After Weather Underground
After surfacing from the Weather Underground Organization, Robert Roth moved to San Francisco and joined Prairie Fire Organizing Committee. In the 1980s Roth worked with the Pledge of Resistance, a movement dedicated to ending US intervention in Central America.
In 1992 Roth was a founding member of Haiti Action Committee (HAC) and opposed a US supported coup against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. In the ensuing years, his fight against the UN occupation of Haiti continued. He remains a member of Haiti Action Committee. Roth spoke on Tuesday 9/18/2007 at a rally protesting the kidnapping and disappearance of Haitian human rights activist Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, as well as the ongoing repression in Haiti. This is a link to a video of Robert Roth participating in a rally held in San Francisco at the corner of Market and Montgomery on behalf of missing Haitian Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine. http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/09/23/18449279.php He also co-authored activist pamphlets: "Hidden From the Headlines: the US War Against Haiti," and "We Will Not Forget: the Achievements of Lavalas in Haiti."
Currently Roth is a high school Social Studies teacher and community activist. He can be seen in the groundbreaking film It's Elementary, which focuses on teaching gay issues in schools. The film aired on PBS and is a model for educators across the country.
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