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Texas State CAMEO (Campus Antiwar Movement to End the Occupations) meets every Wednesday evening at 7:00 at Derrick Hall Room 120.
We meet to discuss the various American occupations of the Middle East. Our goals include planning and fundraising for events with the purpose of demonstrating the popular anti-war sentiment in this country. We hope to educate students and community members about the current wars and to create a more visible and cohesive anti-war movement in Texas.
Petitioning elected officials and campaigning for politicians is not a stated group goal. Recent history of having a Democrat-controlled House and the continued so-called justifications ("I'm against this war, but I'm funding it to support the troops") has shown that politicians are unable to follow through with their obligation to the citizens and armed forces of our country to pull out of Iraq now.
Instead, we're working toward a citizen movement that will demonstrate to politicians and corporations our ability to organize ourselves against the acts of violence, discrimination, and imperialism that our nation is a part of in the Middle East. The theory is that a large, visible citizen movement can shake the current structure in two ways:
1. If businesses involved in the occupations feel they will lose consumer support, they will evolve their policies to appeal to public opinion (this also affects political policies by changing the directions of the lobbies).
2. Politicians will be more aware of the citizens they are representing, and feel more secure in countering war initiatives with an active public behind them.
Wednesday Oct. 15, 7:00
AFGHANISTAN:
The Logic of Withdrawal
Since 2002, the United States and coalition forces have maintained an occupation over the Republic of Afghanistan, yet insurgent forces launched it’s most sustained assault in years just this August. Can we call this progress?
Though the wars in the Middle East will cost U.S. taxpayers 2 trillion dollars by 2010, our leaders in Washington are calling for more troops to be stationed in Afghanistan in an apparent effort to maintain the conflict there. Can the United States sustain its military efforts in light of the recent financial disasters?
Join Texas State CAMEO (Campus Antiwar Movement to End the Occupations) for a presentation and discussion on what students can do to call for an end to the occupation in Afghanistan! It’s time to stand up to our leaders in Washington; it’s time to bring our troops home now!
Derrick Hall, Room 120. 7:00 pm.
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Facebook Group: Texas State Cameo.
Recent Action
ParkTalk
SUNDAY, MAY 18 5:30 PM. RIO VISTA PARK, SAN MARCOS, TX
Summer Planning BBQ. Discussions included bridging coalitions with other local groups, appropriate agendas for non-hosted events, and a short debate about new techniques, including civil disobedience.
Southern CAN Conference
SATURDAY, APRIL 19 5:00 PM. UT CAMPUS, PARLIN 105
UT and TxState CameosSpring regional gathering to discuss the War on Terror and the student antiwar movement.
Discussions included: Is the Surge Working?; Winter Soldier Then and Now, A History of GI Resistance; Students CAN End this War: student power, protest and tactics.
Dahr Jamail
at The University of Texas
Thursday, April 3, 7:00 PM
UT campus, Geology 2.324
Author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq spoke to a large audience at the UT Campus about his experiences as an unembedded journalist in Iraq and his thoughts about the mainstream media's representation of the war. He was introduced by Texas State University student and Iraq War veteran Brian Henretta who told his own story about being a media liason for the army in Iraq.
Texas State Week of Action
March 17-21, 2008
CAMEO passed out hundreds of fliers and talked to hundreds of students about the war at the LBJ Student Center. We attended a vigil on Wednesday hosted by Betsy Landaker and the San Marcos Democrats where Greg Foster, group member and Iraq War veteran, gave a great speech about why he opposes the war. We held a veteran panel Thursday, March 20, which resulted in a new active duty soldier signing up for Iraq Veterans Against War and two other members of IVAW requesting to speak at our next panel. The week finished with a successful fundraising party.
Austin Million Musician March
March 15, 2008
CAMEO participated in an event held by Austin Musicians for Peace to protest the FIFTH anniversary of the War in Iraq. The march started at the Texas Capitol (12th and Congress) and finished at City Hall (1st and Lavaca).
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