Below is an outline for a positive strategy for chicago SDS to pursue next semester, and I’d like to hear some feedback on it. These documents are rough rough drafts but I would like to hear what others have to say about this strategy. Essentially the plan is to use the resources of Chicago’s university in a […]

Hey All,
The SDS MidEast Convention is happening in 10 days in Williamsburg, Va at the College of William and Mary. We have an incredible weekend planned, defined by an emphasis on sharing techniques for local organizing and addressing and changing local issues through immediate action. We have 4 key note speakers lined up, […]

A number of individuals within the SDS network have recently come out against the idea of building a national organizational structure. As we understand it, they have posed the choice facing SDS as essentially being one between building vibrant, autonomous campus chapters or a strong national organization. We believe this is a false choice. Not […]

[ PUBLISH FAR AND WIDE ]
Fellow Workers, Fellow Students, and Community Members,
On Monday, March 12th, at 10:00 AM, wobbly temp workers (EWIU620-IWW) at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business will confront management and present demands calling for health care access, wage improvements, full-time work status, and an electable/recallable manager, among other job-site improvements. […]

SDS! This is an issue pertinent to both the IWW and students the world over. An injury to one is an injury to all.
Glasgow University Job Branch Appeal For Support
From the IWW Website :
Fellow workers, Glasgow University IWW Job Branch workers have asked me to circulate this to the wider […]

SDS chapters across the country have called for a student contingent for the upcoming UFPJ march on Washington on the 27th. From the debate that has been occuring over SDS mailing lists and in chapters, a general call has been put out to meet up near the student contingent at the Smithsonian (along with […]

Friday, April 20th – Sunday, April 22nd
Students for a Democratic Society Mid East Conference
Keeping It Local
The William and Mary SDS Chapter in Williamsburg, Virginia, will be hosting a Mid-East Conference on Friday, April 20th thru Sunday, April 22nd, 2007.
Too often, the citizenry of the United States is blinded by the hegemonic mechanics of our State […]

I’d like to start by saying that the rebirth of an institution like SDS is an incredible sign in dark times, and it certainly lets me sleep better.
I want to talk about what the aims of the progressive left are at their core, and in that light what are long term tactics should be. It […]

This is a piece I am putting forward in the hopes of provoking discussion at the upcoming national convention, which I would like to result in some sort of course of action decided upon for the upcoming year.
by m(A)tt, Hartford CT
This is a follow-up article to the piece I wrote as a position paper for […]

Introduction to the Proposal: As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan carry on, with no end in sight, there is a growing solider rebellion spreading throughout the military. With high numbers of soldiers who believe that the war against terrorism is either wrong or misguided, and over 5,500 soliders deserting the military, there is an […]

The General Picture
It seems fair to assume that most SDSers generally agree that the convention should be held during August, most likely in the Midwest (Chicago and Ann Arbor continue to be the top choices). Listserve activity has failed to generate consensus or even widespread participation in the ongoing discussion. This shouldn’t be […]

Thus far I have seen in the forum these choices that people have proposed (alphabetical order by area name). They are listed: LOCATION NAME, STATE, POSSIBLE LOCATION(s)
1. Ann Arbor, Michigan- University of Michigan
2. Chicago, Illinois- University of Illinois at Chicago
3. Cleveland, Ohio-
4. Columbia, Missouri- University of Missouri
5. Columbus, Ohio-
6. Denver, Colorado- American Indian Movement Lodge
7. […]

How do people feel about SDS chapters organizing to support the new immigrant rights mobilizations on April 10 and during the “Great American Boycott” on May Day. SDS chapters could organize forums or teach ins on campus for the 10th and organize students for walkouts and strikes on May Day and the following week. […]

The Student Underground, a radical paper in Boston, just did an article on the rebirth of the SDS. Tom Good (NYC Chapter), Mark Rudd(Former Weather Underground member), and myself were quoted. The debate in the article, over the control that the older generation might have over SDS, is an interesting one. What […]

More and more, we are being conditioned to accept police state-measures for increased security. This temporary security comes with a cost: the loss of civil liberties. On September 12th, 2005, Pace University was given a $75,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security, citing its proximity to the World Trade Center site. With this grant, […]