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Written by UIC
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Wednesday, April 19 2006 |
Midwest Student Antiwar Conference
University of Illinois Chicago
750 S. Halsted
Chicago Illinois
On Saturday, April 22nd, the Campus Antiwar Network will be holding
their Midwest regional conference in Chicago at UIC. "Turning Antiwar
Sentiment into Antiwar Action," is a day long event featuring
workshops, guest speakers and an after party concert at Jak's Tap.
Campus
Antiwar Network (CAN) is the largest and leading independent,
democratic, grassroots network of students opposing the occupation of
Iraq and military recruiters in our schools at campuses all over the
country. CAN's goal is to unite all antiwar students on colleges and
high schools alike to bring the troops home now.
In the past CAN have organized highly successful student
marches and demonstrations. As our nation becomes stagnant on the war
in Iraq, these regional workshops will unite students from colleges
from across the Midwest, to become more organized, focused and
empowered on the Campus Antiwar Network's mission.
Saturday's conference registration will begin at 9:00am, with
the first plenary starting at 10:00. It will be held at the University
of Illinois - Chicago (750 S. Halsted). For a suggested donation of $5,
the conference will include workshops on electoralism, immigrants
rights, federal surveillance, and the influence of protest movements
throughout U.S. history.
The conference will begin with a panel featuring veterans of
U.S. war efforts and at 6:00pm we will close with an evening keynote by
Anthony Arnove, author of the newly released "The Logic of Withdrawal."
Students who attend the conference will have free admission to
the after party show at Jaks Tap, located at 901 W Jackson Blvd. The
18+ show begins at 9pm featuring Baker London and the Fuumes, Kristen
Ford, Matthew Santos and reggae.dub.funk band, The Dialectics.
Those who wish to attend should RSVP to
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Campus Antiwar Network Coordinating Committee Member
University of Northern Iowa
415-315-9693
Time Line of the Day
"Turning Antiwar Sentiment into Antiwar Action"
9am Registration
10:00am-Welcome to Conference
Campus Antiwar Network Coordinating Committee Members, Niki
Robinson, Kent State University, Chris Schwartz University of Northern
Iowa.
10:20 Plenary session I Veterans against the war
11:30-12:45 first block workshops
Workshop one:
Surveillance on Campus/Hands off Dave- UW Madison/Kent State
Workshop two:
The Midterm elections and what the antiwar movements approach should be-The University of Illinois Chicago.
Electoralism and the Antiwar Movement Six months prior to the 2006
mid-term elections, our country is as embroiled as ever in a failing,
murderous project in Iraq and is rattling the saber at Iran. Is there
an electoral strategy that can stop this? Are there candidates who are
earnestly in favor of ending the war now? Come to this session to
discuss if and how the antiwar movement should relate to the upcoming
elections.
1 pm lunch
2-3:30 Second block of workshops
History of the antiwar movement Vietnam-Now-Kent State
On May 4, l970 members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a
crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding
nine, this was one of the defining moments of the antiwar movement of
the 60's and 70's. Join Kent state students of today as they link the
movement against the Vietnam war to the current movement against the
Iraq war.
Immigration rights and the antiwar movement
Millions have taken to the streets across this country in the
past months for immigrant rights, and their demands are now part of a
national debate. In this workshop we will discuss the many
intersections between the antiwar movement and the immigrant rights
movement. One of the facilitators of this discussion will be Sabah
Khan, who is active in both arenas, and is facing jail time for her
protest of the Minutemen in Arlington Heights, IL several months ago.
3:45-5-Plenary session II CAN WIDE DUSCUSSION
Moderated by Chris Schwartz CAN CC University of Northern Iowa, and Niki Robinson CAN CC Kent State University.
4-5 minutes reports from each campus followed by and open discussion including:
Whats working well for your chapter?
What does your chapter need help with?
How is CAN functioning nationally and regionally?
5-5:30 Voting Session
6-7:30pm Plenary session III:
Anthony Arnove, author of The
Logic of Withdrawal joined by Suzanne Adely who will discuss the
discrimination of Muslims post 9-11 and Juan Torres a member of Gold
Star families for Peace
Anthony Arnove
Howard Zinn's book Vietnam: The Logic of
Withdrawal, though it appeared five years before the United States
eventually abandoned that war, argued with remarkable foresight that
getting out was the only realistic option. Now, nearly forty years
later, the United States is once again involved in a seemingly
intractable foreign conflict. And, following in the footsteps of Zinn,
Anthony Arnove (his co-editor on the widely acclaimed Voices of a
People's History of the United States) has written a book that will
likely prove equally prescient.
Arnove sets out a compelling case for the immediate withdrawal of
troops from Iraq. Countering widespread arguments made in support of
the occupation by conservatives and liberals alike, Arnove insists that
the U.S . presence is the major source of instability and suffering for
the Iraqi people. He challenges the idea that George W. Bush has ever
been interested in bringing democracy to the country and explores the
real reasons behind the invasion, which centrally involve control over
strategic Middle Eastern energy resources. And he sets out a
constructive vision for the antiwar movement, one that involves
soldiers, military families, and the many communities affected by the
occupation, who together can build a coalition to bring the troops
home.
Anthony Arnove is the editor of Iraq Under Siege and co-editor,
with Howard Zinn, of Voices of a People's History of the United States.
His writing has appeared in the Financial Times, The Nation, Mother
Jones, Monthly Review, Le Nouvel Observateur, Z Magazine, and other
publications.
Suzanne AdelySuzanne Adely has worked on issues ranging from
Palestine to the local concerns of the Arab and Muslim community in
Chicago. She is currently devoting her energy to the Muhammed Salah
case, an American citizen of Palestinian descent, who in 2004 charged
by the Federal government with aiding a terrorist organization, the
only "evidence" being a 1993 forced confession obtained after 80 days
of interrogation and torture in an Israeli jail.
Juan Torres
Juan Torres is a member of Gold Star Families for
Peace. His 25 year-old son, Juan Torres Jr., was in the Army Reserve
and was murdered on base while stationed in Afghanistan in July of
2004. There is still much controversy surrounding his son's death, as
there were officers in his Company involved in drug trafficking, and
Juan Jr. was planning on turning them in. The Army has closed the
investigation on the case, calling it a suicide.
7:30-9 Dinner
9 Party at Jaks Tap, located at 901 W Jackson Blvd. The 18+ show begins at 9pm
featuring Baker London and the Fuumes, Kristen Ford, Matthew Santos and
reggae.dub.funk band, The Dialectics.
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