From Phil Gasper Notre Dame de Namur University FORWARD WIDELY… To Friends and Supporters, We have just learned that Charles Peterson, the student who was maced and assaulted by police at yesterday’s counter recruitment protest at Holyoke Community College, has received a letter from the HCC campus police, informing him that due to “his conduct”… Continue reading Update – Charles Peterson banned from campus with no due process
HCC Anti-War Coalition Letter to College President
[ Please note: the student contact at the HCC Anti-War Coalition is Charles Peterson, charlest.peterson@gmail.com ] September 29, 2005 To Dr. William Messner, President of Holyoke Community College: We are writing to express our deep outrage at the events of September 29, when campus police assaulted peaceful student protesters and sprayed one student with mace.… Continue reading HCC Anti-War Coalition Letter to College President
Update – 1:33 PM
From James York: I was at protest that kicked the recruiters off HCC, here is my quick summary of events: About 50 or so activist organized by the AWC (anti-war coalition; CAN chapter on HCC) gathered to protest militarty recruiters. Chants money for jobs and education/not for war and occcupation, Relief not War, college not… Continue reading Update – 1:33 PM
Police Attack Peaceful Student Protesters at Holyoke Community College
As of 11:30am, there was a protest at Holyoke Community College, MA against military recruiters. The protesters were not blocking the recruiters, but were just trying to counter protest and provide real information about what the military does. The police arrived and started knocking people to the ground and macing them. The College Republicans were… Continue reading Police Attack Peaceful Student Protesters at Holyoke Community College