Bill attended Central Kitsap High School where he was the Student Body President in 1959. He earned a National Merit Scholarship to attend Stanford University, graduating in 1963 with a degree in Political Science. He received a Master’s degree in Far East Studies from UC Berkeley in 1965. Bill lived in the SF Bay Area for most of his adult life. He was active in the Peace and Freedom Party and ran for U.S. Congress for the 7th District in the November 2008 election. Bill had many interests. He was very active in the peace movement and was a tireless advocate for working people’s rights.
Bill Callison’s earlier history includes a successful Supreme Court case in which he was recognized as a conscientious objector to military service despite not being a member of an organized religion, and working as founding editor (1967) of The Bond, the first anti-war newspaper for soldiers.
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