[1][2] Several PAND chapters including the Cleveland and New York City collectives formed in 1982, a year when anti-nuclear activism culminated in the largest ever anti-war demonstration in support of the Second United Nations Special Session on Disarmament.
[11][12] In addition to organizing events, there is evidence that some PAND collectives were involved in publishing and documentary film projects.
This lack of documentation may reflect the rhizomic nature of these groups or a diminishing cultural interest in nuclear disarmament campaigns.
[citation needed] Cartoonist and author, Jules Feiffer founded the New York City PAND chapter in collaboration with other prominent New York artists including Robert Altman, Harry Belafonte,[15] Jill Clayburgh, Eliot Feld and Harold Prince in 1982 in order to "'mobilize people in the performing arts to use their skills, talents and public access to halt the ongoing drive toward mass destruction.
Dubbing themselves a "caravan," artists and artist collectives including Emily Mann, Joanne Akalaitis, Ben Maddow, Paul Zaloom, Rebecca Wells, the Talking Band, and the Bread and Puppet Theater staged events as part of the PAND "road show" at cafes and college theaters in several cities including Schenectady and Saratoga Springs.