Frank Dorrel is an American
peace activist
A peace movement is a social movement which seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or wars) or minimizing inter-human violence in a particular place or situation. They are often linked to the goal of achieving world p ...
. A former
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
personnel, he is now a
Veteran for Peace.
Dorrel publishes and distributes ''
Addicted to War, Why The U.S. Can’t Kick Militarism'' by Joel Andreas. This anti-war comic book is a history of U.S. militarism and has become one of the most popular books in the Peace Movement. It is being used in hundreds of high schools and colleges all over the country.
Dorrel put together a two-hour film titled ''What I’ve Learned About U.S. Foreign Policy: The War Against The Third World'', which has been seen by as many as 2 million people since 2000. He also distributes the film ''Arlington West'' by Peter Dudar and Sally Marr.
Dorrel is a member of Veterans For Peace, both local and national chapters. He was in the U.S. Air Force. He helped to start the Arlington West Memorial in Santa Monica, a project of the Los Angeles Chapter of Veterans For Peace. The Arlington West Memorial has been erected next to the Santa Monica Pier each and every Sunday since February 2004.
He is on the board of the Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools (CAMS) and the executive board of the Office of the Americas.
Dorrel has worked closely with
Cole Miller
Cole Miller (born April 26, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the featherweight division in the UFC. His nickname "Magrinho" means "skinny" in Portuguese.
Mixed martial arts career
Before giving ...
, founder of No More Victims and with many other Peace and Justice organizations in Los Angeles and around the country.
Dorrel has put on many anti-war events in the Los Angeles area in the last six years, many times co-hosting with Don White. During this same time period, Dorrel and his wife Jane, have hosted four or five events each year at their home in Culver City.
See also
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List of peace activists
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External links
*http://www.addictedtowar.com/frankdorrel.html
References
Living people
American anti-war activists
American pacifists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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