Farewell to Paul Newman, Activist and Humanitarian
In a election year when celebrity has become a contested issue it’s nice to pause and honor the passing of Hollywood celebrity who cared deeply about his craft, stayed down to earth, and engaged generously in peace and social justice work. So I want to say thank you and farewell to Paul Newman. Newman was a vocal critic of the Vietnam war. He supported more rational approaches to defense policy and defense spending as an activist and more formally as an adviser to the Center for Defense Information and World Security Institute. Back when Peace Action was known as the Nuclear Freeze movement Newman was a public spokesperson for the Freeze campaign. Newman, who Jimmy Carter appointed as a delegate to a UN General Assembly session on disarmament, is seen in the video above above (and in this other clip) debating Charlton Heston about the Freeze.
Jon Rainwater, Executive Director. For over 25 years, Jon has been active in campaigns on issues of peace, nuclear disarmament, social justice and environmental sustainability. 
Rebecca Griffin, Political Director. Rebecca is spearheading campaigns to get Afghanistan right, and promote a diplomatic solution with Iran. 
Katie Heald, Deputy Political Director. Katie is the national coordinator of the Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World. 
More celebrities should come in the field of man kind. Now the world becoming more and more complicated and losing peace, celebrities can take a great impact to neutralize the world’s terrorist…