Acting on that belief, he has worked his entire adult life as a professional anti-war organizer. Whether coordinating demonstrations against Polaris nuclear submarines in Groton, Connecticut, organizing the California to Moscow peace walk, or working against the Vietnam War in Chicago, Brad has been contributing planning and logistical skills to the peace movement since completing his first prison term in 1955—served for refusing alternative service during the Korean War.
Annals of Nuclear Resistance
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| Peace and Planet Mobilization April 26, 2015 Photo courtesy of Libero Della Piana - used by permission |
This blog is dedicated to stories of protest and resistance, calls for nuclear disarmament, remembering those who have made and do make significant contributions to peace.
These are extraordinary stories. It has been an honor and privilege to recruit the material for the blog as a United for Peace and Justice project for Nuclear-Free Future Month and Peace and Planet Summer.
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Friday, July 31, 2015
Brad Lyttle: A Pioneer Anti-Nuclear Resister, Still Going Strong - Rosalie Riegle
Brad Lyttle is a professional peacemaker. He was 18 on August 6, 1945 when he heard that the US had bombed Hiroshima, and he said to himself, “The human race either has to end war or war is going to end the human race.”
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