Alice Glazer

The late Alice and Gene Glazer in an undated photo.

May 23, 2011

Social activist Alice Glazer died at the age of 86 on Monday, May 23, 2011, in Boulder, Colorado.

Some of the causes Glazer marched for included the 1963 march for civil rights in Washington, D.C. led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968, and marches that protested military action in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Iraq.  She was also a staunch supporter of organized labor and workers’ rights.

Ms. Glazer went to countless rallies and demonstrations to support civil rights, workers, and the anti-war movement in Vietnam and Iraq. She also supported the Reverend Jessie Jackson.  She fought racism, supported labor rights, and supported world peace based on equality and fairness.

“She was against the Iraq War before it started,” her son Barry Glazer said, “and she did not care if her views were popular.”

“She educated people through her example.” Glazer added, and she taught people that they can stand up for what is right, and touched the lives of everyone she met.  Her legacy was that your voice matters. If people stand together they can bring about profound change.”

Ms. Glazer is survived by her two children, Barry and Dara, and a grandson, Alex, 8, Mr. Glazer said.