Ailanthus (Organization).

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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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associatedWith Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 person
associatedWith Hillegass, Robert W. person
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United States
Massachusetts--Cambridge
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Nonviolence
Nonviolence
Peace movements
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Active 1979

Active 1992

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