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Posts from the ‘Grand Rapids People’s History Project’ Category

0June 18, 2023Challenging the institutionalized homophobia at WOODTV8 is still necessary after 35 years of Pride Celebrations in Grand Rapids

0June 1, 2023A brief history of Pride in Grand Rapids

0April 21, 2023The first Earth Day in Grand Rapids: Student Protests and an unruly audience 1970

0April 18, 202320 years ago there was a movement in Grand Rapids to oppose the US war and occupation of Iraq: Part VIII – Protesting Bush Administration officials every time they came to Grand Rapids

1March 27, 202320 years ago there was a movement in Grand Rapids to oppose the US war and occupation of Iraq: Part VII – How the Grand Rapids commercial media reported on the US invasion/occupation of Iraq

0March 27, 2023A People’s History of Grand Rapids: Book Release event at Schuler Books on April 11

1March 24, 202343 years ago the US financed Salvadoran Death Squads murdered Archbishop Romero: We Must Never Forget!

2March 19, 202320 years ago there was a movement in Grand Rapids to oppose the US war and occupation of Iraq: Part VI – Anti-War Actions once the war started, along with increased GRPD repression

3March 15, 202320 years ago there was a movement in Grand Rapids to oppose the US war and occupation of Iraq: Part V – Anti-War activists and GRPD makes plan for the beginning of the war

0February 28, 202332 years ago, the US committed a major war crime in Iraq, which led anti-war activist to take action in Grand Rapids