An Evening with
Jim Douglass
Activist, Advocate and Author
discusses his New Book
“JFK and the Unspeakable:
Why He Died & Why it Matters”
Sunday, May 4, 7:30p.m.
Resource Center for Nonviolence, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz
In “a stunning mix of political thriller and meticulous scholarship” Jim Douglass presents a compelling, persuasive account of why President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and why the unmasking of this truth remains crucial for the future of our country and the world.
Jim Douglass is the co-founder of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action (near the nuclear-armed submarine base in Washington) and author of many books on nonviolent theory and practice, including Lightning East & West and Resistance & Contemplation. He was a human shield in Baghdad during the launch of “Shock and Awe” bombings. He currently lives in a Catholic Workers house in Alabama with his wife, Shelley, and guests who need free housing while supporting hospitalized family members.
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“The goodness of the world is incontestable… nevertheless, one of the awful facts of our age is the evidence that the world is stricken to the very core of its being by the Unspeakable.”
— Thomas Merton
“In JFK and the Unspeakable Jim Douglass steadily guides us toward a strategy of peace. Douglass holds forth hope for current generations to dismantle our addiction to war.”
— Kathy Kelly
“This is the most thoroughly researched and documented book ever written about President Kennedy’s determination to prevent a nuclear war and how his success in that struggle cost him his life.” — Don Mosely