Roger Lippman

Roger Henry Lippman (born 1947) is an American political activist. He was a member of the anti-Vietnam War groups Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Seattle collective of Weatherman. He is most commonly noted as a member of the Seattle Seven, who was accused of, and tried for, conspiracy charges in 1970. and another, Peter Lippman, who is also a human rights activist, is a writer, journalist, and contributor for Roger's Balkan Witness website.

Involvement with Students for a Democratic Society While at Reed College, Lippman became the editor of an underground radical publication called, The Agitator,

Involvement with Weatherman and the Seattle Seven In June 1969, Lippman attended the SDS national convention at the Chicago Coliseum, Lippman had been arrested in California in conjunction with an anti-war demonstration, along with his brother, David, on April 15. In the complaint, other co-defendants were alleged to have "spok[en] to assemblages of persons in Seattle," Chip Marshall acted as his own counsel, and there were multiple disruptions of the proceedings by supporters of the Seven.

The story of the case was retold in Kit Bakke's 2018 book, "Protest On Trial."

Life after the Seattle Seven Trial In 1974, Lippman sued officials in the government and Richard Nixon's administration for alleged illegal wiretapping and surveillance activities. Among those named in the complaint were former Attorneys General John Mitchell, William Saxbe and Richard Kleindienst, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Clarence Kelley, and subsidiary divisions of the Bell Telephone Company. In his suit, Lippman alleged that agents of the government, police, and FBI were responsible for illegal wiretapping activities both at the SDS national office and locally in Seattle, including activities at his home. He also alleged acts of burglary and illegal prosecution as well as the infringement of his Civil Rights. Released documents reveal that the government was at least aware of Lippman's residence as early as 1969, and referred to it as a "commune for SDS members." He is editor of Balkan Witness, a compilation of reporting and opinions on the conflicts in Kosovo and Bosnia. In 2022 he added a compendium of sources on the war in Ukraine.

Lippman is an active opponent of nuclear power and has written extensively on the issue.