Michael Rossman
Writings and Then Some

Michael Rossman died on May 12, 2008, after a yearlong battle with cancer. He began assembling this website after he learned of his illness, and worked at it fervently until about a week before his death. It was as if he was pouring his thoughts, his wisdom, as much of his life’s work as possible, and his very soul into a container that could hold it longer than could his failing body. Although it was his intention that "This website is forever under construction …" alas, his direct contribution to its content has ended. Further work will be put into residual content addition and correction. Please direct web comments or questions to: Karen McLellan at karenmclellan@hotmail.com. Be sure to put “Michael Rossman” in the subject line. Questions and comments regarding Michael's AOUON poster collection should go to: lcushing "at" igc.org
Questions and comments for the family should go to Karen McLellan

Michael Rossman's poster collection will be on display:
All Of Us Or None:
Social Justice Posters of the San Francisco Bay Area
Exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California
March 31- August 19, 2012

Obituaries, testimonials, and other public responses
"The Art and Science of Living Well," Becky O'Malley, Berkeley Daily Planet, 5/15/2008.
" '60s activist Michael Rossman dies in Berkeley," Michael Taylor, S.F. Chronicle, 5/17/2008
"Reflections on the passing of Michael Rossman," Lincoln Cushing, Docs Populi, 5/17/2008
"Free Speech Movement leader dies at 68," Kristin Bender, Oakland Tribune, 5/17/2008
"Michael Rossman, Who Fought for Campus Rights, Dies at 68," Margalit Fox, New York Times, 5/19/2008
"Michael Rossman: All Of Us Or None," Mark Vallen, Art for a Change, 5/19/2008
Lincoln Cushing remarks on importance of AOUON archive at memorial 6/23/2008 - YouTube

Links to public documents featuring Michael Rossman
Unpublished interview 4/2007 with Michael Rossman on the political history of Telegraph Avenue.
YouTube documentary clip on LSD and 1960s political activism.
Last exhibition - posters on the war in Viet Nam, Asian Resource Gallery (Oakland) March 2005

Website portal for the All Of Us Or None poster archive
Rebroadcast of interview Michael gave 2008 about the All Of Us Or None archive on Soap Box Derby, KALX