Antinuclear movement -- Rhode Island

Scope and Contents The Ecology Action for Rhode Island newsletters collection consists of newsletters sent to its membership, at the time composed of around 500 members, between the years 1970 and 1974. The newsletters relay information from Ecology Action’s working committees, including Education, Land Use, Legislation, Pesticides, Nuclear, and Recycling. These committees respectively promoted and informed Ecology Action members about relevant news, opinion pieces, and organizational initiatives happening in...

Scope and Contents The Karen Topakian collection consists of written and visual materials collected or produced by Karen Topakian that center her involvement in several areas of activism between the years 1971 and 1984, especially anti-war and anti-nuclear activism. They also provide insight into her involvement in environmentalist and feminist spaces, and how this intersected with her anti-war and anti-nuclear activism. The collection includes newspaper clippings that offer insight into community...