Rad Man
The John Jankowski Political Resume
- 1980: Began independent study of socialism and anarchism
- 1981: Involved in various projects aimed at raising radical political consciousness within the straight-edge movement of the younger faction of the punk rock scene in Chicago
- 1983: Participated in early attempts to found/establish US Green Party.
- 1984: Co-founded local chapter of Positive Force, a youth organization concerned with raising awareness of political issues that impacted mainly young people in the punk scene and high schools in Chicago.
- 1985–1987: Participated in the No Business As Usual antiwar/nuclear disarmament campaign in Illinois
- 1986: Participated in the Disarm Now Action Group’s civil disobedience action at the Rock Island Arsenal
- 1986: Participated in the Anti-Imperialist Group in Chicago
- 1987–1988: Participated in the Anti-Apartheid Solidarity Committee in Chicago, including leafleting on Michigan Avenue and demonstration at Water Tower Place
- 1987–1988: Participated in anti-racist, anti-Nazi skinhead organizing in coalition with the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee, including the “Stamp-Out Racist Graffiti Campaign”/anti-racist demonstration in Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods in Chicago
- 1987: Founded IMPACT--youth group centered on radical/progressive education and activism that resulted in the production of a fanzine that highlighted the political, social and cultural activities of young people in Chicago
- 1987: Membership in the United Progressives student political organization at the University of Illinois-Champaign
- 1987: Participated in the Communiversity, a YMCA-based program located in Champaign, Il, which offered the class, “Ethical Leadership in Higher Education”
- 1987: Helped revive the Champaign Peace Research Center
- 1988–89: Member of the Open University of the Left and the New World Resource Center
- 1985-?: Independent course of study philosophy, history, politics and social theory
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