A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Direct Action Organization
The Stonewall movement wasn’t just an uprising for LGBT rights — it was also part of a broader movement that fought racism, war, and poverty. To go beyond today’s tepid Continue Reading →
Lessons for Today How can we defend and expand our rights, let alone winfull freedom for LGBTQs and others? Fifty years ago in New York City a police attack on Continue Reading →
In 1968, Richard M. Nixon was the Donald Trump. How was he stopped? By Andy Thayer The events around the 1968 Democratic Convention were a sharp turning point in U.S. Continue Reading →
Spirit of ’68: march against war set for 50th of convention protests A demonstrator at the Democratic National Convention fights off tear gas as he walks in front of a police Continue Reading →
Anti-war activists hope to seize sentiment of 1968 Democratic National Convention with 50th anniversary protest, march Demonstrators gather around the Gen. Logan monument in Grant Park on Sept. 28, 1968, Continue Reading →
by Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times The Chicago Committee Against War & Racism ( CCAWR ) held a press conference July 24 at the General John Logan Statue in Grant Continue Reading →
Fifty years ago, growing numbers of Americans rose up against the twin evils of war and racism. Outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 1968, peaceful protestors were Continue Reading →