anks ▁in ▁Washington . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁IP S ▁played ▁key ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁and ▁anti - war ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁and ▁environmental ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁peace , ▁anti - ap art heid , ▁and ▁anti - inter vention ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁The ▁inst itute ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁by ▁two ▁former ▁government al ▁workers , ▁Marcus ▁R ask in ▁( a ide ▁to ▁Mc Ge orge ▁Bund y ) ▁and ▁Richard ▁Bar net ▁( a ide ▁to ▁John ▁J . ▁McC loy ). ▁ ▁IP S ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁anti - V ietnam ▁War ▁movement ▁from ▁its ▁establishment . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁R ask in ▁and ▁Associ ate ▁Fellow ▁Bernard ▁Fall ▁edited ▁The ▁Vietnam ▁Re ader , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁text book ▁for ▁teach - ins ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁R ask in ▁and ▁IP S ▁Fellow ▁Arthur ▁W ask ow ▁p enn ed ▁" A ▁Call ▁to ▁Res ist ▁Il leg it imate ▁Author ity ", ▁a ▁document ▁signed ▁by ▁do z ens ▁of ▁prominent ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁religious ▁leaders ▁which ▁helped ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁draft ▁resistance ▁movement . ▁IP S ▁also ▁organized ▁Cong r essional ▁sem in ars ▁and ▁published ▁numerous ▁books ▁that