Watch a 1-hour video presentation about “Converting to a Peace Economy.” This was Olympia FOR’s December 2010 TV program. Click THIS to watch. Click THIS for a one-page summary.
In late 1976 and early 1977 Glen Anderson researched how military hurts the economy in systemic ways — beyond merely the budget trade-offs — and researched the possibilities of converting our national economy and Washington State’s economy to peaceful purposes instead of militarism. He produced a well footnoted report and worked with other people on this. The one-page summary at a link above has basic information. You may contact Glen to borrow a copy of the report and/or to schedule a speaking engagement on this subject.
Since the late 1960s Glen Anderson has devoted his life to working as a volunteer for peace, nonviolence, social justice, and progressive political issues. He has worked through many existing organizations and started several. Over the years he has worked especially for such wide-ranging goals as making peace with Vietnam, eliminating nuclear weapons, converting from a military economy to a peacetime economy, abolishing the death penalty, promoting nonviolence at all levels throughout society, and helping people organize and strategize for grassroots movements to solve many kinds of problems. He writes, speaks, and conducts training workshops on a wide variety of topics. Since 1987 he has produced and hosted a one-hour cable TV interview program on many kinds of issues. Since 2017 he has blogged at https://parallaxperspectives.org He lives in Lacey near Olympia WA. You can reach him at (360) 491-9093 glen@parallaxperspectives.org
