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Title
Inauguration of Life, Free Church Service of Liberation, San Francisco Federal Building, January 20, 1969
Creator
Berkeley Free Church
Contributor
York, Richard L
Date Created and/or Issued
1969
Publication Information
Graduate Theological Union
South Campus Community Ministry
Contributing Institution
Graduate Theological Union
Collection
Berkeley Free Church Collection
Rights Information
Public Domain
Material is in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description
The Free Church organized a prayer meeting in front of the San Francisco Federal Building. The flyer requested that those attending should "bring symbols of this oppression to be cleansed as we demonstrate our unity." During the vigil, two women poured red die into fountains and onto the sidewalks and buildings. While they were being taken into custody and brought into the courthouse, York stood in their way and was also arrested. Along with York, Bishop Michael Itkin, the gay religious activist later to be canonized in Moorish Orthodox Church in America as Saint Mikhael of California, was also arrested for disorderly conduct.
Type
image
Format
Flier; 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm.).
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt4w1035gz
GTU_041
GTU 89-5-016
Language
English
Subject
Berkeley Free Church (Berkeley, Calif.)
Church and social problems--History
Peace--Religious Aspects
Vietnam War 1961-1975--Religious Aspects
Place
Berkeley (Calif.)

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