The ___ participated in a sit-down strike, precipitated by the shooting of Richard Bunch and by poor conditions, at the stockade in San Francisco. The soldiers were initially given very stiff sentences, but these were greatly reduced. This event, in October 1968, focused attention on the extent of soldier opposition to the war.

Peace studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that draws on political science, sociology, history, anthropology, theology, psychology, philosophy, and other fields to:

understand the causes of armed conflict;
develop ways to prevent and resolve war, genocide, terrorism, gross violations of human rights; and
build peaceful and just systems and societies.