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"There is no moment better than now to remember what Dave has stood for and to fight for it together, all of us -- for peace and justice."   
-- Howard Zinn, author, A People's History of the United States

NONVIOLENT WARRIORS
Dave Dellinger and the Power of the People
An audio documentary

Two compact discs - over two hours of material -- featuring Howard Zinn, Dennis Brutus, John Froines, Ralph DiGia, Art Kinoy, Staughton Lynd, Ted Glick, Norma Becker, Leonard Weinglass, Johanna Lawrenson, Bread & Puppet Theater, and many more. Music by Rik Palieri and Steve Sato. Performances by Bread & Puppet Theater and The Raging Grannies.

DISC 1: ROOTS
1 Talkin' Resistance (1967), voice of Dave Dellinger
2 Labor Songs, vocals and banjo by Rik Palieri, including Going Down the Road Felling Bad * The Soup Song * Which Side Are You On? * Where the Frazier River Flows * I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill
3 Open Remarks by Howard Zinn, introduction by Doreen Kraft
4 Coming of Age, narration by Marvin Fishman, reading by Gideon Turner 
5 On the Road, narration by Al Salzman, reading by Marc Awodey
6 Remarks by Dennis Brutus, introduction by Miriam Ward
7 The Raging Grannies, acappella songs
8 Love, War & Prison, narration by Robin Lloyd, reading by Dian Mueller
9 A song for heroes, guitar and vocal by Steve Sato
10 Building a Movement, narration by Greg Guma, reading by Manny Leonni
11 Remarks by Ralph DiGia, introduction by Greg Guma
12 Remarks by Natasha Singer   
13 Remarks by Norma Becker
14 Songs of Protest, vocals and banjo by Rik Palieri, including God Bless America for Me * Wasn't That a Time * Meadow Lands * We Shall Overcome
15 Toward Liberation, narration by Miriam Ward
16 Remarks by Staughton Lynd   

DISC 2: RESISTANCE
1 Teaching in Chicago (1968), voice of Dave Dellinger
2 Remarks by Art Kinoy, introduction by Miriam Ward
3 Poem by Grace Paley, read by Bob Nichols
4 Remarks by Francis Crowe
5 60s Anthems, vocals and guitar by Rik Palieri, including Where Have All the Flowers Gone * Feel Like I'm Fixing to Die Rag * Bring Them Home * Draft Dodgers Rag * Ohio
6 From the Pentagon..., narration by Manny Leonni, readings by Marmete Hayes+ and Mark Montalban
7 Sounds of the Struggle, Chicago in 1968, including the voice of Dave Dellinger
8 ...to Chicago, narration by Marvin Fishman
9 Standing with Bobby Seale, Readers: Al Salzman (Dave Dellinger), Dennis Brutus (Bobby Seale), Dian Mueller (Judge Hoffman), Marc Awodey (Tom Hayden), Mark Montalban (Abbie Hoffman), Manny Lionni (Prosecutor Schutlz), Marvin Fishman (narrator)
10 Remarks by John Tucker, introduction by Marvin Fishman
11 Speaking Truth to Power, Readers: Al Salzman (Dave Dellinger), Dian Mueller (Judge Hoffman)
12 Remarks by John Froines, introduction by Greg Guma
13 Remarks by Leonard Weinglass
14 Remarks by Johanna Lawrenson
15 Poem by Ted Glick
16 Remarks by Dave Dellinger
17 Courage, introduction by Elke Schumann, performed by members of Bread & Puppet Theater

Produced by Toward Freedom; Written and directed by Greg Guma Recorded by Sergei Ushakov: Independent Sound Engineering CDs engineered by Gideon Turner; Photos by Jordan Silverman CD design by Anne Linton, MacWorks

Performed before a live audience on October 20, 2001 at Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont during a gala celebration honoring the life and work of Dave Dellinger and Elizabeth Peterson.

TO ORDER COPIES Nonviolent Warriors compact disc set: $24, plus $3 shipping and handling. Write or e-mail to office@towardfreedom.com for details, use our order form, or send payment (check or money order) to:

Toward Freedom
PO Box 468
Burlington, VT 05402

All proceeds benefit the Dellinger Fund and TF's ongoing projects. 

THE DELLINGER FUND This retirement and project fund for Dave Dellinger and Elizabeth Peterson helps to provide them with necessary personal assistance and support for their ongoing activities, including visits with prisoners. Tax deductible gifts may be made to Toward Freedom; please indicate that your contribution is for the Dellinger Fund.  Send checks to TF, PO Box 468, Burlington, VT 05402. Credit card contributions and pledges can be arranged by calling (802) 657-3733.

LIVING HISTORY: THE MAKING OF NONVIOLENT WARRIORS

As the US went to war in October, 2001, activists and artists who have been on the front lines of social change over the last 60 years gathered in Burlington, Vermont, for a celebration of the life and continuing nonviolent work of Dave Dellinger and Elizabeth Peterson. Responding to tragedy with hope and heart, they created a truly inspiring, historical moment.

Sponsored by the Toward Freedom foundation and held at the height of the Vermont International Film Festival, the event was highlighted by the one-time only performances and remarks included in this recording.

The original four-hour program - reduced here to about two hours -- featured little-seen Newsreel film footage from the late 60s assembled by Roz Payne and John Douglas, period music by Rik Palieri and Dellinger grandson Steve Sato, glimpses of Dave and Elizabeth's life journey, remarks and messages by many friends and special guests, and dramatized scenes from the Chicago Eight trial. As Dave requested, the focus wasn't just on him, but instead embraced numerous struggles for peace and social justice through much of the 20th century.

Sometimes humorous and often moving, the stories captured in this living history express the hopes, passions and fierce commitments that have inspired work for peace and justice. They also offer important lessons for our own times.

More than 50 people were involved in the production, which was presented before an audience of over 300 people. The cast included Howard Zinn, historian and author of A People's History of the United States, Chicago Eight defendant John Froines, and Chicago Eight attorneys Leonard Weinglass and John Tucker. Dennis Brutus, hero of the South Africa anti-apartheid struggle and a leading voice in the worldwide campaign for debt relief, not only talked about his life but also played the role of Bobby Seale in a dramatized scene from the trial.

People's lawyer Art Kinoy rallied us to keep fighting, Johanna Lawrenson recalled life with Abbie Hoffman, and tireless organizer Ted Glick brought past battles to life in a moving poem. Members of Dave and Elizabeth's family were also on hand, as well as friends like Staughton Lynd, Ralph DiGia, Norma Becker, Bob Nichols, and Elke Schumann. At the end, Dave rose to speak, urging us to act with love and value community. We've included all these moments, and many more.

Since Dave has co-chaired the Toward Freedom board of directors since 1986, the foundation took a leading role in planning the event.  The timing was fortuitous, since TF was also celebrating an anniversary -- 50 years of continuous publication.  But we also realized that the moment - and the inspiration it provided - also should be preserved and shared.

The result is Nonviolent Warriors, an audio documentary that celebrates the challenges and triumphs of a movement through the life of an extraordinary individual. Thanks to all who helped make it possible.

-- Greg Guma

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