McConnell, John, 1915-
Variant namesJohn McConnell; b. 1915, Davis City, Iowa; author, editor, advocate for the environment, businessman; organized Meals for Millions in 1962 in San Francisco to feed displaced Hong Kong refugees; organized the Minute for Peace radio broadcast in 1964; designed the Earth Flag in 1968; proposed the idea of Earth Day in 1969, Sea Citizens in 1974, and Earth Trustees in 1995. John McConnells web site is located at: http://www.earthsite.org/john.htm.
From the description of Papers, 1950-[ongoing]. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 51822673
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| creatorOf | McConnell, John, 1915-. Papers, 1950-[ongoing]. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC |
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| associatedWith | Earth Society Foundation | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Earth Trustees (Organization) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Meals for Millions (Organization) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sea Citizens (Organization) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Star of Hope (Organization) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | World Equality (Organization) | corporateBody |
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| Conservation of natural resources |
| Earth Day |
| Environmentalists |
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| Environmental protection |
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Birth 1915-03-22
Death 2012-10-20
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