https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/446 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3888 <p>Formed through the merging of several Detroit and Michigan groups, the OSCA educated the public on Central American issues, particularly the human rights violations in El Salvador in the 1980s. Their papers represent the activities and writings of the Latin American solidarity movement.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3888#comments Central America Solidarity Committee Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (Detroit, Mich.) Crockett, George W. Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front Firestone, Bernard Gumbleton, Thomas J. Human rights Mahaffey, Maryanne Michigan Interfaith Committee on Central American Human Rights United States--Federal Bureau of Investigation United States--Foreign Relations--Central America United States--Foreign Relations--Cuba Women guerrillas Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:19:04 -0400 drice 3888 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12778 <p>Ruthven (Rudy) Simons is an activist for human rights. He was a vice president of the Cranbrook Peace Foundation, a board member of the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, a founder of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State University, and a member of delegations to Iraq, Iran, Haiti, China, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Israel, and Palestine. As a result of his passion for human rights, he was a recipient of the Center Peacemaker Award from the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State University, and of the Founder’s Award from the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights.</p> <p>Simons has rallied for causes such as South African apartheid, ending U.S. intervention in Central America, Haiti, Iraq, and Iran, women’s rights, and civil rights. Moreover, he has participated in numerous demonstrations for peace with organizations including Witness for Peace, Michigan Interfaith Committee for Central American Human Rights, Michigan Committee for a Democratic Haiti, the Gray Panthers, the Poverty and Social Reform Institute, Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace, and the U.S. China Peoples Friendship Association. Because of his wide breadth of interests, this collection spans a sizeable portion of Detroit peace and civil rights protests between the mid-1960s to 2012. </p> <p>The Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers consists of newspaper articles, correspondence, rally information, and flyers from protests and events. There are also administrative documents and correspondence from numerous peace and civil rights community organizations, as well as notes and travel details from Simons’ delegation trips. Finally, this collection contains photographs from events including the Selma March and the Detroit Walk to Freedom, in addition to demonstrations and human rights-centered events.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12778#comments Anti-apartheid movements Antinuclear movement Detroit (Mich.) Gumbleton, Thomas J. Michigan Coalition for Human Rights Michigan Interfaith Committee on Central American Human Rights Peace movements Poverty Urban Affairs Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:21:03 -0400 aorchard 12778 at https://reuther.wayne.edu