Month: December 2005

Anti-War Protesters Under Pentagon Surveillance Speak Out Thursday, December 15th, 2005 http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/15/155223 From Democracy Now: (follow above link to hear program and read transcript) We speak to anti-war activists in New York, Florida, California, Iowa and Ohio who organized protests listed as threats by the Pentagon. The Pentagon conducting domestic surveillance on peaceful protests and… Continue reading Anti-War Protesters Under Pentagon Surveillance Speak Out

HCC Last night the CAN chapters from Holyoke Community College and Pioneer Valley Performing Arts organized a protest at the armed forces recruiting center in South Hadley Massachusetts. We were joined by activists from other area groups, including: Arise for Social Justice, Raging Grannies, International Socialist Organization, Socialist Party, Umass Anti-War Coalition, Umass Graduate Employee… Continue reading Initial Reports on Dec 6th actions

TAKE ACTION: Yolanda Garza, Assistant Dean of Students and the Investigating Officer in the complaint (608) 263-5700 ygarza@bascom.wisc.edu Lori Berquam, Interim Dean of Students (608) 263-5702, lmberquam@bascom.wisc.edu John Wiley, Chancellor (608) 262-9946 jdwiley@bascom.wisc.edu Also, sign online petition. Download and print petition (doc file) for local petition drives. ***Please cross-post/forward widely!*** Dear friends and family, allies… Continue reading Defend Antiwar Movement at U Wisconsin Madison

http://badgerherald.com/news/2005/11/29/uw_responds_to_stw_a.php Members of the student organization Stop the War said last week they are lobbying against what they believe are intimidation tactics against their movement and that the group may pursue a court injunction against the University of Wisconsin. As a result of various encounters with the UW Police Department during STW rallies over the… Continue reading Response to Repression: UW innundated with a barrage of e-mails from people all over creation

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY REPRESSION Students Not Expelled! …But Fight Not Over By John Robinson Hampton University students faced disciplinary hearings on Dec 2, 2005 at 9:00 am in the Student Center cyber lounge. As I arrived I immediately noticed bands of protesters already picketing right outside the University. By the time the six other students and… Continue reading Hampton University Repression – Students Not Expelled!

CAMPUS ANTIWAR NETWORK STATEMENT IN DEFENSE OF HAMPTON STUDENTS Please sign online petition http://www.petitiononline.com/Hampton1/ As the largest national network of students against the war in Iraq, the Campus Antiwar Network condemns the attempt of the Hampton University administration to repress free speech on campus. By attempting to punish students for legitimate dissent against war, bigotry,… Continue reading CAMPUS ANTIWAR NETWORK STATEMENT IN DEFENSE OF HAMPTON STUDENTS