The Madison Area Peace Action Council (MAPAC) was formed at a meeting held September 16, 1969, in response to a call from the New Mobilization Committee in Washington for groups to sponsor local moratorium activities protesting the Vietnam War. It was a coalition of more than 50 member organizations which supported the immediate withdrawal of U. S. troops from Vietnam and the determination of Vietnam's future by the Vietnamese. Activities went beyond sponsoring the moratorium and included supplying speakers, organizing local rallies and marches, participating in national marches and meetings, and sponsoring educational films, talks and hearings. All events centered on protesting the war and related activities. MAPAC gradually became less active after the spring of 1973.
