all posts from March 2006


Harass the Brass

Some of you may be familiar with Harass the Brass, others may not. It began during a brain-storming session between SDSers and other activists in the Michigan community. Many of us have been trying to develop a program to challenge the anti-war movement to move past protesting and towards a platform of radical action. Harass […]

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The People will run the University, or the People will shut it down!

After dealing with so much repression at our University, SDS’ers at Pace have launched a free speech campaign. I made this flyer (PDF file, 11 x 17 inches) and thought other people could use it too. I made it more general for the entire Students for a Democratic Society. The concept was from a similarly […]

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SDS Article in The Student Underground

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 […]

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National Convention in New Orleans ?

National Convention planning is a pressing issue to be resolved.
It is obvious that the various SDS chapters across the country have been participating in anti-war protests and other campaigns during the winter and will continue to do so during the spring. The national convention is going to be a crucial step forward for the […]

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SDS Activists Arrested In NYC Anti-War Protest

6 members of SDS NYC were arrested yesterday at the WRL/SDS/IWW protest march. Doug V from the Bergen County (New Jersey) chapter, Davey and Dan from Pratt SDS,Pat Korte of Stonington SDS and Tom Good and Ben Maurer, both of MDS New York, were arrested for blocking traffic at Times Square. All 17 arrestees were […]

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The Growing Police State

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, […]

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