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Hirshkowitz, Barbara

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

New Society Publishers Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-189
Overview

New Society Publishers was a cooperative business based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded by members of Movement for a New Society in the late 1980s. New Society Publishers produced books on peace, social justice, and ecological topics. The Philadelphia office closed in December 1996 and a smaller for of the New Society Publishers business moved to British Columbia, Canada.

Dates: 1990-1996

Walkabout Peace and Justice Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-162
Overview Walkabout Peace and Justice was first organized in 1985 in Davis, California, as an experimental project to provide a source of information for the peace-walking community. The group sponsored walks in support of issues related to peace and social justice; acted as a clearinghouse to provide information about other peace walks, mainly through its journal, Walkabout Peace and Justice. It's most siginficant organizer was Barbara Hirshkowitz, who later became a participant in New Society...
Dates: 1981-1992

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Peace movements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 1
Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Peace walks and marches -- History -- Sources 1
Publishers and publishing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 1