaith
Draft Counseling, Lutheran Witness, 1971
41. Religious community communications; Memorial
Congregation of the Four Chaplains, [1972]
42. Religious community communications; Unitarian
Churches' newsletters, 1971
43. Speakers; invitation correspondence, 1971-72
44. Speakers; list, 6 Nov 1971
45. Speakers; reply correspondence, 1971-72
46. Special events; invitations, 1971
47. Statewide anti-war activities, fall 1972
48. Student Mobilization Committee, 1972
49. Vietnam Peace Parade Committee and the Family
Trust, 1971
50. Women's Contingent, n.d.
1. Air
War Action Committee, 1972
2. American
Friends Service Committee, n.d.
3. Another
Mother for Peace, n.d.
4. CBS
News, 1971-72
5. Committee
in Solidarity with Vietnamese Students, 1972
6. Direct
Action for a Non-Violent World
#127, n.d.
7. Films,
[c. 1971]
8. "Help
Unsell the War," 1971
9.
Indochina, 1972-73
10.
Indochina
Chronicle, 1971-72
11. Indochina
Peace Campaign, n.d.
12. Intercontinental Press, 1972
13. Miami Convention Coalition, n.d.
14. The Militant, 1971-72
15. Miscellaneous, 1972
16. National Peace Action Coalition, 1972
17. Pentagon Paper Peace Project, 1972
18. Project Air War, [c. 1971]
19. Promoting Enduring Peace, 1971
20. Scientific American, [c. 1972]
21. Student Mobilizer, 1972
22. Vietnam Vets Against the War, n.d.
23. War Resisters League, n.d.
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