Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Accidental Radical

WHY  LONG  JOHN  SILVER’S  IS  MY  FAVORITE  RESTAURANT On the evening of May 4, 1970, at the University of California at Berkeley, I became the director of the Peace Information Center.  Earlier that day poorly trained, poorly commanded National Guardsmen … Continue reading

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Activism & Inwardness: An Appreciation of Carolyn Rodgers (1945-2010)

Remarks at her Memorial by Richard R. Guzman, ETA Theater, Chicago, May 4, 2010. ____________________ Thank you for inviting me to take part in this memorial. It is one of my life’s great honors.  And thank you for letting me … Continue reading

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