ENACT Environmental Action for Survival Teach-In on the Environment, March 11-14, 1970

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Artifact Overview

University of Michigan students formed Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT) in 1969. They promoted their 4-day "Teach-in on the Environment," on March 11-14, 1970, as a prototype for the national environmental teach-in planned for April 22, 1970, later known as Earth Day. The leaflet called for community and youth engagement and information sharing "to preserve and enhance the quality of life on our despoiled planet."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Newsletter

Date Made

1970

Subject Date

March 1970

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2004.84.170

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Donated by Laura A. Young in Memory of Kathryn Emerson-Buntin.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)
Stapling

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in

ENACT Environmental Action for Survival Teach-In on the Environment, March 11-14, 1970