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'''Van Lewis''' was an American intactivist ({{LifeData|birth=1943-05-17|birthplace=Tallahassee, {{USSC|FL}}|death=2011-06-06}}). | The late '''Van Lewis''' was an American intactivist ({{LifeData|birth=1943-05-17|birthplace=Tallahassee, {{USSC|FL}}|death=2011-06-06}}). | ||
Van Lewis and his brother [[Benjamin Lewis]] carried the first modern [[intactivist]] protest, on December 17th of 1970 in front of the [https://www.tmh.org/ Tallahassee Memorial Hospital] in Florida. Van and Benjamin were arrested for "shouting and disturbing the peace". Charges were dismissed the following days. | Van Lewis and his brother [[Benjamin Lewis]] carried the first modern [[intactivist]] protest, on December 17th of 1970 in front of the [https://www.tmh.org/ Tallahassee Memorial Hospital] in Florida. Van and Benjamin were arrested for "shouting and disturbing the peace". Charges were dismissed the following days. | ||
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== Award for intactivism == | == Award for intactivism == | ||
Lewis was chosen "[[Intactivist of the Month]]" by [[Intact America]] in February 2011. | Lewis was chosen "[[Intactivist of the Month]]" by [[Intact America]] in February 2011. | ||
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* [[Intact]] | |||
* [[Intactivism]] | |||
* [[Pain]] | |||
* [[United States of America]] | |||
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|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tallahassee/name/van-lewis-obituary?id=20411211 | |||
|title=Van Lewis 1943-2011 | |||
|publisher=Tallahassee Democrat | |||
|date=2011-06-12 | |||
|accessdate=2024-04-29 | |||
}} | }} | ||
* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||