Note: I had this TBT entry ready to go yesterday morning, but when I was ready to post, I discovered that ilind.net was “down.” And it seemed, possibly down for the count. But I’m hopefully that I’ve got a solution…we’ll see. More on the issue in a subsequent post. In the meantime, here’s another look back….
I was on the staff of the American Friends Service Committee in Honolulu from about 1974 through 1980 or 1981.
When I started, the small 2-person AFSC office was in the back of the garage of the Honolulu Friends Meeting on Oahu Avenue in Manoa. If you’re unfamiliar with the Religious Society of Friends, you might recognize them as Quakers. The Honolulu Meeting, and the broader AFSC national organization, were full of wonderful people, it was a great place to work.
After several years, an addition was built onto the side of the Meeting House to accommodate a larger AFSC office, seen in the background of this photo.
Judging from my relatively neat haircut, this photo was taken towards the end of years on the AFSC staff. I’ll guess it dates from 1978 or 1979.
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You did some impressive work during those six or seven years that you were on the staff of AFSC Hawai`i. I particularly recall the campaign against the storage of nuclear weapons in Hawai`i, led by AFSC and Jim Albertini’s group, and, later on, AFSC’s campaign to document the ills of multi-national corporations. Both campaigns combined research, public outreach/education, and public protest. I’m proud to have worked closely with you as an active participant in both campaigns and to have been on AFSC Hawaii’s staff for a period of time. I also very much enjoyed working closely with members of the Honolulu Friends Meeting.
Great picture. I see three peaceful people standing tall for humanity.
And you guys were great.
IAN,
Your blog is filled with wonderful old photos.
Can you and your readers share any tips or ideas for preserving large amounts of old photos?
And I mean large amounts. Shopping bags’ full.
Do you use acid-free photo boxes? Is there such a thing?
Or do you place all your photos in albums one by one?
Do you scan each of your photos and throw the originals away?
Any brand names worth mentioning?
Help!!!!
I spent lots of time at that home when it belonged to Ransom Sherretz and his family; he was headmaster at Mid-Pacific nearby. We lived just down the street and our families and others were close. Many years later when the Friends were having a bazaar, I stopped by just to look around and relive fond memories of small-kid days.