About Roger Hollander
Born Newark, New Jersey, 1941.
Family moved to Southern California 1955; attended Reseda High School in the San Fernando Valley (1955-1958).
Graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (1962), with a major in Political Science and a minor in Latin American Studies. Elected to Student Council (1961-62), challenged UC President Clark Kerr on free speech issue; founder of Berkeley’s Hyde Park Free Speech Area, which played a key role in the Free Speech Movement (1964) when it was moved to Sproul Plaza.
Attended 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles that nominated John F. Kennedy (was an Adlai Stevenson supporter).
Summer 1961: church sponsored deputation to missionaries in the Ecuadorian Amazonia, spent time with Amazonian Kichwa, Siona y Secoya tribes. Visits to Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico. Eyes opened up to the consequences of historic United States imperialist relationship with Latin America.
One year graduate theological studies, Princeton Theological Seminary (1963-1964).
Summer Internship in New Brunswick, New Jersey; Coordinator of literacy project in largely Afro-American Ghetto (1963).
Summer Internship, Washington Office of National Council of Churches (1964); attended nightly vigil at the White House for the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Attended 1964 Democratic Convention in Atlantic City that nominated Lyndon Johnson (spent the entire Convention on the Boardwalk in support of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which was locked out of the Convention).
Radical activism in the San Fernando Valley; Civil Rights, United Farm Workers, anti-Vietnam War (1964-1968).
Public Health work in Los Angeles to fulfill civilian service requirement as a Conscientious Objector (1967-1968); joined Resistance and deserted work; took refuge in Canada to avoid prosecution.
Returned to California (1973), convicted for desertion of civilian work and received suspended sentence. Completed civilian service requirement as Medical Clinic Administrator and Family Planning Coordinator at the Los Angeles Free Clinic (1973-1976). Received Presidential Pardon from Gerald Ford (who also pardoned Nixon, the two pardons presumably unrelated).
Returned to Canada (1976). Canadian citizenship (1984). Excutive Director of inner city community centre (1980-1987); elected three times to the Municipal Council of Metropolitan Toronto (1987-1995) specializing in representing the under-represented; concentrated on community and social services, anti-racism, police reform and anti-poverty; used office to support radical youth, women, immigrant community, LGBT community, homeless, etc.
Moved to Ecuador 1995 while maintaining residence in Canada (lots of travel back and forth). Began career in the plastic arts. Concentrates on freelance writing but mainly Blogging, with specialized interest in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America (especially Ecuador); human rights, anti-capitalsim, anti-war, democratic socialism, international affaris.
Thirty year association with the Marxist-Humanist movement in the United States founded by Raya Dunayevskaya (www.newsandletters.org).
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Thank YOU, Rushay, it is great to hear from South Africa. I send you greetings from Ecuador, South America; I recommend your website to my readers http://www.rushay.org
Hi Roger,
Thanks so much for your attention to the Chevron case regarding their abuses in Nigeria. We appreciate you helping to get the word out. would you like to be on our email list?
Hey Roger, I just noticed you have me in your blogroll (I also just returned the favor). Thanks.
[gay tax protest] …..now it’s Equality Tax Revolt.
No protest. REVOLT. I’ve had it.
Hi I am a survivor of “Rendition” I was stalked , kidnapped and tortured by american military subcontractors in Egypt…….I was drugged and tortured and much more…….some of the more minor aspects were that….I didnt have a toothbrush or change of clothes or toilette or bath…in a month….I was repeatedly psychologicaly tortured as well as physicaly tortured (broken teeth broken leg untreated)………..much of the interogation material was from sealed court documents the usa possesed….I am now in Canada.but the usa is trying to get the canadians to deport me to usa.I am not usa citizen….none of my identification or personal posessions were ever returned to me….I was actualy sent to the usa…..and left at JFK airport….no id no money,,,and untreated injurys.I was kidnapped in egypt on 27 july 2006.any help…I am realy scared.I am rceiving services from Vancouver Area Survivors of Torture…VAST……….please help me.I was targeted for a reason of retaliation.now Homland Security say its National security issue and wont release any info…I am 52 year old female
All of my torture was videotaped….and all my interogators and torrturers wer americans……….I was subjected to bouts of sensory deprivation…lack of food…i lost 30 lbs in 30 days………there seemed to be a “standing order” to not do any damage to my face……the “reason” for my torture morphed through numerous reasons.from crossing the gaza egypt border too many times…to me being crazy and found wandering without shoes (yet the shoes I was wearing at the torture center were the same ones I ha d worn for 3 years prior and can be seen on airport surveilance tapes from Usa to europe to africa……The long road to recovery is mired with pitfalls like the canada imigration flaws where those who need help dont find any……can anyone help me>
Ms, I would like to do whatever I can. Please contact me. I’m the director and publisher of United Progressives http://www.unitedprogressives.us. My name is Paul Barrow. You can reach me at info (at) unitedprogressives.us
Roger,
Great BIO and Work, Our agency has help settle several Sri Lankans in the Oakland area. RMD Housing and Support Services has been providing housing for the poor and underserved in the City of Oakland for over 10 years. We have not been earmarked for any fundings or grants to help us to propel to do more support services sorrounding the homelessness. We appreciate if you can please propagate our services to all non profits to generate some funding dollars to help assist the homelessness. We have a non profit that can help find quality housing for people in need.
Ryan Isaac Nathan
RMD Housing and Support Services -Second Chance Housing – A Not-for Profit Agency
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Oakland, CA 94608
Tel: 510.420.1414 / 510.420.1444
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