Ailanthus (Organization).
Ailanthus, a nonviolent witness for peace; active between 1979 and ca. 1990 in the Cambridge (Mass.) area; a nonviolent peace community, grounded in Christian nonviolence, Gandhi's model of nonviolent resistance, and the witness of James Douglass, radical Catholic theologian/peace activist; Ailanthus membership was composed mainly of Quakers and Roman Catholics; met at Boston's Catholic Worker House; conducted weekly nonviolent peace vigils at the Draper Laboratory in Cambridge where first-strike weapons such as Cruise, MX Trident, and "Star Wars" technology were developed.
From the description of Ailanthus records, 1979-1992. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 227171964
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| creatorOf | Ailanthus (Organization). Ailanthus records, 1979-1992. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC |
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| associatedWith | Charles Stark Draper Laboratory. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 | person |
| associatedWith | Hillegass, Robert W. | person |
| associatedWith | Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. | corporateBody |
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