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Oral History of Utah Peace Activists


The Oral History of Utah Peace Activists Project was begun in the spring of 2006. The goals are to preserve the historical record of peace activists and peace movements in Utah as well as to provide opportunities for Utahns and others to learn about the important role of peace activism in our society.

The Oral History of Utah Peace Activists Project will consist of interviews of 125 individuals who have been active in Utah's civil rights, peace, and justice movements. There are veterans and their family members, ministers, teachers, community activists, politicians, health advocates, musicians, and artists—all working to promote peace and social justice not only in Utah but internationally.


Rocky Anderson Rocky Anderson is a former mayor of Salt Lake City, and is currently affiliated with "High Road for Humanity." He talks about how he became active in civil rights and justice issues and in politics. Transcript - Interview Clip Mary Dickson Mary Dickson is an activist with Downwinders United. She is an author and playwright who lost her sister to cancer caused by exposure to the nuclear fallout from atomic testing at a Nevada Test Site. She has written a play called "Exposed" which deals with these topics. Transcript - Interview Clip
 
Vern Anderson Vern Anderson is currently the editor of the Editorial Page for the Salt Lake Tribune. He discusses how his interests in civil rights developed after seeing Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy speak in Utah, and about how unique it is to be an activist in Utah. Transcript - Interview Clip David Dominguez David Dominguez is affiliated with Community Dispute Resolution Services and Brigham Young University Law School. His youth in Los Angeles could have led to gang involvement, but he turned his focus to assisting Hispanic immigrants in Utah County. Transcript - Interview Clip
 
Dr. Lou Borgenicht Dr. Lou Borgenicht is a pediatrician in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is a member of Physicians for Social Responsibility and International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War. He gives presentations using satire to raise consciousness of the absurdities of nuclear war. Transcript - Interview Clip Stanley Holmes Stanley Holmes is a teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War, whose activism started after he returned and joined "Vietnam Veterans Against War." He became active against the MX Missile system in the west deserts of Utah. Transcript - Interview Clip
 
Alex Caldiero Alex Caldiero is a poet, performer, and "sonosopher." As part of the interview, Mr. Caldiero reads a poem he wrote for a friend in New York City after the bombings on September 11, 2001. Transcript - Interview Clip William J. Lockhart William J. Lockhart is a law professor who exposed that the University of Utah was conducting chemical experiments at Dugway Proving Ground, was active against the MX Missile in Utah, and fought the building of a nuclear waste repository near Canyonlands National Park. Transcript - Interview Clip
 
Sonja Decker Sonja Decker has been affiliated with the Unitarian Church, Dialogue for Peace, and the Fellowship of Reconciliation. She has worked for years with many inter-faith and non-denominational groups to organize peaceful marches and projects to promote peace. Transcript - Interview Clip Utah Phillips Utah Phillips was a folk singer and political activist. As a veteran of the Korean War, he protested the Vietnam War, and stayed active politically as an agitator for peace from then on. He even ran for the U.S. Senate as a candidate of Utah's Peace and Freedom Party in 1968. Transcript - Interview Clip
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