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Women's Peace Party
In January 1915, feminists Jane Adams and Carrie Chapman Catt organized a three day conference in Washington D.C. to discuss how if women involve themselves in politics and global issues such as WW1 they could instill global peace as well as the rights of women. The conference led to the Women’s Peace Party, advocating for a wider suffrage movement. After WW1, they pushed for global disarmament. The Women’s Peace Party aimed to outlaw war and foreign invasion, remaining active today. -
Old Man at the Bridge, Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway wrote this story as a commentary on the Spanish Civil War. The Old man is alone and isolated from the other evacuees, he claims to have no politics and he seems to have no family other than his animals which represent the victims of the war. In the end the man is too weak to move on, he has accepted that death may be a favorable outcome compared to living in Barcelona, far from his home town without his animals. -
Beyond Vietnam - Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. condemns the Vietnam war by linking it to the issues of poverty, racism, and inequality. He argues that the military actions undermine moral authority and worsen social issues. MLK advocates for the government to shift priorities and focus on peace, justice, and human rights both at home and over seas.