[Peace-discuss] Urgent - Defend SFSU and CCNY student activists

[Charles Jenks]

Urgent appeal from student activists.

> From: originalman777 at aol.com
> Date: March 30, 2005 10:52:19 AM EST
> To: CampusAntiwarNetwork at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CampusAntiwarNetwork] Defend SFSU activists
> Reply-To: CampusAntiwarNetwork at yahoogroups.com

[Please sign the petition, call-in your support for both SFSU 
and CCNY activists.--Desmond]
 
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Students Against the War, San Francisco State University
We ask the public to speak-out against the administration's plans to 
limit
free speech rights, and demand that no sanctions be placed on students 
that
helped to plan the March 9th protest. Please contact:

Robert A. Corrigan, SFSU President
Phone: (415) 338-1381, Fax: (415) 338-6210
Email: corrigan at sfsu.edu
please CC your email to: cansfsu at hotmail.com

Penny Saffold, SFSU Vice President/Dean of Students
Phone: (415) 338-2032, Fax: (415) 338-0900
Email: psaffold at sfsu.edu
please CC your email to: cansfsu at hotmail.com

Also, please sign our online petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/sfsu/petition.html/

For more information about the March 9th protest:
http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/breaking/003099.html
http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_2603424
http://kpix.dayport.com/launcher/4122/?tf=video_player.tpl

Watch a video of the protest at
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/collegenotcombat.mov

We urgently need your help.  Please lend your support to anti-war 
student
activists and activists who are fighting the militarization of our 
schools by
letting the administration know that their actions are not supported by
members of the community, students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

Sincerely,
Students Against War
 
CCNY Activists Need Your Support
On March 9, CCNY security attacked student and faculty
protestors who were demonstrating against military recruiters.
www.citydefensecampaign.org 

  COME HEAR THE TRUTH & SPEAK YOUR MIND AT OUR TOWN HALL MEETING
12:30pm Thursday, March 31st
CCNY, NAC Building, Room 1/202

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

1. Let them know what you think:
(and copy cityfreespeech at earthlink.net on your emails)

Gregory Williams, President
212-650-7285/7286, 212-650-7680 (fax)
c/o Chief of Staff Michael Rogovin
mrogovin at ccny.cuny.edu

Maureen Powers, VP for Student Affairs
212-650-5426, 212-650-7080 (fax)
c/o Assistant to the VP George Rhinehart
grhinehart at ccny.cuny.edu

George Crinnion, Director of Public Safety
212-650-7992, 212-650-7991 (fax)
gcrinnion at ccny.cuny.edu

Danny Vasquez, Security Specialist
212-650-7988, 212-650-7991 (fax)
dvasquez at ccny.cuny.edu

2. Sign on to the letter supporting free speech on campus

To sign onto the letter, send an email to: cityfreespeech at earthlink.net

3. Donate to the defense fund:
Make checks payable to City Defense Fund, 809 W. 181st St. #182, New 
York, NY 10033

4. Join the next defense campaign meeting (1.5 blocks from campus)

7pm Monday, April 4th
417 W. 141st Street #2
(2nd buzzer from the top)
between St. Nicholas & Hamilton Terrace

*SAVE THE DATES*
Disciplinary hearings for the students and staff will be April 8th and 
14th respectively.
Details TBA.
Visit http://www.campusantiwar.net  for more on counter-recruitment by 
CAN affiliates.








Charles Jenks
Traprock Peace Center
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Deerfield, MA 01342
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