| Ammon Hennacy |
Article Index for Ammon |
Limousines in Ammon |
Website Links For Ammon |
Information AboutAmmon Hennacy |
|
Ammon Hennacy ( July 24 1893 – January 14 1970 ) was an American Pacifist , Christian Anarchist , Vegetarian , social activist, member of the Catholic Worker Movement and a Wobbly , and was known for establishing the " Joe Hill House Of Hospitality " in Salt Lake City, Utah and for Never Paying Taxes . BIOGRAPHY Hennacy was born in Hennacy was imprisoned for two years in Atlanta, Georgia for resisting Conscription . While in Prison the only book he was allowed to read was the Bible . This inspired him to make a radical departure from his earlier beliefs. He became a pacifist and a self-proclaimed " Christian Anarchist ", he also led a Hunger Strike and was punished with an eight month spell in Solitary Confinement . Hennacy believed that adherence to Christianity meant being a pacifist and, due to governments constantly threatening or using force to resolve conflicts, this meant being an anarchist. In 1919, Hennacy married his first wife under Common Law ; two years later they hiked around the United States passing through 48 different States . Hennacy then settled down, in 1925, buying a farm and raising his two children. In 1931, he began his Social Work in Milwaukee and organised one of the first social worker Unions . He refused to use force or Self-defense even when threatened during his social work, preferring instead to use Nonresistance . During this time, he also refused to sign up for the draft for World War II and declared that he would Not Pay Taxes in protest to his government's position. He also tried to reduce his Tax liability by taking up a lifestyle of Simple Living and Barter ing. Between 1942 and 1953, Hennacy worked as a Migrant farm labourer in the southwest United States. In 1952, he was baptised as a Roman Catholic by an anarchist priest with Dorothy Day as his Godmother . Ammon Hennacy moved to New York , in 1953, and became the associate editor of the '' Catholic Worker ''. Hennacy's life in New York was noticeable for his picketing. He started annual air raid drill protests and picketed against the Atomic Energy Commission 's war preparations in Las Vegas , Cape Kennedy , Washington, D.C. and Omaha . In 1958, Hennacy Fasted for 40 days in protest of nuclear weapons testing. During 1961, Hennacy moved to Utah and organised the Joe Hill House of Hospitality in Salt Lake City . While in Utah, Hennacy fasted and picketed in protest of the Death Penalty and the use of taxes in War . In 1965, Hennacy married Joan Thomas and in the same year left the Roman Catholic Church though he remained a spoiled the message of Christ" (see Pauline Christianity ). This essay and others have been published under the title ''The Book of Ammon''. In 1968, Hennacy had to close the "Joe Hill House of Hospitality" and turned his attention to further protest and writing; he published a book titled ''The One-Man Revolution'' in 1970. Ammon Hennacy died from a Heart Attack on January 14, 1970. POLITICAL BELIEFS Ammon Hennacy was a . Much of his Activism was Anti-war , anti- Nuclear Proliferation and against the death penalty. Hennacy never paid any taxes in his life, ostensibly because of their use in paying for the Military and war. He lived a life of Voluntary Simplicity and believed in his "One-Man Revolution " against violence, sin and coercion. He also refused to accept the legitimacy of the Judiciary . HENNACY IN FOLK ART When Ani DiFranco gathered stories by Utah Philips to make the 1996 album ''The Past Didn't Go Anywhere,'' she included Phillips' routine story about Hennacy, under the title "Anarchy". Hennacy helped shape Bruce Phillips, who often tells this story. BIBLIOGRAPHY
SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
Selected Essays |
|
|