Silence Kills de Jim Cairns - 1970: Events Leading Up to the Vietnam Moratorium 8 May 1970

Vietnam Moratorium Committee, 1970. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Very Good +. AUSTRALIANA First Edition.104 p. illus. 26 cm. #261022Vietnam War, 1961-1975. | Demonstrations -- Australia.Vietnam Moratorium Committee (Australia)The Vietnam moratorium protests, the first of which took place on 8 May 1970, were the largest public demonstrations in Australia’s history at the time.They represented growing discontent within a portion of the Australian population to the government’s commitment to the Vietnam War in general and conscription in particular.The protests took place during a period of great social change in Australia, when people from a range of backgrounds were prepared to defy authority.Labor politician Dr Jim Cairns addressing the first moratorium:Our spirit is the spirit of peace and understanding. Our spirit is opposed to violence, opposed to hate, opposed to every motive that has produced this terrible war … we can overcome, ladies and gentlemen.The most visible leader of the… Leer más