| NGO | Committee of 100 |
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| Address | [There are no contact details for this organisation as it no longer exists. If you have any information about this or any other organisation on our database, please contact us at dango@contacts.bham.ac.uk] |
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| Background Information | The Committee of 100 emerged out of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and more specifically out of the tension within that movement about the use of civil disobedience and non-violent direct action in the pursuit of its goals. Founded by Bertrand Russell and Ralph Schoenman, amongst others, the Committee staged a series of high-profile direct-action protests in the early 1960s, including sit-downs in Whitehall, Trafalgar Square and outside the Holy Loch naval base, leading to the arrest and imprisonment of participants, including 89-year-old Russell. Sources: www.cnduk.org; Cook Routledge Guide to British Political Archives 2006 |
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| Year Created | 1960 |
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| Year Ended | 1960s |
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| Related Organisations | Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) |
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| Keywords | War, conflict and pacifism. |
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| Last Edited By | JRM at 12/07/2007 11:27:08 |
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