Cindy Sheehan I fully support Dave Airhart of Kent State University in his efforts to use his First Amendment rights to Freedom of Speech to protest military recruiters who were despicably and immorally using “fun and games” to recruit college students. My son, Casey Austin Sheehan, was recruited out of college and his recruiter promised… Continue reading Cindy Sheehan

UPDATE: Activists, writers and professors come to the defense of Kent State Students (see statements of support and letters to Kent State administration) Join with Anthony Arnove, Bonnie Weinstein, Brian Willson, Camilo Mejia, Charles Jenks, Charles Peterson, Cindy Sheehan, Dave Zirin, David Swanson, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Gilda Carbonaro, Hadas Thier, Justino Rodriguez and Nick Bergreen of… Continue reading Kent State Threatens Iraq Veteran with Expulsion – Activists spring to defense of free speech

UPDATE: We have created a SPECIAL BLOG for Kent State Students – all new statements of support are being posted at the HANDS OFF DAVE blog. . . . . . . TO: Carol Cartwright, William Ross, Greg Jarvie, Kent State University Dear all, I am prompted to write this protest letter on behalf of… Continue reading In Support of Kent State Students

Tariq Khan Speaks October 3 Rally First of all I want to say that what happened to me last Thursday is not an isolated incident. More and more this society is moving in the direction of rampant militarism and vicious authoritarianism. At at least three different colleges in the last week alone – the University… Continue reading Oct 03, 2005 – Tariq Khan on Campus Repression

The minutes from the 2005 Campus Antiwar Network National Conference Minutes are both below as plain text and attached as a word document. They should be available on the website for download as well in the next couple of days. –Josh Karpoff Rochester Institute of Technology Anti War, Organizer Campus Antiwar Network, Website Manager Email:… Continue reading Minutes – 2005 Campus Antiwar Network National Conference – Oct 22-23, 2005 – Berkeley, CA

Defend Antiwar Veteran at Kent State By Nicole Robinson October 27, 2005 IRAQ WAR veteran and Kent State student, Dave Airhart, is under attack for opposing the war he considers “unjust” and attempting to stop any more students from being used as “cannon fodder.” On October 19, the Kent State Anti-War Committee (KSAWC) stood around… Continue reading Defend Antiwar Veteran at Kent State

The Struggle in Italy Scoula per Tutti, Liberi Saperi per Tutti By Katrina Yeaw The protests that have rocked Italian universities over the past week show no sign of ending. In fact, the movement against reforms proposed by the Minister of Education, Letizia Moratti, to change the Italian educational system and admissions process, blocked the… Continue reading The Struggle in Italy – Scoula per Tutti, Liberi Saperi per Tutti

The Struggle in Italy – Opposition to Berlusconi’s Policies By Katrina Yeaw On Sunday October 9, 2005, thousands people demonstrated in the piazzadel Popolo in Rome against attempts by the Prime Minister, SilvioBerlusconi, to change election rules as well as against the financialpolicies of the Berlusconi government. Berlusconi and his allies have proposed a change… Continue reading The Struggle in Italy – Opposition to Berlusconi’s Policies

Charles Peterson has returned to classes at HCC. We will post more details when available. Thank you.

On October 6 over 100 students from several Western Massachusetts colleges gathered in support of Charles T. Peterson and the right to free speech, as well as oppose the war. Seven republicans formed a counter protest. In the words of one student, Public Enemy #1, “Everything Messner said was bullshit.” Justin LeFurjah spoke out in… Continue reading Update on October 6 Solidarity March