Student Activism: The Larger SphereCanadian PoliticsThe United States: Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Nuclear ThreatOn 21 October 1967 people around the world demonstrated against the war in Vietnam. At the U of S an Ad Hoc October 21 Committee organized a week of activities ending in a march on city hall. These activities included a showing of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation film “Threatening Sky,” a speech by Prof. J Warnock on “Canada’s Role in Vietnam,” and a debate on the resolution that “Canada immediately cease shipment of all war material to the U.S. for use in Vietnam.” On Friday Bob Wilkinson, a Vietnam veteran, spoke on “Why I came back opposed." In 1971, 4500 students marched against underground testing of nuclear devices in Amchitka (part of the Aleutians islands in Alaska) by the U.S. government. Previous - [The Larger Sphere, Part Two] | Next - [1900s and 1910s] |