Mark Satin (born 1946) is an American political theorist, author, and newsletter publisher, best known for contributing to three political perspectives – neopacifism in the 1960s, New Age politics in the 1970s and 1980s, and radical centrism in the 1990s and 2000s. After emigrating to Canada at the age of 20 to avoid serving in the Vietnam War, Satin co-founded the Toronto Anti-Draft Programme to assist war resisters in Canada, and wrote the Manual for Draft-Age Immigrants to Canada (1968), which sold nearly 100,000 copies. His book New Age Politics (1978) described an emerging culture focused on simple living, decentralism, and global responsibility, and he expanded these themes in the political newsletter New Options (1984–92). He also co-drafted the foundational statement of the U.S. Green Party, "Ten Key Values", in 1984. After a period of political disillusion, Satin launched a new political newsletter and wrote Radical Middle (2004). Both projects criticized political partisanship and sought to promote mutual learning across social and cultural divides, but the book was not warmly received by many on the traditional left or right of the American political spectrum.
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1857:
A 7.9 Mw earthquake ruptured part of the San Andreas Fault in California and was felt as far east as Las Vegas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1857_Fort_Tejon_earthquake
1923:
Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebelled against the League of Nations decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaip%C4%97da_Revolt
1972:
Seawise University, formerly RMS Queen Elizabeth, an ocean liner which sailed the Atlantic Ocean for the Cunard White Star Line, was destroyed by fire in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Elizabeth
2005:
Mahmoud Abbas was elected President of the Palestinian National Authority to replace Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas
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