The John Birch Society

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
advocacy group
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:focus grassroots activism
political education
public policy advocacy
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Robert_W._Welch_Jr.
gptkbp:foundedYear 1958
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Appleton,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:historicalEvent involved in anti-fluoridation campaigns
opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
promoted conspiracy theories about communism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The John Birch Society
gptkbp:ideology conservatism
anti-communism
limited government
constitutionalism
gptkbp:leaderTitle CEO
President
gptkbp:mediaCoverage criticized for promoting conspiracy theories
often described as far-right
gptkbp:motto Less Government, More Responsibility, and – With God’s Help – a Better World
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Birch
gptkbp:notable_campaign anti-communist education
constitutional education
opposed US membership in the United Nations
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Larry_McDonald
gptkb:John_G._Schmitz
gptkb:John_Rarick
gptkb:Robert_W._Welch_Jr.
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:The_New_American
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:United_Nations
communism
globalism
gptkbp:organization gptkb:professional_association
gptkbp:president gptkb:Bill_Hahn
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:American_Opinion
gptkb:The_Review_of_the_News
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:Get_US_out!_of_the_United_Nations
gptkb:Support_Your_Local_Police
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:supports individual liberty
limited government
free enterprise
gptkbp:taxStatus 501(c)(4) nonprofit
gptkbp:website https://www.jbs.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Chad_Mitchell_Trio
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6