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In 2003 Studs Terkel was on the Advisory Board of the [[Rosenberg Fund for Children]]<ref>Rosenberg Fund for Children Letterhead June 19 2003</ref>. | In 2003 Studs Terkel was on the Advisory Board of the [[Rosenberg Fund for Children]]<ref>Rosenberg Fund for Children Letterhead June 19 2003</ref>. | ||
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| + | ==Honoring Frank Wilkinson== | ||
| + | [[Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights]] organized a "Celebration of the The Dynamic Life of [[Frank Wilkinson]] (1914-2006)" on Sunday October 29, 2006. Wilkinson had been a leader of the [[Communist Party USA]], the [[New American Movement]] and [[Democratic Socialists of America]]<ref>http://www.ccdbr.org/events/wilkinson/Wilkinson_Committee.html</ref>. | ||
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==MDS Board member== | ==MDS Board member== | ||
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On February 17, 2007, the [[Movement for a Democratic Society]] held a well attended conference<ref>http://antiauthoritarian.net/NLN/?p=179</ref>at New York City’s New School University. | On February 17, 2007, the [[Movement for a Democratic Society]] held a well attended conference<ref>http://antiauthoritarian.net/NLN/?p=179</ref>at New York City’s New School University. | ||
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[[Category:Rosenberg Fund for Children]] | [[Category:Rosenberg Fund for Children]] | ||
[[Category: Manifestivity]] | [[Category: Manifestivity]] | ||
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IPS connection
Studs Terkel was a member of the Institute for Policy Studies 20th Anniversary celebrations committee which organized an April 5, 1983, reception at the National Building Museum attended by approximately 1,000 IPS staffers and former staff.[1]
Communist "Manifestivity"
On October 30 and 31, 1998 the Brecht Forum presented the "Communist Manifestivity to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Communist Manifesto" at Cooper Union's Great Hall, New York.
Individual endorsers of the event included Studs Terkel[2].
Rosenberg Fund for Children
In 2003 Studs Terkel was on the Advisory Board of the Rosenberg Fund for Children[3].
Honoring Frank Wilkinson
Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights organized a "Celebration of the The Dynamic Life of Frank Wilkinson (1914-2006)" on Sunday October 29, 2006. Wilkinson had been a leader of the Communist Party USA, the New American Movement and Democratic Socialists of America[4].
Honoring Committee members included Studs Terkel .
MDS Board member
On February 17, 2007, the Movement for a Democratic Society held a well attended conference[5]at New York City’s New School University.
The business portion of the meeting followed with each board nominee introducing themselves to the conference. The board, a very diverse group, was voted in by acclamation... Board nominees where were not able to attend the conference were included in the appointment by acclamation. The list included Elliott Adams, Panama Vicente Alba, Tariq Ali, Stanley Aronowitz, David Barsamian, Rosalyn Baxandall, John Bracey, Jr., John Brittain, Robb Burlage, Noam Chomsky, Jayne Cortez, Carl Davidson, Angela Davis, Bernardine Dohrn, Barbara Epstein, Gustavo Esteva, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Stephen Fleischman, Bill Fletcher Jr, Tom Hayden, Gerald Horne, Florence Howe, Mike James, Robin D G Kelley, Alice Kessler Harris, Rashid Khalidi, Mike Klonsky, Betita Martinez, Ethelbert Miller , Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz , Barbara Ransby, Patricia Rose, Michael Rossman, Studs Terkel, Charlene Teters, Jerry Tucker, Immanuel Wallerstein, Cornel West, Leonard Weinglass and Howard Zinn.
References
- ↑ Information Digest April l5, 1983 p77-79
- ↑ http://www.mail-archive.com/pen-l@galaxy.csuchico.edu/msg30144.html
- ↑ Rosenberg Fund for Children Letterhead June 19 2003
- ↑ http://www.ccdbr.org/events/wilkinson/Wilkinson_Committee.html
- ↑ http://antiauthoritarian.net/NLN/?p=179