Major Marches, Demonstrations, and Protests against the Vietnam War

 

April 17, 1965            SDS March on Washington , DC

May 2, 1965               M2M (May 2nd Movement)  New York

August 6-9, 1965        Assembly of Unrepresented People, DC

October 15-16, 1965   International Days of Protest

November 27, 1965    SANE March on Washington , DC

March 25-26, 1966     Second Intl Days of Protest

June 23, 1966             Century City Hotel Demonstration , LA

August 6, 1966           Hiroshima Demonstrations

May 15, 1966              Voter’s Peace March, DC

November 5-8, 1966    Third Intl Days of Protest

1966-1967?                 Port Chicago Vigil (I've found some benefit concert posters, but am looking for information)

April 15, 1967             Marches in DC and San Francisco

May 30, 1967              Memorial Day Demonstrations

August 6, 1967            Hiroshima Demonstrations

October 15-16 1967    The Resistance Draft Card Burning

November 14, 1967     The Resistance Draft Card Burning

October 21, 1967         March on the Pentagon, DC

December 4, 1967       The Resistance Draft Card Burning

December 4-8, 1967    Stop the Draft Week

January 15, 1968          Jeanette Rankin Brigade. DC

April 27, 1968              National Demonstrations

October 26, 1968          GI Rallies

November 2, 1968        Election Eve Demonstrations

January 19-20, 1969       Counter Inauguration Demonstrations, DC

April 5-6, 1969              GI-Civilian Parades

August 6, 1969             Hiroshima Demonstrations

October 15, 1969          Vietnam Moratorium

November 13-15, 1969  March Against Death, DC

November 15, 1969       March on Washington , Austin , San Diego , and other cities

December 24, 1969        Moratorium III

April 15, 1970                National Rallies and Demonstrations (Boston, NYC, Chicago, SF, etc)

May 2-9, 1970               National Student Strike (started BEFORE Kent State)

May 4, 1970                  Kent State shootings

May 9, 1970                  March on Washington (no buttons that I know of as this was organized in less than a week)

May 30, 1970                National Rallies

August 6, 1970              Hiroshima Demonstrations

April 24, 1971                March on Washington , DC and San Francisco

May 1-5, 1971               May Day Demonstrations, DC

May 5, 1971                  Kent State Commemoration, Boston, and other cities

August 6, 1971              Hiroshima Demonstrations

October 13, 1971          National Rallies and Demonstrations

November 6, 1971         National Rallies and Demonstrations (SF, NYC, Denver, Boston, Chicago, etc)

April 1, 1972                 March in Harrisburg , PA to support the Berrigans & Harrisburg 7

April 22, 1972               National Rallies and Demonstrations (LA and NY)

June 22, 1972                Ring Around the Capitol, DC

January 19, 1973           March in Baltimore (no buttons exist)

January 20, 1973           Counter Inaugural March and Rally, DC

If anyone reading this can provide specific information on other events, particularly events where buttons were made, please do.  

Phil Wallick  (  phil3w@comcast.net )
York, Pennsylvania

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