Gordon Quinn
Gordon Quinn
Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights
In 1992 Gordon Quinn and Meg Gerken were members of the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights, a long time front for the Communist Party USA, then dominated by members of the newly formed Committees of Correspondence.[1]
"Support Bill Ayers"
In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former Weather Underground Organization terrorist Bill Ayers.
In the run up to the U.S. presidential elections, Ayers had come under considerable media scrutiny, sparked by his relationship to presidential candidate Barack Obama.
- We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...
- We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.
Gordon Quinn of Kartemquin Films signed the statement.[2]
In These Times
As of 2009 Gordon Quinn was a member of the Editorial Board of Chicago based socialist journal In These Times.[3]
References
- ↑ CCDBR 1992 membership list
- ↑ Liberal Education website: Bill Ayers supporters
- ↑ In These Times website: About