May 2nd Movement - Revision history

Rev 22: Category:Anti-war activism

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Category:Anti-war activism

Lance Murdoch: 8/8/64 protest

2005-05-23T06:39:34Z

8/8/64 protest

Lance Murdoch at 03:14, 23 May 2005

2005-05-23T03:14:52Z

63.190.161.79 at 05:07, 10 December 2004

2004-12-10T05:07:20Z

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This was Progressive Labor Party's "youth group". The name comes from May 2, 1964 -- when the PLP held a large demonstration against the war in Vietnam in New York City.

It was never very large (perhaps 200 members) and dissolved into SDS after June 1965.

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	In February of 1966 members of the May 2nd Movement disbanded the group, and many of the M2M members joined [[Students for a Democratic Society]] (SDS), in an attempt to recruit SDS members into the PLP. The M2M members went on to having a major influence on SDS.		In February of 1966 members of the May 2nd Movement disbanded the group, and many of the M2M members joined [[Students for a Democratic Society]] (SDS), in an attempt to recruit SDS members into the PLP. The M2M members went on to having a major influence on SDS.
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−	The '''May 2nd Movement''' was founded out of demonstrations held on [[May 2]], [[1964]]. The demonstrations had been planned in March 1964 at a conference at [[Yale University]]. On [[April 25]], [[1964]] some of the people involved in the planning published a pledge of [[draft resistance]] in the ''National Guardian''. The May 2nd demonstrations against the war in Vietnam were held in a number of cities - hundreds marched in New York City, San Francisco, and smaller numbers of young people protested in other cities. These protests were organized by the [[Progressive Labor Party]], with some help from the [[Young Socialist Alliance]]. The May 2nd Movement was the Progressive Labor Party's youth affiliate.	+	The '''May 2nd Movement''' was founded out of demonstrations held on [[May 2]], [[1964]]. The demonstrations had been planned in March 1964 at a conference at [[Yale University]]. On [[April 25]], [[1964]] some of the people involved in the planning published a pledge of [[draft resistance]] in the ''National Guardian''. The May 2nd demonstrations against the war in Vietnam were held in a number of cities - hundreds marched in New York City, San Francisco, and smaller numbers of young people protested in other cities. These protests were organized by the [[Progressive Labor Party]], with some help from the [[Young Socialist Alliance]]. The May 2nd Movement (M2M) was the Progressive Labor Party's youth affiliate.

−	In February of 1966 members of the May 2nd Movement ~~(M2M)~~ disbanded ~~M2M~~, and many of the M2M members joined [[Students for a Democratic Society]] (SDS), in an attempt to recruit SDS members into the PLP. The M2M members went on to having a major influence on SDS.	+	On [[August 8]], [[1964]], the May 2nd Movement held a protest in New York City against the war in Vietnam, where several people were arrested.
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		+	In February of 1966 members of the May 2nd Movement disbanded the group, and many of the M2M members joined [[Students for a Democratic Society]] (SDS), in an attempt to recruit SDS members into the PLP. The M2M members went on to having a major influence on SDS.

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−	~~This was Progressive Labor Party~~'~~s "youth group"~~. The ~~name comes from May 2~~, 1964 ~~-- when~~ the ~~PLP held~~ a ~~large demonstration~~ against the war in Vietnam in New York City.	+	The '''May 2nd Movement''' was founded out of demonstrations held on [[May 2]], [[1964]]. The demonstrations had been planned in March 1964 at a conference at [[Yale University]]. On [[April 25]], [[1964]] some of the people involved in the planning published a pledge of [[draft resistance]] in the ''National Guardian''. The May 2nd demonstrations against the war in Vietnam were held in a number of cities - hundreds marched in New York City, San Francisco, and smaller numbers of young people protested in other cities. These protests were organized by the [[Progressive Labor Party]], with some help from the [[Young Socialist Alliance]]. The May 2nd Movement was the Progressive Labor Party's youth affiliate.

−	~~It was never very large (perhaps 200~~ members) and ~~dissolved~~ into SDS ~~after June 1965~~.	+	In February of 1966 members of the May 2nd Movement (M2M) disbanded M2M, and many of the M2M members joined [[Students for a Democratic Society]] (SDS), in an attempt to recruit SDS members into the PLP. The M2M members went on to having a major influence on SDS.