SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 6, 2003 File #332
Contact: Jean Wasp, Media Relations, (707) 664-2057
Sociology Professor Available for Comment on History,
Tactics of Anti-War Movement
David Walls is available for comment on the anti-war movement in historical
perspective, non-violent and other disruptive tactics used by the peace
movement, and controversies over the impact of left-wing sectarian groups
on the anti-war movement. Dr. Walls has been an activist and observer of social movements for four decades, and has participated in the activities of numerous peace, environmental, and human rights organizations.
He brings a comparative perspective to the use of non-violent direct action techniques by the civil rights and peace movements, and has written on the problems and prospects of humanitarian intervention in military conflicts. He has closely followed the participation of sectarian political groups in the peace movement and other social movements.
Walls is a Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University. He teaches classes on the Civil Rights Movement, the Enviornmental Movement, and Gender and Social Movements. At SSU since 1982, he served as Dean of the School of Extended Education from 1984 to 2000. He is the author of The Activist's Almanac: The Concerned Citizen's Guide to the Leading Advocacy Organizations in America (Simon & Schuster/Fireside, 1993).
HOME PHONE: (707) 823-7403 E-MAIL: dwalls@igc.org