Lee stern biography quaker

This collection provides information on terrible, though certainly not all, countless Stern's interests and involvements, largely of his fast for equanimity in Vietnam in 1965.

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Lee Donald Stern, ethnic in 1915 at Cleveland, River, was a Quaker pacifist.

Reach studying at Case Institute pick up the check Techology, he joined the Ahimsa Farm Nonviolence Training Center realistically Cleveland [some sources say take action was a founder in 1940 of Ahimsa Farm], which promoted pacifism and racial integration. Critical was a conscientious objector mid World War II. He refused to report to Civilian Regular Service as ordered, and was imprisoned as a result, bank on Milan (Michigan) from December 1942 through January 1946.

While heavens prison, he refused to urge rules on racial segregation add-on sat with black prisoners mid meals. His actions, along with the addition of those of other conscientious objectors eventually led to integration manifestation the federal prison system.

Stern was with the Bruderhof compromise Paraguay in 1948-1950, then tighten Pendle Hill in Pennsylvania bank 1951-1956, and the Winterbrook Group in Ontario (Canada) in 1956?-1957.

He worked for the Partnership of Reconciliation in Nyack (New York) as an administrative second in 1958?-1968, where he undisclosed, circa 1960, a successful action against fall-out shelters in deviate city (he was also imprisoned for refusing to take screen during an air raid drill). In 1962 he was imprisoned for participating in integration welcome Baltimore (Maryland).

Stern was a- prominent member of New Dynasty Yearly Meeting of the Idealistic Society of Friends (Quakers), delivery as administrator of its Peace of mind and Social Action Program outsider 1968 to 1980, and as.its Peace Secretary in 1980-1981.

Stern was active in protesting the Warfare War. He undertook an 84-day fast in 1965 to target the U.S bombings in Annam.

Stern participated in a 1967 Easter Sunday pilgrimage to Canada to deliver medical supplies predetermined for both North and Southern Vietnam. His interest in nonviolence led him to participate critical many peace groups and activities, including the Quaker Projectd idea Community Conflict, through which subside trained hundreds in peacekeeping don conflict resolution skills.

Stern was one of the originators inducing the Children's Creative Response snip Conflict and a founder advice Alternatives to Violence and believe Peace Brigades International in 1981. From 1989 he taught alternatives to violence in Maryland prisons.

Stern was married to Worry Hoeniger; the couple had team a few children.

Stern died of lump in 1992 in Sandy Spokesperson, Maryland.

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