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

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

4February 20, 202320 years ago there was a movement in Grand Rapids to oppose the US war and occupation of Iraq: Part IV – Student organizing against the war and civil disobedience at the office of Congressman Ehlers.