[Peace-discuss] 100 Student organizers meet in NYC to plan opposition to war and occupation

[Charles Jenks]

Introduction to initial conference report by Monique Dols, CAN Coordinating
Committee:


"The Third Annual Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) conference took place this
past weekend, November 13-14 at Pace University in New York City.
http://www.campusantiwar.net

The convergence was an important success with thirty schools represented and
just about 100 delegates registered. The conference took place during the
heat of the US¹s historic escalation against the people of Iraq, and
featured the participation of Mike Hoffman.

Hoffman, the co-founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War spoke about the
reality of war as well as what he witnessed of the Iraqi response to
occupation." The audio of his talk is available at
http://www.traprockpeace.org/campus_antiwar_04.html

"As the bodies of thousands of Iraqis continued to pile up on
the streets of Fallujah and Mosul, we met to regroup and reorient ourselves
to better oppose the barbarism and racism of occupation and war."

The students strengthened their point of unity concerning Palestine.

"The old point of unity read: 'We stand opposed to the oppression of the
Palestinian people and the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.' The
revised point reads: 'We stand opposed to the oppression of the Palestinian
people and the occupation of Palestinian land, and support the right of
Palestinians to self-determination.'"

See full report by Monique Dols,  Mid-Atlantic Representative to the CAN
Coordinating Committee (Columbia) at http://www.campusantiwar.net/

Go to http://www.traprockpeace.org/campus_antiwar_04.html for conference
photo album and audio of the presentation by Wisconsin/Madison students on
the history of ROTC and the militarization of campuses, in addition to Mike
Hoffman's talk.




Charles Jenks, attorney at law
President of the Core Group
Traprock Peace Center
103A Keets Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
413-773-1633; Fax 413-773-7507
charles at mtdata.com
http://traprockpeace.org