Distributed by ADA. I Cant Make You Love Me : A 25th Anniversary Oral History, MUSICIANS ON MUSICIANS Bonnie Raitt & Brandi Carlile, Joan Baez and Bonnie Raitt Tree-Sit In Protest, Together we can make this a great community and make many new friends. Stupefying and astounding as it may be, the film ends on a fictionalized note after the Chicago Eight become Chicago Seven after Bobby Seale's trial is severed. For three years in Newark, he worked with a community union to organize poor black residents to take on slumlords, city inspectors and others. (10/24/16), http://img.youtube.com/vi/qwpvHAn__bM/0.jpg. His new initiative is the Make America Beautiful Again campaign. Reporters covering the convention were roughed up by Daley's police. Their rhetoric was loudly anti-American and pro-socialist. Now, he said, Hayden had joined those in heaven who spent their lifetime fighting for justice, fighting for the poor.. He believed in change. Quite the contrary: His way, for example, was to slink around low to the ground, leprechaun-like, as his former wife Jane Fonda lovingly put it. Held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the two-day concert event raised funds for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, the chemical dependency treatment and education facility that Clapton founded in 1998. If the enemy was indeed mortally wounded, it could not have mounted so many attacks in so many places at once, often with the inside help of South Vietnamese Army soldiers thought loyal to the U.S. He died Sunday after a long illness, his wife said. [5] They married in October the following year. What a soaring speaker Tom was. During 2001, he unsuccessfully sought election to the Los Angeles City Council. At the end of his life he was the director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center in Los Angeles County. Senator John V. Tunney. Hubert Humphrey, the Democratic candidate, was a mixed bag at best, in the thinking of my friends and myself. It seemed to be emerging in places like Sweden and Czechoslovakia. A few days later, the Democratic Convention began in Chicago. http://img.youtube.com/vi/mKS_uEyiB78/0.jpg, California alternative lifestyles 60s,70s,80s. I never saw Luz again after that night. Hes there with my father, and with Martin Luther King, and they are right now exhorting that when we leave this hall, we go out into the streets, and onto the barricades, and we fight to reclaim our country from these very, very bad people, Kennedy said to a round of applause. He hired them to work on his Senate staff, and even traveled with them to El Salvador to witness the gang violence that forces so many young people to seek refuge in the US. While at home for a month, I read constantly--the literature of the New Left. Luz, too, had watched it. Haydens critics and there were many were given voice in a couple of video snippets, including one that focused on his three years of community organizing in poor black sections of Newark in the mid-60s. Kennedy's brother Edward eulogized him simply as a man who "saw wrong and tried to right it, saw pain and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it." I speak my mind and come from a place of conscience, as well as have fun as a musician. Renowned as his Sixties and Seventies exploits were, Tom Hayden was not a man of the past. But there were many others who still believed in the system and had worked hard for McCarthy or Kennedy. When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. Williams told The New York Times that Hayden had a history of heart problems and his health had declined in the preceding months. An anti-war Democrat, the cerebral Minnesota senator Eugene McCarthy, had challenged President Johnson in the upcoming presidential primary election. I watched the news footage of Kennedy on the floor of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, bleeding to death. During January 2008, Hayden wrote an opinion essay for The Huffington Post's website endorsing Barack Obama's presidential bid in the Democratic primaries. ARLINGTON COUNTY, VA - JUNE 9: Pallbearers (including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., John Glenn, Douglas Dillon, LeMoyne Billings, Lord Harlech, James Whittaker, Steven Smith, David Hackett' Robert S. McNamara and Rafer Johnson) carry the coffin of Senator Robert Kennedy to the grave site at Arlington National Cemetery on June 9, 1968 in Arlington County, Virginia. Protestors gathered outside, some of them "Yippies" (for "Youth International Party") who had nominated a pig for President. Hayden and Fonda were a major force in California politics in the 1970s and 80s, and Hayden went on to represent the liberal Westside in the state Assembly and Senate for 18 years. On May 1-2, 2015, one thousand people marked the 50th anniversary of the first national demonstration against the Vietnam War in Washington, DC. When Robert Kennedy died, Tom Hayden, a romantic radical, and Mayor Richard Daley, a city machine boss, wept. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. 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Since it was often impossible to know which Vietnamese were loyal to us and which were not, it was deemed necessary to kill everyone who might be suspect, destroying whole villages to "save" them. Section 76060.5 allows the establishment of "student representation fees" at colleges in the California Community Colleges System. We held the memorial at UCLAs Royce Hall on Sunday February 19. It was a profound departure from the doctrinaire, ideological view of the old Left and it brought hope and inspiration to a new generation of young activists who came together as SDS: Students for a Democratic Society. Bonnie Raitt performs 'Angel From Montgomery' with Jackson Browne at the 2022 Billboard Women In Music Awards. I was able to shake his hand later and tell him I appreciated it. When Trump began to rise in 2015, Hayden, always geared up, fearing the worse, geared up higher. [14], Hayden committed himself to the effort. (Two of his codefendants, Rennie Davis and John Froines, attended the service.). He was married to Jane Fonda for 17 years, and is the father of actor Troy Garity. A popular movement that succumbs to hate will soon enough see its promise in pieces and its time gone. Their protest was completely peaceful, but the response of the police and guardsmen sent by the government to control them was not. And you started to cry, but now dry out your eyes. The Nation magazine named him one of the 50 "greatest progressives of the 20th century". Kennedy's funeral seemed surreal. Sen. Robert F . Napalm, a terrifying jellied gasoline that cooked people alive, was dropped indiscriminately. [3] As a result, when he graduated in 1956,[4][1] he was banned from attending his graduation ceremony and only received a diploma.[3]. David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner, Hayden, and Bobby Seale. She recalled traveling to college campuses around the country with Hayden in the early 1970s in their campaign to end the war and the homes of activists who let them spend the night. https://www.bonnieraitt.eu/wp-content/plugins/bookshelf-slider/, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/c91FbvW2hCo/hqdefault.jpg, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/5zwGe0O_MHU/hqdefault.jpg, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/0b0BkFj8jW8/hqdefault.jpg, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/PnnBk4HzJzQ/hqdefault.jpg, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/8qTQjuUfLu0/hqdefault.jpg, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/Z71L4JdrVBY/hqdefault.jpg, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/hCJa0505jZk/hqdefault.jpg, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/jXG6ULcK-qs/hqdefault.jpg, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/yHeBLEo4TOM/hqdefault.jpg, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/BQqk001wvy8/hqdefault.jpg, http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/kucKKw9C8DA/hqdefault.jpg. [18][19] Staughton Lynd later wrote that the New Left disavowed "the Anti-Communism of the previous generation", and that Lynd and Hayden had written, in Studies on the Left: "We refuse to be anti-Communist. Might he have a chance? . I grew up in Los Angeles in a Quaker family, and for me being Quaker was a political calling rather than a religious one. Again, dont we need CEDs today-in every state? Political icon Tom Hayden delivers a rousing call to action based on a profound historical overview of the arc of justice and social movements. Although their casualties in the so-called "Tet Offensive" were enormous, the Vietnamese struck fear into American troops and their supporters back home. Tom Hayden, the famed 1960s anti-war activist who moved beyond his notoriety as a Chicago 8 defendant to become a California legislator, author and lecturer, has died. Los Angeles, Downtown L.A stabbing sends six to hospital; 1 arrested, San Diego Roman Catholic diocese facing yet another lawsuit from its insurance company, K-Pop isnt the only hot ticket in Koreatown how trot is captivating immigrants, Los Angeles is suddenly awash in waterfalls, Officials unprepared for epic mountain blizzard, leaving many trapped and desperate. People came from all over the country who had been in the trenches with Tom, some from the very beginning. They met you, but with snipers, and left your friends all dead in the street. Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste. Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. Hayden told HuffPost Live how empowering it was for him and his fellow student leaders to deliver a proposal to Kennedy and witness Kennedy carry it out in the . Two months later, Hayden and Daley would lead opposing armies of the night into combat . He was married to actress and social activist Jane Fonda for 17 years, and was the father of actor Troy Garity. Please give it a try and become a member or subscribe to the newsletter of Bonnies Pride and Joy! He was a member of After initially resisting widespread calls for him to run as a candidate in the 1968 election, Bobby finally announced his candidacy from the Caucus Room of the Old Senate Office building, the same place his late brother . 1972), cert. Tens of thousands of copies of the 25,000-word document were printed in booklet form. Troy, Barbara and I had the speakers arranged in chronological order so that one could see the entire sweep of Toms life as an organizer/strategist/movement builder/writer/journalist/State Senator. 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I began door-belling for McCarthy shortly after Tet, in Superior, Wisconsin, an industrial port city, while I was attending Wisconsin State University there. For the last 4 months, Toms widow Barbara Williams, Troy Garity, my son with Tom, and I have been working together to create a memorial that honored and celebrated Toms 6 decades of commitment to peace, justice and democracy. To donate by check, phone, or other method, see our More Ways to Give page. Just be a bit more patient and we'd all see it. No more would the anti-war protestors be chanting "Hey, hey LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" He also taught at Occidental College and at Harvard University's Institute of Politics. [citation needed]. Now, the leading living scion of one of America's most beloved political families was also hammering Johnson from the campaign trail. Their hopes were buoyed by the July publication of Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov's samizdat, On Progress, Peaceful Co-existence and Intellectual Freedom. SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Famed '60s anti-war activist Tom Hayden, whose name became forever linked with the celebrated Chicago 8 trial, Vietnam War protests and his ex-wife actress Jane Fonda,. A beautifully emotional Alfre Woodard read from Toms memoir, Ed Begley spoke about Toms commitment to the environment and how it changed his life, ending by saying that he named his daughter Hayden in Toms honor. Hayden was best known for his role as an anti-war, civil rights, and intellectual activist in the 1960s, authoring the Port Huron Statement and standing trial in the Chicago Seven case. William Hayden Kennedy (86) passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at his home in Wheeler. (Hayden, teary- eyed, joined a small honor guard . The next morning a hushed pall hovered over the university student union in Superior. Quality journalism. Bandana Blues is and will always be a labor of love. The fee has been established at several dozen colleges, and it may be used "to provide support for governmental affairs representatives of local or statewide student body organizations who may be stating their positions and viewpoints before city, county, and district governments, and before offices and agencies of state government". He was a member of. [41] In his last years, however, he also described himself as "an archeological dig", noting the varied layers to his life, the many publications he produced, and the different ways future researchers would likely interpret his life and work.[29][42]. . Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Hayden died just over two weeks before Donald Trump was elected president. Her name was Luz, which means "light" in Spanish, but her story was decidedly dark. Author Describes Her Return to Judaism in God Said What? 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[35] Hayden served as a member of the advisory board for the Progressive Democrats of America, an organization created to increase progressive political cooperation and influence within the Democratic Party. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. William Hayden Kennedy (86) passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at his home in Wheeler. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Pre-order/Pre-save Just Like That now: https://lnk.to/justlikethat_br Stream here: https://lnk.to/somethingsgotaholdofmyheart, Credits: Produced by Bonnie Raitt Recorded and Mixed by Ryan Freeland, Bonnie: vocal, electric slide guitarJames Hutch Hutchinson: bass Ricky Fataar: drums, percussion , backing vocal Glenn Patscha: clavinet, piano, electric piano, backing vocal Kenny Greenberg: electric guitar George Marinelli: electric guitar, backing vocal. He was a bum, Hayden critic Anthony Imperiale of the Newark Citizens Committee was shown saying to a burst of laughter and applause in Royce Hall. President Johnson had claimed we were winning the war and our enemies would soon be on their knees. His speech was strongly-worded, but thoughtful and not merely rhetorical. He told the Royce Hall crowd that his father liked Hayden a lot, seeing in him a kindred Irish spirit. Tom knew that the recent release of the Pentagon Papers had changed the national landscape and that it was time to pull back from radical action and take the anti war message right into the heart of middle America. Hayden even personally delivered one to the Kennedy White House. Though he knew presidents and princes, Tom Hayden ultimately was a man of the streets the kind of open streets where American democracy best thrives. Jane is an actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. He and Fonda later initiated the Campaign for Economic Democracy (CED), which formed a close alliance with then-Governor Jerry Brown and promoted solar energy, environmental protection and renters' rights policies, as well as candidates for local office throughout California, more than 50 of whom would go on to be elected. On December 10, 1961, the Haydens participated in one of the many freedom rides taking place in response to the 1960 Boynton v. Virginia decision. The 1965 protest was the beginning of what historian Howard Zinn called the greatest antiwar movement the nation had ever experienced, a movement that played a critical part in bringing the war to an end. Speakers and performers at the 2015 conference included Julian Bond, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Daniel Ellsberg, Vivian Rothstein, Luis Rodriguez, Tom Hayden, former Congressmembers Ron Dellums, Pat Schroeder and Elizabeth Holtzman, Staughton Lynd, David Harris, Marilyn Webb, Rev. Used by permission. I got pregnant during the tour in a motor home en route to Buffalo, NY. Jackie Ward reports. First, Johnson declared a moratorium on bombing attacks on North Vietnam; the anti-war pressure was getting to him. Delores Huerta spoke. We admired his earlier stand for civil rights, dating back to 1948. Seize the time! I was with Tom when he visited Cesar Chavez to ask whether he should run for the U.S. Senate. Edited by Mark L. Levine, George C. McNamee and Daniel Greenberg / Foreword by Aaron Sorkin. Those who claim to care about marginalized voices have nothing to say about those who have no voice at all. 2022 Open Secret Music (ASCAP,) Lapiotrope Music (BMI) administered by Bluewater Music Services Corp. Used by permission. [1], Hayden attended Dondero High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account. The chant Push that rock is realism for radicals and reformers today. Following Barbaras song, members of theFirst AME Choir Tom Morello, Holly Near, Bonnie Raitt and James McVay and myself joined Barbara on stage for a rendition of Aint Gonna Let Nobody Turn me Around, appropriately ending the memorial with everyone on their feet and singing along. Quakers are known for wanting to give back. He evolved from 1961 to 1963 from viewing the . Bonnie Raitt Wins Song of the Year for Just Like That at Grammy Awards. His hair was braided down his back, and he wore a beaded headband and black rubber sandals that the Vietnamese had made out of the tires of a downed U.S. plane. He taught a class at University of California, Los Angeles on protests from Port Huron to the present. (Photo: Screenshot). In broken and halting English, she told me a story. When school ended, I hitchhiked home to visit my family in San Francisco. Even then, I felt a bit sorry for him. [2] His father was a former Marine who worked for Chrysler as an accountant and was also a violent alcoholic. The American response was to inflict horrible casualties on combatants and non-combatants alike. [12] By the end of 1964 ERAP had ten inner-city projects engaging 125 student volunteers. Hayden is a longtime activist and former California state senator. Tom Hayden, a 1960s radical who was in the vanguard of the movement to stop the Vietnam War and became one of the nation's best-known champions of liberal causes, has died in Santa Monica after. denied, 410 U.S. 970, 93 S.Ct. But for his hubris in persisting to escalate the Vietnam War, Johnson might have entered the history books as one of America's greatest presidents, carried there by his commitment to civil rights and the elimination of poverty. Recorded on tour June 3, 2017 - Centennial Hall, London - Ontario Canada, Activist & Politician Tom Hayden 1939-2016 Memorial Video, http://img.youtube.com/vi/Mxz2QBsslrE/0.jpg. Famed '60s anti-war activist Tom Hayden, whose name became forever linked with the celebrated Chicago 8 trial, Vietnam War protests and his ex-wife actress Jane Fonda, has died. Given little chance at first, his popularity was suddenly enhanced by developments across the Pacific. Soft-spoken and anything but radical, he impressed on us the necessity of cutting long hair and beards and putting on white shirts and ties to go "Clean for Gene" when we knocked on doors to get out the vote. He was 76. . Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time. In a lengthy account of the riots, Hayden was unblinking about the inevitable,. The youth-led movement changed the very language of politics and its impact is still being felt today. He previously covered state and national politics, including the 2020 presidential campaign. Some of her friends were killed; she watched their blood darken the stones in the plaza before finally escaping the violence. But considering the alternative of a Nixon presidency, I still hoped Humphrey would prevail. He traveled singing gospel music for 35+ years. With the war over, Tom could see that the Watergate scandal had created cracks in the walls of the establishment and that now was the time for progressives to squeeze through those cracks and run for office. He can be reached through his website: www.johndegraaf.com. I will summarize some of what I said at the memorial because I think it speaks to what needs to happen today in this country: I spoke of my 17 years with Tom which began in 1972 when the peace movement was flagging after years of repression and sectarian divisiveness. Two of the Chicago 7 defendants,Rennie Davis and John Froines, were at the memorial. I, for one, have long been intrigued by Tom Haydens friendship with the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, towards the end of Bobbys life.