J. Edward Guinan | |
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| Born | John Edward Guinan March 6, 1936 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | 26 December 2014 (aged 78) |
| Occupation(s) | Community activist, former Paulist priest, former stock trader |
| Years active | 1968-2012 |
| Known for | Founder, Community for Creative Non-Violence. Author of the first ballot for the Statehood movement in the District of Columbia. |
| Notable work | Editor, Peace and Nonviolence, Paulist Press, 1973; Editor, Redemption Denied: An Appalachian Reader, Gamaliel Press, 1976; Flesh and Spirit: A Religious View of Bicentennial America, Gamaliel Press, 1976. |
J. Edward Guinan (6 March 1936 – 26 December 2014) was a former stock trader who became a Paulist priest and was the founder of Washington, D.C.'s Community for Creative Non-Violence in 1970.[1][2][3] Guinan was the first to put the initiative for DC Statehood on the ballot, and it won all wards of the district to kickstart the statehood movement.[4]
- ^ "CCNV Chronology". Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Timothy Miller. The 60s Communes: Hippies and Beyond. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1999
- ^ From political protest to bureaucratic service: The transformation of homeless advocacy in the nation's capital and the eclipse of political discourse by Elwell, Christine, PhD, American University, 2008, 358 pages
- ^ Myers Asch, Chris; Musgrove, George Derek (2017). Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital. Chapel Hill NC: UNC Press Books. p. 417. ISBN 9781469635873.