The University of Colorado- Boulder will host the Waging Peace in Vietnam exhibit along with film screenings, panel discussions, poetry readings and more.
Exhibit
October 30 -December 15
Waging Peace in Vietnam: US Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War
Norlin Library, Underground West Gallery
October 30, 5:00 - 7:00PM
Opening Reception
British and Irish Studies Room, Norlin Library
Introduction to an exhibit that depicts the important, but largely unknown, role of U.S. active duty military and returning veterans in opposing the war in Vietnam.
Professor Rachel Rinaldo, Director, Center for Asian Studies, Welcome Remarks
Ron Carver, Exhibit Curator, Director, Waging Peace in Vietnam Education Fund
Curt Stocker, UC Boulder Alumnus and Veteran, publisher of underground GI Newspaper, "aboveground"
Susan Schnall, former US Navy Lieutenant who led hundreds of sailors and soldiers on peace march October 12, 1968. National President of Veterans for Peace.
Mark McVay, local Vietnam War veteran who enlisted
Film Screenings
November 1, 4:30 - 6:30PM
Sir! No Sir! (Documentary on GI Antiwar Movement)
Humanities 135
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This remarkable documentary tells the story of soldiers and sailors who actively opposed fighting in the war in Vietnam, and their ultimate impact on the prosecution of the war.
Professor Steven Dike, Arts and Sciences Honors Program, Moderator
David Zeiger, Producer and Director, Commentary and Q&A via ZOOM
November 3, 12:00 - 1:30PM
The Whistleblower of My Lai
Chamber Hall (S102) Imig Music Building
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This outstanding documentary takes us through the process of creating an opera commissioned by the renowned Kronos String Quartet. The opera is based on the experience of Hugh Thompson, the helicopter pilot who witnessed the killing of civilians at My Lai and did his best to rescue survivors.
Professor Mutsumi Moteki, Co-Chair, Voice and Opera, College of Music, Moderator
Discussions
November 2, 5:00 - 6:30PM
Talk by Ron Haeberle
Case E-340
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Former Army photographer, whose photos of the My Lai Massacre published in Life Magazine helped to shift public opinion, Ron Haeberle will share his experience of coming upon the massacre of Vietnamese civilians by US soldiers, and the effort to share his photos with the world.
Ross Taylor, Assistant Professor, College of Media, Communications and Information, Moderator
November 6, 5:00 - 7:00PM
Panel Discussion on the Legacies of War
Humanities 250
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War does not end when the last shots are fired. The Vietnamese population, as well as American soldiers and their families, continue to this day to bear the costs of war. This panel will investigate consequences of the war in Vietnam and efforts to mitigate those impacts.
Curt Stocker, Vietnam Veteran survivor of Agent Orange induced cancer, Moderator
Five-Minute film on Project RENEW featuring Ho Van Lai, victim of unexploded cluster bomb.
Heather Bowser, Daughter of Vietnam Veteran exposed to Agent Orange; founder and director of Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance, comprising more than 5,000 American children survivors of Agent Orange.
Susan Hammond, Founder and Executive Director, War Legacies Project
Linda J. Yarr, Research Affiliate, Center for Asian Studies, CU Boulder
November 7, 5:30 - 7:30PM
Book Talk: Defending Black Sailors from Discriminatory Prosecution
British and Irish Studies Room
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Racial tension was high when a fight broke out between White and Black sailors aboard the massive USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier that serviced the bombing missions over Vietnam. Discovering the unfair, unequal, and frankly discriminatory treatment to which Blacks were subjected, Marv Truhe, the JAG officer assigned to the case, mounted a vigorous defense of the Black sailors. His book draws on the original documents he collected and saved.
Marv Truhe, former Navy JAG officer, author of Against All Tides: The Unknown Story of the USS Kitty Hawk Race Riot
Poetry
November 8, 5:00 - 7:00PM
Poetry of the War in Vietnam and its Consequences
British and Irish Studies Room
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Read Bios of Featured Poets
Poetry helps us to speak the unspeakable, to feel deeply, and to find empathy for one another. Join these poets whose poems of war, memory, and reconciliation help us to understand the war in Vietnam and its profound consequences.
Professor Julie Carr, Department of English and Creative Writing, Moderator
Poets Reciting Via ZOOM:Jan Barry
Teresa Mei Chuc
Wayne Karlin
Yusef Komunyakaa
Hoa Nguyen
Kimberly Nguyen
Doug Rawlings
Bruce Weigl
Essay Contest
Student Essay Contest
Deadline, December 13, 2023
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Students are invited to submit a 500- 650 word essay with their reflections and impressions after having viewed the Waging Peace Exhibit. The student with the winning essay, as selected by the guest judge will receive an award of $500.
Nick Ut, Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer of the “Napalm Girl” image, will serve as the Guest Judge.
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Events will be recorded and live streamed. Students may access the films through the library. Non-students can access them via NETFLIX.