Teach-in
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A teach-in is similar to a general educational forum on any complicated issue, usually an issue involving current political affairs. The main difference between a teach-in and a seminar is the refusal to limit the discussion to a specific frame of time or an academic scope of the topic. Teach-ins are meant to be practical, participatory, and oriented toward action. While they include experts lecturing on the area of their expertise, discussion and questions from the audience are welcome. "Teach ins" were popularized during the U.S. government's involvement in Vietnam. As an example, a teach-in at the University of Michigan in May 1965 began with a discussion of the Vietnam war draft and ended with the logistics of a takeover of the University.
See also
- Bed-In a 1969 campaign for peace in the Vietnam War by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- Die-in
- Sit-in
- Work-in
- Central Park be-in
- Human Be-In
- List of peace activists
- Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
- National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
