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Anderson, Rocky
is a former mayor of Salt Lake City, and is currently affiliated with "High Road for Humanity." |
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Appleby, Nancy
became active in Utah peace and anti-Vietnam War movements with her husband, Peter, a professor of philosophy. |
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Archuleta, Archie
was a teacher who became involved as an activist in the Chicano Movement and the Black Liberation movement. |
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Barrett, Gene and Donna
are a married couple who are both active in the peace movement. Gene is a Vietnam War veteran. |
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Borgenicht, Lou
is a member of Physicians for Social Responsibility and International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War. |
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Box, Thad and Jenny
are activists involved with helping battered women and promoting peace both in the home and in general. |
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Brown, Jason
has been active in Amnesty International, Eco Response, the fair trade network, and political protests. |
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Browning, Gary
is a peace activist who opposed the MX Missile, and has worked to promote peace across many cultures.
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Buck, Roger
is a psychologist and therapist who protested against the Vietnam War and participated in the ROTC attack on the University of Utah campus. |
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Burnett, Dannie served in the U.S. Army. He obtained a masters degree in business management and became an activist in college. |
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Bushman, Cory
was born in Provo and became a peace activist while at the University of Utah. She helped start a chapter of Not in Our Name. |
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Caldiero, Alex is a activist, poet, performer, and "sonosopher." |
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Chadwick, Larry is a veteran of the Vietnam War who now works for the Department of Veteran Affairs in Salt Lake City. |
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Chung, Brenda is involved in the Quaker organization American Friends Service Committee, and the Utah Friends Fellowship. |
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Davis, Aaron is a veteran, stationed in the United States and Germany, and became active with the group Veterans for Peace. |
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Davis, Rev. France
is a Baptist pastor and has been active in civil rights and peace and justice causes since 1965. |
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Day, Carol works to end apartheid, ban nuclear testing and proliferation, promote recycling, and advocate for international peace. |
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Decker, Sonja
has been affiliated with the Unitarian Church, Dialogue for Peace, and the Fellowship of Reconciliation. |
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Dickson, Mary is an activist with Downwinders United who lost her sister to cancer caused by exposure to nuclear fallout from atomic testing. |
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Dominguez, David is affiliated with Community Dispute Resolution Services and Brigham Young University Law School. |
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Easterling, Ana
was raised on ideals of peace and equality. Active early in life, at Logan High School she started a Gay-Straight Alliance |
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Ehrbar, Hans is a native of Heidelberg, German. While studying mathematics, he became involved in social activism. |
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England, Charlotte
is an activist for peace. She's published anti-war essays, and worked with various religious relief organizations. |
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Erbin, Joan
visited the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War. She became involved in Women Concerned about Nuclear War. |
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Erikson, Stephen
demonstrated against the Vietnam War in New York City, and then against the MX Missile system after moving to Utah. |
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Evenson, Bill and Nancy
promote education and have worked against the Vietnam War and for peace. |
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Flint, Lou Jean has been an advocate for equality for women in education, working with the Utah Commissioner for Higher Education |
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Foster, Chris
taught philosophy and is an animal and environmental activist who has protested against animal experimentation and abuse. |
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Fox, Jeff
has been involved in student activism and politics in 1968, anti-war protests, and community services activities. |
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French, Julia
comes from a long line of environmental and social activists and is involved with Utahns Against Hunger. |
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Garland, Cecil
has been a protector of wilderness land through the National Wilderness Preservation System. |
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Giron, Isaac moved to Utah to avoid the gangs and crime of Los Angeles, but found similar conditions existed in Salt Lake City. |
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Goodwin, Dayne
participated in the anti-Vietnam War protests at Utah State University. He was also a member of the Wasatch Peace Action Coalition. |
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Green, James
grew up in Utah in the 1940s and 1950s, joined the NAACP, and is still active working for civil rights in Utah. |
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Guy, Barbara
was exposed to activism in 1980 while working next door to the KRCL Community Radio, a hotbed for activism. |
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Hale, Ethel
has had a long life of activism, participating in many local civil rights activities. |
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Hale, Ethel & Wharton, Paul fought against the MX Missile system proposed for the west desert of Utah. |
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Hamilton, Marv was a defendant in what was known as the trial of the Hercules Three, along with Diana Hirschi and Matthew Haun. |
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Haslam, Elizabeth has promoted peace through civil and religious methods, and is involved with the Peace and Justice Commission. |
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Hirschi, Diana Lee participated in anti-Vietnam War marches and the Equal Rights Amendment march sit-ins, teach-ins, and other events. |
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Hirschi, John Rand has been involved in activism for many years. He and his wife were arrested at the Nevada Test Site demonstrations. |
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Hitz, Carla sends care packages and letters of support to soldiers though her non-profit organization, Operation We Love Our Soldiers. |
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Holbrook, Steve
has had a long career of public service and involvement with a variety of organizations and movements. |
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Holmes, Stan is a veteran of the Vietnam War, whose activism started after he returned and joined Vietnam Veterans Against War. |
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Holt, Rosemary encountered a group named Women Concerned about Nuclear War and became involved in peace concerns. |
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Irvine, David has been working with Human Rights First to strengthen the strictures against torture. |
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Jackson, Dean
is a minister in Utah County for over 18 years. He works for interfaith outreach, serving on the various community councils. |
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Jarvis, Boyer
is active in the anti-nuclear testing and proliferation movement and in promoting peace and equal rights. |
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Johnson, Debbie
joined Military Families Speak Out and Veterans for Peace, and gives speeches to help military families and veterans. |
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Jones, Earl
became involved in the peace movement a the University of Utah, out of which grew out of the Peace and Freedom Party. |
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Kader, Omar
became involved in Arab American civil rights after an Arab American employee was killed by an Israeli settler. |
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Keele, Reba
was very active in the Equal Rights Amendment movement, and counseled conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War. |
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Key, Jeff
witnessed racism, discrimination, and cruelty as a young man in Alabama, which influenced him to join the Marines. |
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Khalsa, Mahan
is very active in a wide variety of community peace and justice groups and events. |
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Kingman, Spencer
started a group called "On the Ground Columbia," which was active against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq |
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Lambert, Carol
is a lifelong believer in volunteerism, supported the Equal Rights Amendment for women, and helped organize a state mental health board. |
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Landesman, Bruce
became involved in civil rights and anti-war movements as a graduate student in Michigan from 1963-1966. |
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Laun, Maggie
was devoted to the cause of educating the public about the MX Missile system, and was arrested due to an MX protest.
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Lazar, Elise
traveled to the Soviet Union with Women Concerned, and promotes peace and ecological conservation through her art. |
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Lesueur, Bryan
participated in demonstrations against Army recruiting, and is active in Provo/Orem Action Coalition. |
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Levine, Deb was arrested due to non-violent protests against nuclear weapons proliferation and nuclear waste. |
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Littlehale, Robert believes that military recruiting is often misleading, and works to educate military-age youth. |
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Lockhart, Bill exposed chemical experiments at Dugway Proving Ground and was active against the MX Missile in Utah. |
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Lower, Nancy and her husband came to a small ministry in Springville, Utah, and were inspired to open a women's crisis center. |
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McGee, Zell works to educate Utahns about the health dangers of coal-fired power plants, and nuclear testing and waste. |
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McMullin, Sterne
is active in civil rights and started an organization called STEP (Students Towards Ethics and Progress). |
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Miller, Rick
is a Vietnam War veteran who has written numerous short stories and given talks about his experiences in the war. |
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Minch, Michael
is an associate professor of philosophy and Director of Peace and Justice Studies at Utah Valley University. |
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Muller, George
is pro peace due to service in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and the World Trade Center attack. |
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Parsons, Linda
and others tried to shut down the Ogden Defense Depot in 1969, and she was one of 12 who were arrested. |
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Paxman, Shirley and Monroe
are longtime advocates for peace and justice, and are supporters of the arts and civic life. |
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Peck, Elbert
helped found the Seventh East Press, an independent newspaper at Brigham Young University while there as an undergraduate.
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Pendell, Ann
is a member of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and worked against the MX Missile program. |
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Phillips, Bonnie
owns the Phillips Gallery, a gathering place for almost 50 years for peace and justice activists and planning groups. |
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Phillips, Denis
is the owner of an art gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah and became a peace activist during the Vietnam War. |
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Phillips, Utah was a folk singer and political activist. As a veteran of the Korean War, he protested the Vietnam War. |
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Plenk, Bruce
opposed the Vietnam War, was arrested for attacking the ROTC Building at the University of Utah.
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Redburn, Joe
started a conservative talk radio station, KTALK, in 1965 and interviewed many famous activists. |
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Remillard, Frances
is the director of Utahns for a Just Peace in the Holy Land, which works to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine. |
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Ritchie, Bonner
has always looked for ways to solve problems, including in labor issues, the Middle East, and in international business. |
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Roundtable Discussion - This panel is made up of Boyer Jarvis, Stanley Holmes, Deb Sawyer, and Preston J. Turman, Jr. |
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Rowland, Dee
worked against the MX Missile system, and established a Utah auxiliary of the organization Peace Links. |
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Rushforth, Sam
is the Dean of the College of Science and Health at Utah Valley University, researching water and air pollution. |
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Sampson, Amanda
helped organize a walk-out after the invasion of Iraq and is concerned about environmental issues and nuclear proliferation. |
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Sanders, Ashley
worked for the first Ralph Nader campaign for president and became concerned about air pollution. |
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Sanders, Ken
has been active in civic life and the arts in Salt Lake City for decades. |
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Savage, Katy
protested the Divine Strake chemical munitions blast in 2006, and is involved with HEAL Utah. |
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Sawyer, Deb became active in the anti-MX Missile movement and in peace activities in Central and South America. |
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Slover, Tim
worked for Democrats such as McGovern and participated and spoke at a peaceful march in Provo after 9/11. |
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Smith, Joan is a social worker advocating peace among children, gang members, and anti-nuclear proliferation. |
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Spangrude, Kim is an activist for health care for the homeless or low income people and involved in Military Families Speak Out. |
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Tanner, Barb
has been against war since childhood, and she and Norm Tanner have been active in Utahns United. |
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Tanner, Barb & Norm
became peace activists after Norm served in World War II, and especially during Reagan's term as president. |
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Tapscott, Bangs is a retired professor of philosophy at the University of Utah who helped found the Utah Peace and Freedom Party. |
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Taylor, Deanna organizes and participates in peace vigils, marches, and is a national spokesperson for the Green Party. |
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Thayne, Emma Lou
is a poet and writer, whose poetry exemplifies her deep belief in peace. |
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Thompson, Marshall
served in the Balkan War and Iraq. He came back changed and against war. |
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Tippets, Bart
saw action in the Vietnam War, and afterward became active in peace activities.
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VanWagenen, Will
started the newspaper called The Mormon Worker, which is a socialist, anti-war newspaper. |
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Walker, Lee Anne
became interested in peace activism at an early age, and is still involved. |
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Wharton, Paul
was in the Army from 1958-1961. His activism began by participating in a Utah radio show called Public Pulse. |
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White, Shelley
was involved in several musical groups, such as Wild Wimmin for Peace and was involved in the Great Peace March. |
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Woodworth, Warner
works to provide micro-loans to would-be entrepreneurs in poverty-stricken areas. |
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Wunder, Dick
is a conscientious objector, and has been active in peace and anti-nuclear weapons demonstrations and movements. |
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Yengich, Ron
opposed the Vietnam War, and participated in protests against the Gulf War and the Iraq War. |
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Young, John
served in the Korean War, which led to his participation in anti-war demonstrations and movements. |
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Young-Otterstrom, Crystal and Joel
volunteer with the homeless and food banks and works to protest wars. |
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We invite you to the following special Peace Activist Archive events on March 21: