Mark Rudd
Mark Rudd was born June 2 1947 in Irvington, New Jersey. Rudd led the riots ar new York's Columbia University in 1968. Rudd was one of the Weather Underground (WUO) leaders. He was arrested during the Chicago "Days of Rage" in October 1969 and attended the WUO Flint, Michigan War Council in December 1969.
Progressives for Obama
Mark Rudd is a leader of Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS)–a grouping of former Weather Underground leaders and senior Communist Party USA, Democratic Socialists of America and Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism activists.
Several MDS leaders, including Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, Carl Davidson and Rashid Khalidi know Barack Obama personally. Several MDS leaders including Tom Hayden, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Barbara Ehrenreich and Carl Davidson were involved in setting up Progressives for Obama–an organisation tasked with uniting the far left behind the Obama campaign and presidency.[1] Rudd also is a member.
Sources
- http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=82774
- The Weatherman and Me, Mark Rudd: Political organizer, ex-federal fugitive, my pseudo stepdad, By Simon McCormack, Albuquerque Alibi V.18 No.22, May 28 - June 3, 2009
- Communism in Chicago and the Obama Connection, Cliff Kincaid, America's Survival, Inc.