Vietnam and renewed bombing of North Vietnam (Operation Linebacker). On July 6, 1972, four Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on a White House Tour stopped and began praying to protest the war. In the next six weeks, such kneel-ins became a popular form of protest and led to over 158 protesters' arrests. Organizations Committee for NonViolent Action (CNVA) – radical pacifist organization that "blended philosophical anarchism with Gandhian pacifism." The organization used civil disobedience in direct action against military action. Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE) – liberal international organization that was founded in 1957 by a group of nuclear pacifists. They attempted to increase public opinion in favor of their cause in an attempt to influence policy makers to halt atmospheric nuclear testing and reversing the arms race and the Cold War. Another committee was called SNCC – Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Black Women Enraged – a Harlem antiwar movement. National Black Anti-War Anti-Draft Union (NBAWADU) – led by Gwen Patton and formed from black members of SNCC and socialist parties. National Black Draft Counselors (NBDC) – led by and created to help young black men avoid being drafted. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) – founded in 1919 after World War I and provided women with an early entry into the antiwar movement. The League of Women Voters – founded in 1920, was one of the first groups to call for an end to military involvement in Vietnam. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur – popularized the use of kneel-ins and prayer to end the war and stop its escalation. Bay Area Asian Coalition Against the War (BAACAW) Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA) Asian Americans for Action (AAA) Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) – Some Asian American student organizations under this were: Filipino American Collegiate (PACE), Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA), and Chinese for Social Action (ICSA) Vietnam Veterans Against the War Concerned Officers Movement – an organization of officers formed within the U.S. military. Movement for a Democratic Military – an antiwar and GI rights organization during the Vietnam War. GI Coffeehouses – coffeehouses created by antiwar activists as a method of supporting antiwar and anti-military sentiment among GIs. GI's Against Fascism – an organization of antiwar and anti-military GIs formed within the U.S. Navy in San Diego, CA. American Writers Against the Vietnam War Americans for Democratic Action FTA – a group