[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [UFPJ] Tent State University: Education Not War!

[Morton K.Brussel]

Drop tuition, not bombs!  FYI --mkb

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> From: "L.A. Kauffman" <lak at unitedforpeace.org>
> Date: April 7, 2005 1:46:28 PM CDT
> To: <ufpj at lists.mayfirst.org>
> Subject: [UFPJ] Tent State University: Education Not War!
>
> Education, Not War!
> Support Tent State University
> April 18th to the 24th
> http://www.tentstateuniversity.com
>
> Endorsed by United for Peace and Justice
>
> Dear United for Peace and Justice Member Organization,
>
> Across the United States, the right to a public higher education is 
> systematically being denied to our communities. While $150+ billion 
> has already been spent on the war in Iraq, our state and federal 
> governments are systematically de-funding our institutions of higher 
> learning. Tuition continues to skyrocket as the Bush administration 
> wages criminal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is clear evidence of 
> a devastating shift in national spending priorities for which our 
> younger generations are paying dearly.
>
> During the week of April 18th through April 24th, university students, 
> faculty, staff, as well as community activists, are building Tent 
> State Universities (TSU) on college campuses across the country. TSU 
> is more than just a protest. Symbolizing that fact the fact that 
> higher education is losing its home in the U.S., TSU involves the 
> creation of a grassroots-based alternative university that embodies 
> the principles of equality and participatory democracy while serving 
> as an organizing center to take back our world from the radical right 
> minority.
>
> During the week of April 18-24, stand in solidarity with TSU. Speak 
> out against war and in defense of the right to an education. There are 
> many ways you can help:
>
>
> -- Send us a statement of support: andrea at tentstate.com
> -- Submit our press release to your local paper/media: 
> http://ru.tentstate.com/helpout/pressrelease
> -- Send them a letter to the editor using our talking points:
> http://ru.tentstate.com/helpout/editorials
> -- Organize a day of action in support of education and against war
> -- Visit a TSU campus near to you: http://www.tentstateuniversity.com
>
> Let us know you support us! Email andrea at tentstate.com to share what 
> you have
> done with the Tent State University participants. We will update the 
> map on our
> website http://www.tentstateuniversity.com during the Tent States with 
> descriptions of
> all the Tent State activities happening.
>
> The history of the United States, from the women's suffragist movement 
> to the
> civil rights movement, has involved the expansion of access to public 
> higher
> education. We mustn't let our generation's era be marked with its 
> destruction.
>
> Please forward this widely.
>
> In solidarity and in support of the right to an education,
> The TSU Staff of Rutgers University.
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