It was the mid-1970s, a decade that began with the Vietnam War and ended with the Cold War and the continued threats created by the nuclear stalemate between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

During most of the 1970s, I was on the staff of the Quaker-based American Friends Service Committee, a national nonprofit organization that is an expression of the Friends’ pacifist beliefs.

This undated photo was likely taken in 1975-76 in the main room at the Honolulu Friends Meetinghouse in Manoa. The small AFSC office at the time was in the garage.

Of course, I’m the guy with the full beard on the right.

Others in the photo, from the left: Jim Albertini, the activist who was at the center of a prominent peace advocacy group at the time, catholic Action of Hawaii; the woman behind him whose face is hidden may be his partner at the time, Barbara Jensen; Margaret Habein, known to some as the “Red Granny”; Walter and Carla Chotzen, a wonderful couple, formerly of the Seattle area. Closest to but facing away from the camera are Elaine “Woody” Schwartz and her husband, Arnie Schwartz. Woody was a strong and tenacious advocate for peace, and the couple were longtime supporters of AFSC.

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