NATIONAL WEEK OF CAMPUS ACTION
Week of March 13-17
Students Say NO to War in Iraq!
College Not Combat, Troops Out Now!
On March 13-17*, students will hold events at high schools and colleges
around the country demanding an immediate end to the occupation of Iraq
and money for young people's education, not military recruitment. This
week of action leads into the global days of protest on March 18-19,
where students will join many others in marking the anniversary of the
invasion of Iraq and demanding to bring the troops home now!
(*Spring break alternative: Schools on spring break during March 13-17
will hold events the week of March 20)
Student week of action coordinated by the
Campus Antiwar Network
http://www.campusantiwar.net
RecruitersOut@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Full endorsement list below]
WHY YOUTH & STUDENTS NEED TO STAND UP:
The illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq has taken the lives of over
2,000 American soldiers and more than 100,000 Iraqis. It has destroyed
the lives of countless more. This war affects young people everywhere,
at home and abroad. Iraqis are faced with the brutality of occupation,
under threat of bombs, guns, and torture. In the United States, we see
our educational prospects diminished and recruitment to the military
held up as our only viable future.
Now is the time for young people to stand up. And we are joined by a
growing majority that sees the lies, the torture, the chemical weapons,
and the corruption and arrogance of our politicians and says NO MORE.
There is a student movement bringing this message to campuses around
the country: kicking military recruiters off of a dozen schools,
defending free speech in the face of repressive administrators and
government spying, bringing grassroots relief to New Orleans and the
truth about the occupation to our schools. On the third anniversary of
the war in March 2006, this movement's voice will be heard!
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Email RecruitersOut@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
to:
- Endorse this day of action
- If you're a student: let us know about an action being planned at
your school, or ask us to put you in touch with other students near you
- If you're an activist off-campus: Help organize massive protests on
March 18-19. We will put you in touch with the anti-war student groups
nearest you to facilitate grassroots coordination.
COLLEGE NOT COMBAT! TROOPS OUT NOW!
Campus Antiwar Network
http://www.campusantiwar.net
ENDORSED BY:
Organizations: AfterDowningStreet, Bay Area United Against War,
International Socialist Organization, Progressive Democrats of America,
San Juan Peace Network, Stop the War Coalition (UK), Texans for Peace,
Traprock Peace Center
Individuals: (*all affiliations for identification only)
ANTHONY ARNOVE, author, "Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal," co-editor with
Howard Zinn, "Voices of a People's History of the US";
CAMILO MEJIA, war resister who spent six months in military prison for
refusing to return to Iraq;
CHARLES JENKS, Chair of Advisory Board, Traprock Peace Center;
CHARLES PETERSON, Holyoke Community College assaulted by security for
peaceful protest;
CINDY SHEEHAN, co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace and mother of
Casey Sheehan, who died in Iraq;
DANIEL LEWKOWICZ, National Youth Organizer, Hip Hop Caucus, and
President, Community Roots at UMD;
DAVID ROVICS, progressive songwriter and musician;
DAVID SWANSON, co-founder, AfterDowningStreet.org;
DENNIS KYNE, Gulf War veteran and activist;
FRANCES CROWE, founder of Northampton Draft Information Center in 1968
and co-founder of Traprock Peace Center and Western Mass AFSC;
JUSTINO RODRIGUEZ, HADAS THIER, and NICK BERGREEN of the "City 4, "
arrested and banned from campus for peaceful protest;
KATHY KELLY, Co-coordinator, Voices for Creative Nonviolence;
MICHAEL HOFFMAN of the "SFSU 3," who faced campus repression for
peaceful protest;
NATYLIE BALDWIN, Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center:
NORMAN SOLOMON, author, "War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep
Spinning us to Death";
PAUL PRYSE, Madison student threatened with expulsion for peaceful
protest;
PHIL GASPER, Chair, Department of Philosophy & Religion, Notre Dame
de Namur University
SNEHAL ****NGAVI, RACHEL ODES and MICHAEL SMITH (the Berkeley 3);
STAN GOFF, Master Sergeant Retired, US Army;
TARIQ KHAN, George Mason University student and Air Force vet assaulted
and arrested for peaceful protest;
TIM CARPENTER, Director of PDA;
TODD CHRETIEN, Green Party Candidate for U.S. Senate, California;
WARD REILLY, SE National Contact - Vietnam Veterans Against the War,
Veterans for Peace, Baton Rouge
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Charles Jenks
Chair of Advisory Board and Web Manager
Traprock Peace Center
103A Keets Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
413-773-7427
fax 413-773-7507
http://www.traprockpeace.org
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