Resist Illegitimate Authority!
Frank Kroncke - "Minnesota 8 Celebration" organizer
Frank Kroncke, "Minnesota 8" - preaching the message!
Musicians, Steve Blons & James Plattes (mandolin)
Awards that "recognize the few, to honor the many" anti-war and peace activists in Minnesota from then to now.
"Resist Ilegitimate Authority!" award
Don Olson escorts Prof. David Noble, Historian
Don Olson, "Minnesota 8"
Mel Duncan, Nonviolent Peaceforce www.nvpf.org
Phil Steger, Catholic theologian, former Ex Dir, Friends for a Nonviolent World
Don Olson recognizes Phil Steger
Phil Steger, Don Olson, Frank Kroncke
Pete Simmons, "Minnesota 8," to Prof. Romeyn Taylor
Pete Simmons to Prof. Peter Rachleff
Professors: Noble, Taylor, Rachleff, Dan Ellsberg
Mel Duncan and Marv Davidov
Don Olson, Mel Duncan, Frank Kroncke
Minnesota State Representative Karen J. Clark
Mary Beaudoin, Women Against Military Madness (WAMM)
Bill Tilton, "Minnesota 8," & Mayor Chris Coleman (St. Paul)
William C. Hunt, former director of the Newman Center, U of Minnesota - Catholic theologian
Frank recognizing long-time friendship and support of Garrison Keillor, from Lake Wobegon, MN (in absentia)
Julie Madden, on behalf of St. Joan of Arc community
Bill Tilton, "Minnesota 8" and attorney
Bill Tilton and Ken Tilsen, "Minnesota 8" trial attorney
Bill Tilton honors Ken Tilsen, "Minnesota 8" trial attorney
Bill & Ken shared a law office after the MN Bar granted Bill a license even though he was a felon!
Jordan Kushner, attorney - social justice stalwart
Mike Therriault, "Minnesota 8," & Prof. Alan Hooper, biologist
Prof. Steve Miles, M.D. - fearless advocate against medical complicity in torture
Churck Turchick - "Minnesota 8" draft board raider & prisoner of conscience
Chuck Turchick & Dave Gutknecht
Chuck Logan, Vietnam Veteran and novelist
Brad Beneke, "Minnesota 8"
Brad Beneke & Chante Wolf, Veterans for Peace
Award to Jeff Blodgett and "Wellstone Action!" (in absentia)
Brandon Day, Iraq Veterans Against the War www.ivaw.org
Don Olson honors Daniel Ellsberg of "Pentagon Papers' fame
Honoring Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg, a wintess at the "Minnesota 8" trial, released the "Pentagon Papers" six months later, June 1971.
Honoring Mayor R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis (in absentia)
Professors Noble, Taylor, Rachleff & Daniel Ellsberg
Bruce Berry, Vietnam Veteran, receiving on behalf of Colonel (ret.) Ann Wright
Fred Ojile, "Milwaukee 14" - heroic draft board raider & prisoner of conscience
War Resister - testifying and recognized first time by public!
Fran Galt, War resister & prisoner of conscience
Tom Trow, documentarian - draft file destroyed by the "Beaver 55" - some of the "Minnesota 8" - saying, Thanks!
Frank Kroncke, "Minnesota 8"
Frank Kroncke honors Karen J. Clark, social justice stalwart and leader
Frank Kroncke recognizes Mary Beaudoin and work of "Women Against Military Madness" (WAMM) www.worldwidewamm.org
Singing - "All we are saying is Give Peace A Chance!"
"All we are saying is Give Peace a Chance!" & Resist Illegitimate Authority!