Merle Ratner, a renowned left-wing and anti-war activist in the US and a close friend of Vietnam, passed away on February 5 evening in New York in a traffic accident near her house in Brooklyn.
Merle Ratner passed away in a traffic accident near her house in Brooklyn (Photo:VNA)
Merle Evelyn Ratner, born in 1956 in New York City, has a special love for Vietnam. She took to the streets to protest against the Vietnam War when she was 13 years old and became famous for hanging anti-war slogans on the Statue of Liberty.
Ratner actively participated in protests against the US war in Vietnam since the late 1960s, the anti-imperialist movement in the 1970s and 1980s, and anti-racism campaigns in America today.
She is also a co-founder and coordinator of the Vietnam Agent Orange Relief & Responsibility Campaign (VAOR-RC) in the New York area.
After 1975, with a deep love for Vietnam, Ratner campaigned for the normalization of Vietnam-US relations, supported Vietnam’s international activities and supported Agent Orange victims of Vietnam.
She is a close friend and partner of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations and many other Vietnamese agencies and organizations.
The Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations sends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Merle Ratner for this big loss.
