Presenters
Mike Hanagan (history, Vassar College) was an anti-war activist in the 1960s and collaborated with GIs in producing underground newspapers. He is a professor of French and European History.Maria Höhn, who teaches German history at Vassar College, is a scholar of the American military presence in Germany. Her most recent work details the collaboration between and among German students and African-American GIs against U.S. militarism.
Martin Klimke is a research fellow at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, currently at the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. He has written extensively on the collaboration between activists in the German and American SDS, the government surveillance of it, and the impact of the Black Panthers on German students.
Eric Lindbloom (Poughkeepsie, NY) was an anti-war activist in Poughkeepsie in the 1960s and was the 1966 Independent Peace Party candidate in the 28th Congressional District of New York.
Michele Mason (Vancouver, BC, Canada) is an award-winning independent filmmaker and director of Breaking Ranks (2006) and The Friendship Village (2001).
Joe Nevins (earth science and geography, Vassar College) has published widely on imperialism, political violence, human rights, international law, and social justice.
David Schalk is a professor emeritus at Vassar College, and the author of War and the Ivory Tower. He is also a former anti-war activist who counseled almost 300 GIs who contemplated becoming conscientious objectors.
Jeff Schutts (history, Douglas College, BC, Canada) is a former veteran who became a conscientious objector in the late 1980s. Since then he has become a professor of German history and an engaged peace activist.