Editing Seattle Liberation Front (section)

{{Short description|Anti-Vietnam War movement, 1970 to 1971}}
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{{ infobox war faction
| name             = Seattle Liberation Front
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| war              = the [[Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War]]
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| active           = January 19, 1970–1971
| ideology         = [[Anti-authoritarian socialism]]<br>[[Anti-war]]<br>[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>{{cn|date=May 2024}}
| leaders          = [[Michael Lerner (rabbi)|Michael Lerner]]
| clans            = Seattle Seven
| headquarters     =
| area             = [[Seattle]]
| size             = ~15 militants
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| allies           = [[Weather Underground]]
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| opponents        = United States
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The '''Seattle Liberation Front''', or '''SLF''', was a radical anti-[[Vietnam War]] movement, based in [[Seattle]], Washington, in the United States. The group, founded by the [[University of Washington]] visiting philosophy professor and political activist [[Michael Lerner (rabbi)|Michael Lerner]], carried out its protest activities from 1970 to 1971.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stern|first=Susan|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76897663|title=With the Weathermen : the personal journal of a revolutionary woman|date=2007|publisher=Rutgers University Press|others=Laura Browder|isbn=978-0-8135-4092-4|location=New Brunswick, N.J.|oclc=76897663}}</ref>
The most famous members of the SLF were the "'''Seattle Seven'''," who were charged with "[[riot#United States|conspiracy to incite a riot]]" in the wake of a violent protest at a courthouse.  The members of the Seattle Seven were Lerner, Michael Abeles, [[Jeff Dowd]], [[Joe Kelly (protestor)|Joe Kelly]], [[Susan Stern]], [[Roger Lippman]] and [[Chip Marshall|Charles Marshall III]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hollingsworth|first=Josie|date=2017-02-17|title=How a protest spawned the Seattle Seven, a contentious court battle — and 'The Big Lebowski'|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/how-a-protest-spawned-the-seattle-seven-a-contentious-court-battle-and-the-big-lebowski/|access-date=2021-06-29|work=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref><ref>FBI Surveillance Files 212</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trackingterrorism.org/group/seattle-liberation-front-slf|title=Seattle Liberation Front (SLF)|work=TRAC Terrorism|access-date=February 28, 2020}}</ref>