Power and Protest: The Fight for a Future of Peace and Justice
Season 7, Episode 6
In 1983, the threat of nuclear war was imminent and looming over the world. To voice their anxieties and fight against both nuclear armament and the patriarchy, the Women’s Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice formed between Seneca and Cayuga lakes. Combining feminism and anti-militarism, the women in the encampment created a safe space to peacefully protest the sending of weapons of mass-destruction to Europe and the United States’ increasing nuclear stockpile.
Editor
Lilly Zullow
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