Name: Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy
Start: 2022-04-27T00:00:00-0400
End: 2022-04-30T01:59:00-0400
Location: UMassGives 2022 Thank You!

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Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy

“With democracy in peril at home and abroad–and civilization itself threatened by the prospects of environmental catastrophe and nuclear war–I welcome the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy.” — Daniel Ellsberg

America’s most famous whistleblower, Ellsberg has devoted his life to the nonviolent struggle for peace, truth, and democracy. In 1971, he risked his freedom by releasing to the press and public a 7,000-page top-secret history of the Vietnam War—the Pentagon Papers—exposing decades of government lies and deceit. Since then, Ellsberg’s principled activism shows us how dissent can be the highest expression of patriotism and citizenship.

THE ELLSBERG PAPERS AT UMASS

In 2019, Ellsberg, impressed by UMass Amherst’s longstanding commitment to social justice, made it the home for his papers. With the help of an anonymous donor, this treasure trove of some 500 boxes of material became part of the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center, the university’s legendary, vast, and world-renowned holdings chronicling activism for diversity, social equity, and positive social change.

GROW THE ELLSBERG INITITAVE

We believe it is essential to create a one-of-a-kind enterprise in the academic realm to address these questions. The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy will address a unique portfolio of concerns, focused on the existential threats to freedom and democracy posed by war, authoritarianism, imperialism, nuclear weapons, and environmental catastrophe. We invite donors to help us establish this initiative.

The Ellsberg Initiative approaches public education as a tool that can inform our imaginations, understandings, and strategies to build a more just, peaceful, and democratic society. Each year, the initiative will focus programming on an issue of vital importance that reflects Daniel Ellsberg’s major concerns and legacy. We have a five-year agenda of these topical “projects”: U.S. imperialism, whistleblowing, democracy, secrecy and surveillance, and existential threats.

Learn more about our plans here.

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Power Hour #8

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group	Donors
1	$2,000	Minutemen Racing	118
2	$500	Gospel Choir	23
3	$500	Pre-Law Club	13
4		Football	9
5		Operations & Information Management Department	7
6		Department of Finance	7
7		Women's Ice Hockey	5
8		Student Care Emergency Response Fund	5
9		Hockey	5
10		Baseball	5
11		MCICS Dean's Opportunity Fund	4
12		Family to Family Fund	4
13		Men's Swimming & Diving	3
14		Department of Management	3
15		Isenberg School of Management Scholarships	3

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Power Hour #1

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group	Donors
1	$2,000	Student Alumni Association	90
2	$500	UMass Club Sailing	69
3	$500	UMass Women into Leadership	66
4		Richard Jones Scholarship	64
5		McCormack Department of Sport Management	45
6		Transfer Student Scholarship Fund	27
7		Football	12
8		Hockey	12
9		Men's Basketball	12
10		Fringe Festival	10
11		Food Security Initiatives Fund	10
12		McCormack Sport Management Diversity Fund	9
13		Women's Soccer	8
14		Commonwealth Honors College Community Scholarships	7
15		College of Education Student Emergency Fund	7

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Power Hour #2

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from noon – 1:00 p.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group	Donors
1	$2,000	Stonewall Center	114
2	$500	University Without Walls Interdisciplinary Studies	107
3	$500	Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy	77
4		Men's Ultimate Frisbee	51
5		Arab Cultural Association	42
6		College of Nursing	40
7		Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences	29
8		Department of Accounting	25
9		Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	24
10		UMass Hillel	23
11		Surf Club	16
12		Department of Biomedical Engineering	14
13		Department of Art	13
14		Student Care Emergency Response Fund	10
15		Energy Transition Institute	9

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Power Hour #3

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group	Donors
1	$2,000	Minuteman Marching Band	114
2	$500	Hannah Frilot Memorial Scholarship	57
3	$500	Earthfoods	51
4		UMass Theatre Guild	38
5		Sylvan Snack Bar	22
6		Erick Decker Scholar Fund	20
7		Hockey	13
8		Oxford Summer Seminar	10
9		Professional Writing and Technical Communication	10
10		Student Care Emergency Response Fund	6
11		Department of Management	6
12		UMass Fashion Organization	6
13		Commonwealth Honors College Community Scholarships	5
14		Men's Lacrosse	5
15		MCICS Dean's Opportunity Fund	4

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Power Hour #4

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. EDT on April 28 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group	Donors
1	$2,000	Women's Ultimate Frisbee	286
2	$500	Student Care Emergency Response Fund	83
3	$500	UMass ALTITUDE	61
4		CHAARG	60
5		UMass Emergency Medical Services	48
6		Muslim Students Association	47
7		Outing Club	40
8		UMass Fashion Organization	30
9		Paperbark	28
10		Department of Linguistics	22
11		UMass Mock Trial Team	16
12		iCons	11
13		iCons Student Gifts	8
14		Family to Family Fund	7
15		Commonwealth Honors College Community Scholarships	6

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Power Hour #5

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11:00 a.m. – noon EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group	Donors
1	$2,000	The Massachusetts Daily Collegian	174
2	$500	Protect Our Breasts	126
3	$500	UMass Alpine Ski Team	43
4		Cape Cod Alumni Network	32
5		Hockey	29
6		Isenberg Class of 2022 Senior Gift	19
7		Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management	14
8		Football	13
9		College of Nursing	12
10		Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures	10
11		Baseball	9
12		Rowing	8
13		Men's Lacrosse	7
14		Data Analytics and Computational Social Science	7
15		Student Care Emergency Response Fund	6

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Power Hour #6

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group	Donors
1	$2,000	Duly Noted	72
2	$500	Gamma Iota Sigma	44
3	$500	Women for UMass Amherst	37
4		Film Studies Program	34
5		UMass Dining/Food Security Program	20
6		BDIC	19
7		Hockey	16
8		Autism Awareness	11
9		Football	10
10		College of Nursing	6
11		Men's Lacrosse	6
12		Marketing Department	5
13		Student Care Emergency Response Fund	5
14		Baseball	5
15		Rowing	5

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Power Hour #7

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Prize	Department/Group	Donors
1	$2,000	Men's Club Rowing	133
2	$500	Women's Ice Hockey	88
3	$500	Filipino Student Association	87
4		UMass Women's Rugby Football Club	84
5		Newman Catholic Student Association	54
6		Club Water Polo	54
7		Library Sustainability Fund	38
8		UMass Dance Company	32
9		HFA Internship Assistance Fund	25
10		Transit Services	14
11		Football	10
12		Student Care Emergency Response Fund	10
13		Shotokan Karate Club	10
14		McCormack Department of Sport Management	9
15		Hockey	9

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