John-Johnson-Obituary

John F. Johnson

Los Angeles, California

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July 4, 1944 - April 13, 2014 John Johnson was editor and publisher of Change-Links, a monthly progressive newspaper for activists in Southern California. He produced it for over 30 years. The paper was a vehicle for his life-long passion in fighting for justice and change in our society. He...

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Goodbye Johnny. We will miss you. I hope I did you justice with your memorial service that was so well attended. Your ashes will be buried in the mountains that you found on your peaceful drive only a few months ago. Love, Linda

So sorry I missed the service while on the Spirit Run to Manzanar with the Hiroshima Peace Flame, but I am sure John was with us in spirit, and I had him and his family, as well as other comrades who passed recently and untimely, in my thoughts along the way. John was a selfless and righteous contributor to the peoples' movement for justice and peace and his memory lives on in all those he touched.

Working in Support of Change-links

John Johnson - the editor for over 2 decades of the Los Angeles-based, progressive newspaper Change-links- passed away last month. This weekend the last of his possessions were removed from his former residence.

John had a collection of audio tapes (reel-to-reel and audio cassettes) of original recordings of folk music concerts, social change meetings, and other events from the 60s on. We hope Pacifica Radio Archives might have an interest...

John was a remarkable human being, and I miss him very much. My hope is that those who benefited from Change-links will come together to keep it alive in one form or another. Greg Foisie

Thank you to everyone who attended my brother's memorial service. He would have been so happy seeing all his friends there.