"Pamphlet 'Direct Action' by April Carter" [NMLH.2025.27.10]

Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.27.10

Object Name
pamphlet

Title
'Direct Action'

Place
UK, London, Hackney

People
April Carter, Bob Overy

Date
1980s

Description
Pamphlet 'DIRECT ACTION' by April Carter. The booklet is a a cream colour, with blue text. The front cover notes that "The purpose of the pamphlet is to examine nonviolent methods of opposing wars, tyranny & other forms of oppression". Originally published in 1962, this updated version was published in the 1970s.

Alice Carter was a British peace activist known for her contributions to direct action and civil disobedience. She was a key figure in the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War, and she organised a number of protests including the Aldermaston March.

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