(NAME-MCE) Dissertation research on peace/social justice. Can youHelp?

[kathryn liss]

I might be interested.  I don't know what you would consider to be activism, 
but I would fill out your form and see if I fit.

Kathryn Liss
Asheville, NC

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From: "McKevitt, Susan" <SMcKevitt at ed.state.nh.us>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:51 AM
Subject: (NAME-MCE) Dissertation research on peace/social justice. Can 
youHelp?


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> Hi everyone, as many of you know I am enrolled in the PhD in Leadership
> & Change Program of Antioch University. I am in my 4th year and am
> getting ready to embark on the research aspect of my dissertation work
> and am looking for a few good women, 40 as a matter of fact.  My working
> dissertation title is; What Keeps Us Going: Factors That Sustain U.S.
> Women's Long-term Peace and Social Justice Activism.
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> I plan to conduct an electronic survey over the next few months with 40
> women who were active in the 60s and 70s through the anti-war, women's
> liberation and/or civil rights movements and who continue their
> peace/social justice activism today. That is, they have forty plus years
> of working for social change.  Their interests and focus may be
> different from the 60s but their activism to create a more peaceful and
> just society continues. After completion and analysis of the survey
> results, I will conduct in-dept telephone interviews with a subset of
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> I am looking for women of all backgrounds hoping to have a sample that
> represents the wonderful diversity we have in this country.  They can be
> famous or not, working nationally or locally; what is important is that
> they have been steadfast (with logical ebbs and flows) with their
> activism in pursuit of peace/social justice over the long-term.
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> I'm contacting you because I know you personally, I was given your name
> by someone who knows you, or you are a member of a peace/social justice
> list and I believe you might know of women who fit this long-term
> activist description.  I'll then contact these individuals, indicating
> that you have given me their names and email/phone numbers and ask them
> if they would be willing to participate in my research. Of course, they
> will be able to say no, but I hope that through this process, I will be
> able to find a great sampling of women willing to participate.
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> Please note, in addition to any names of friends and colleagues that you
> might suggest, if you fit the criteria and would like to volunteer
> yourself for the study that would be terrific! You may submit your and
> as many other names as you like besides your own.
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> Thank you for any support you can offer me in finding these wonderful
> women.  It would help me if you could respond by August 30, 2008.  If
> you have any questions, please contact me either by email
> (smckevitt at phd.antioch.edu ) or by phone (603-938-2401 evenings).
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> Antioch University
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> PhD in Leadership & Change
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> smckevitt at phd.antioch.edu
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