It’s been more than 50 years, but I still remember the ITT demonstration as one of the most creative and dramatic WRL actions of that furiously turbulent time in the antiwar movement. It was also one of the most fun.
WRL's 100th Anniversary Project Coordinator Mary McClintock shares a WRL story she heard in response to the letter she wrote for WRL in fall 2023. She wants to hear your WRL story.
I write this overview of the WRL peace calendars focused on young people as tens of thousands of them are now facing the horrors of war. Thus, some of the children’s personal statements in the calendars have a heartbreaking immediacy.
Long-time WRL staffer Wendy Schwartz reflects on volunteers who helped in the WRL office in the mid-20th century. WWI and WWII draft resisters, an FBI informer, and many others did office work at 5 Beekman Street and later at the Peace Pentagon.
Today, March 14, is Pi Day (3.14), which brings to mind WRL’s annual pie chart. With millions of copies distributed, it is the most disseminated piece of literature in WRL’s history.
Long-time WRL Staffer Wendy Schwartz reflects on three WRL Peace Calendars in 1972, 1997, and 2001 that focused on the activism and accomplishments of pacifist women.
WRL declared February 29, 1996 "A Night Out of Time" and held a party and benefit featuring poetry, readings, music, theatre, rantings, and a potpourri of performances.
Black lesbian feminist activist Mandy Carter's work was the focus of the "Mandy Carter: Scientist of Activism" exhibit at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, from June 10 to December 3, 2023 and an online exhibit. The exhibit features Carter's work with WRL, including staffing the Southeast office of WRL. WRL Southeast is the focus of an online exhibit created by former WRL staffer Kimber Heinz.
Mike Levinson shares his story of being a young man finding his way to a protest in New York City in 1973 and the beginning of his involvement with WRL.
