Roundtable Discussion: Local Nuclear Freeze Campaign

On Thursday, November 5, at 3:30pm, The Evergreen State College Daniel J. Evans Library will host several of the original Thurston County Nuclear Freeze Campaign organizers for a roundtable discussion that is free and open to the public. Facilitators include retired Evergreen faculty, Thad Curtz and Helena Meyer Knapp, who were part of the movement.

According to Evergreen’s Library Dean, Greg Mullins, the discussion is an important piece of history that should not be forgotten. “Many of our students are concerned with climate change today, and many feel there is little they can do at the local level. But right here in Thurston County we have evidence that ordinary citizens can effect historic change. To hear their story, and how they helped changed how the White House thought about nuclear weapons, is significant.”

Local Nuclear Freeze Campaign documents, which include a community shelter plan for Thurston County, albeit one that would have “saved” 50,800 of the county’s then population of 66,700, are currently on display at the library at Evergreen through November.