Ellen Thomas (born January 24, 1947) is an American peace activist. She first became involved with the
White House Peace Vigil on April 13, 1984. The daughter of a US Marine, Thomas was born in
Brooklyn and grew up in
California. She became
opposed to nuclear weapons during her childhood. In protest at the policies of the
United States government, she became a
tax resister by
simply living below the
income tax threshold.
On May 6, 1984, Ellen Benjamin married
Thomas in a
Quaker wedding to become Ellen Thomas. Thomas and her husband protested together for a number of years, until his death in January 2009 of
pulmonary disease.
Ellen also heads
The Proposition One Non-Radioactive Nuclear Review, a traveling multimedia troupe that educates the public on the dangers of a nuclear future. In 1993 she helped coordinate the successful Washington DC ballot initiative for Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion. Ellen formally served on the
Washington Peace Center
The Washington Peace Center was a nonprofit organization founded and located in Washington, D.C., focusing on peace and social justice. It officially closed ceased operating in 2020 after.
The organization sought to provide education, support, a ...
's board of directors, but has since moved to North Carolina.
''The Oracles of Pennsylvania Avenue'' (2012) by Tim Wilkerson, a documentary commissioned by the
Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, recounts the lives of William and Ellen Thomas,
Concepción Picciotto
Concepción Picciotto (born María de la Inmaculada Concepción Martín; 15 January 1936 – 25 January 2016), also known as Conchita or Connie, was a Spanish-born, United States–based peace activist. She lived in Lafayette Square, Washington ...
and
Norman Mayer
Norman David Mayer (March 31, 1916 – December 9, 1982) was an American anti-nuclear weapons activist who was shot and killed by the United States Park Police after threatening to blow up the Washington Monument.
Early life
Mayer was born in El ...
.
The Oracles of Pennsylvania Avenue
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See also
* List of peace activists
* Concepcion Picciotto
*Brian Haw
Brian William Haw (7 January 1949 – 18 June 2011) was an English protester and peace campaigner who lived for almost ten years in a peace camp in London's Parliament Square from 2001, in a protest against UK and US foreign policy. He bega ...
* Parliament Square Peace Campaign
References
External links
Peace Park Website
Washington Peace Center
American anti-war activists
American anti–nuclear weapons activists
Living people
American tax resisters
1947 births
American Quakers
Place of birth missing (living people)
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