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The Boys Who Said NO!

August 12, 2022, 7:30 PM - August 12, 2022, 7:30 PM US/Pacific

Film & Discussion with Guest Speaker Robert Levering, Co-Producer Ben Lomond Quaker Center In-Person and Online Friday, August 12, 2022 7:30 PM Pacific = 8:30 PM Mountain Click her for updates on how to attend this event. Featuring interviews with over thirty male and female nonviolent activists and historians, The Boys Who Said NO!: Draft Resistance and The Vietnam War shows how their personal and collective acts of nonviolent resistance – influenced by the principles of Gandhian nonviolence and the impact of the civil rights movement – were a critical part of the antiwar movement. Their leadership and personal sacrifices had a direct effect on ending the war, and are an important example for today's movements for social justice. 95 minutes. Directed by Judith Ehrlich. Click here to watch the trailer.