From a series of audio recordings documenting the events surrounding the IRS seizure of the home of war tax resisters Betsy Corner and Randy Kehler, Colrain, Mass., including oral histories with occupiers and supporters at the home; interviews with protesters for and against Kehler, Corner, and war tax resistance; interviews with others involved in war tax resistance; music. Recording of presentation of 1992 Peace Award to War Tax Resisters and Colrain, Mass., war tax resistance activists, including Randy Kehler, Betsy Corner, Wally and Juanita Nelson. Includes a performance of the Ballad of Randy Kehler by Michael Kline of the Daniel Shays Non-Violent Bioregional Liberation Frente affinity group (00:14:45); introductions by Joanne Sheehan (00:27:21); Tom Neilsen (performing a song, "Keep the motor running": 00:42:27); Ralph DiGia (00:51:40); Don Ogden (00:58:20); Wally Nelson (01:04:10); Randy Kehler (01:14:10); David McReynolds of the WRL staff giving a funding pitch (01:23:12); announcements (01:29:35); "We shall not be moved" sung by the crowd (01:31:25).
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