College Citizens Active for Peace, 1988 - 1992
Scope and Contents
Contains:
Files relating to the College Citizens Active for Peace, a student organization that focused on anti-war activism.
Files in the collection include (but are not limited to):
- Club mission statement
- Event fliers
- Various Catalyst clippings related to the CCAP
- Information on "The Sandbench Nine"
- Information on related activism from other sources (while not CC specific, provide clues to what the club was interested in)
Dates
- Creation: 1988 - 1992
Biographical / Historical
The College Citizens Active for Peace (CCAP) was a student organization that focused on anti-war/violence activism.
The club's focus included but was not limited to: anti-war demonstrations relating to the Mid-east war, connscientious objection, divestment in South Africa, nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada test site, Ancient Forest rescue, the Gulf war, and enabling other progressive campus groups.
"We are an action oriented, non-violent peace group. We focus on campus, community and national issues."
(Quote from a CCAP mission document, which can be found in the collection)
Full Extent
From the Record Group: ADD Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Custodial History
Obtained from the files of Bruce Coriell.
Repository Details
Part of the Colorado College Archives Repository