[Peace] [csaw] Invite to CAN Nat'l Student Anti-War Conf, 2/22-23, Chicago (updated)

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Invitation to National Conference of the Campus Anti-War Network (CAN)
February 22-23, Chicago, IL

(Please send to all student lists and forward to any anti-war student 
activists you can think of!!)

As global opposition grows to a war on Iraq, the Bush Administration
seems to 
be more determined than ever to carry out another desert slaughter. 
Protests 
around the world are escalating and right here in the US on January 18th
well 
over 500,000 marched against the war.  Fifty percent of Americans polled
say 
they oppose the war, which means we CAN stop Bush before he kills
again.  
Students played a crucial role in forcing the US to get out of Vietnam
30 
years ago.  Today, people around the world are looking for our
generation to 
do its duty and stand up against this war.  We also know that the tens
of 
billions that will be spent on bombing and occupying Iraq means cuts in 
education here at home.  An estimated 400,000 students will not be able
to 
attend college next year because of the attacks on education spending. 
Tens 
of thousands of us have marched, organized speak-outs and vigils,
attended 
teach-ins and made our voices heard.  But as the war gets closer, it's
time 
for us to get seriously organized on a national scale to make sure we
have 
the greatest, most united impact possible.  The people of Iraq are
counting 
on us.  

On January 17, regional conferences at George Washington University and
San 
Francisco State University brought together representatives from over 70 
colleges and universities to discuss strengthening the emerging anti-war 
movement.  Delegates founded the Campus Anti-War Network (CAN) and voted
to 
oppose the war on Iraq and educate and activate our classmates and
campus 
communities.  We also decided to call for emergency campus actions on
the day 
after the US invades Iraq or escalates the bombing, as well as to
endorse the 
mass protests in San Francisco and New York City on February 15 and 16.  

In order to help achieve these goals, CAN is organizing a national
conference 
in Chicago on February 22-23 of campus-based, student anti-war
committees.  
We believe that the best way to build an independent student voice
within the 
anti-war movement as a whole is for the hundreds of schools with
anti-war 
groups to get together, face to face, and democratically decide how we
can 
all work together to stop this war.  

All student anti-war activists are encouraged to attend the conference,
but 
each school will be limited to two voting delegates to take part in
decision 
making at the conference so that schools are not geographically under or
over 
represented.  All national anti-war groups are invited to send
non-voting 
observers in order to build unity and coordination, but decisions will
be up 
to student delegates.

More details on specific campus location, housing, agenda, procedure, 
speakers, etc. will be coming out shortly, but everyone is encouraged to 
choose their delegates, make necessary travel arrangements and
pre-register 
asap. Also, the agenda is still being drafted, so proposals on actions, 
points of unity, process, or anything else is welcome.

As soon as your school decides to attend the conference, please forward
your 
information and questions to the following: csawn at hotmail.com or for
phone 
messages 773-227-7873.

Here is a preliminary list of campuses participating in the national 
conference:
San Francisco State University, University of California, Berkeley, 
University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz,
George 
Washington University, University of California, San Diego, Mills
College, 
Washington State University, University of Oregon, Eugene, University of 
Illinois, Chicago, University of Vermont, Burlington, Columbia
University, 
California State Humboldt, San Diego State University, University of 
Maryland, University of Texas, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 
Ithica College, University of Michigan, Portland State University, Lewis
and 
Clark College …  Many more to come!

We CAN Stop the War!

National Conference Planning Committee
Campus Anti-War Network
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