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Forward, Not Back: can we learn from the anti-choicers?


Last weekend was the Walk for Life in downtown San Francisco. Every year thousands of churchmembers, all dressed in black, get bussed in from various parts of California to make a statement in this den of sin known as the Bay Area. And every year we show up to greet them.

Whatever anyone says about the […]

2/1/07 SDS Meeting 9PM


Next SDS meeting will be Thursday night (2/1) @ 9PM, in the Student Union.
 New people welcome!
See you there!

Original post by John and reposted by Radical Blogs

Orlando Ignites with Activism: 2007 Southeast Regional Convention


Orlando, FL — Jan. 15, 2007. Orlando? Not typically known as one of the primary locations of southeastern activism, however, the city has seen a recent surge in radical action and politics. February of 2006 brought many anti-racist organizations to the city in a large counter-demonstration against a planned Neo-Nazi rally. The long-lasting Orlando Food […]

Aloha from Washington D.C.’s J27 Peace Protest!


On January 27the, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) joined other student groups and anti-war organizations from around the country to converge at the National Mall to demand that congress live up to it’s mandate and end the War in Iraq.
SDS joined the Campus Anti-War Network (CAN) to form a student and youth contingent. Later […]

SDS Marches In Washington DC on J27


SDSers gather outside the Smithsonian in Washington (Photo: Thomas Good)
Washington, DC - January 28, 2007. A wide array of SDS/MDS chapters journeyed to Washington D.C. to take part in the United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) anti-war protest held on January 27, 2007. An estimated 500,000 protestors crowded the Mall area […]

3000 Too Many Protest - Campus Peace Action and UCF SDS


“3000 Too Many” protest in Orlando (Photo: Mychel Estevez)
Orlando, FL - January 18, 2007. On Thursday, January 18th, Campus Peace Action (CPA) and SDS partnered to hold a rally commemorating those who have died in the war against Iraq and calling for an end to the war. Held at the University of Central Florida, the […]

Address to BoG about COE laptop requirement


Yesterday I was supposed to address the University Administration about the College of Education’s laptop requirement program, but because of a technicality I wasn’t allowed to speak to them. Here’s what I prepared to say to them.
To the Wayne State University Board of Governors,
I’m Aaron Petcoff, I’m a student at the university, majoring in Secondary […]

“People’s History” article in the South End


Here’s an article from the campus newspaper, the South End, about our recent “People’s History of Wayne State University” speakers series:
Former WSU revolutionists speak on campus
Markeysha Davis
Contributing Writer
The WSU Chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) welcomed WSU students and alumni to the Student Center last night for “A People’s History of Wayne State […]

Report-back from the FLORIDA ANARCHIST ORGANIZING workshop at the 2007 South Florida Radical Activist Conference, Miami.


Miami, FL –Jan. 7, 2007.  [written by Pablo, submitted by Phil Jasen]
Some of what’s been happening in Florida
The workshop was originally billed as “Southeast Anarchist Organizing”, but since virtually all of the 30+ people that attended were from Florida, talk mostly focused on organizing activities within this state. There were people attending from many different […]

Orlando Ignites with activism during the 2007 SOUTHEAST SDS REGIONAL CONVENTION


Orlando, FL — Jan. 15, 2007. Orlando? Not typically known as one of the primary locations of southeastern activism, however, the city has seen a recent surge in radical action and politics. February of 2006 brought many anti-racist organizations to the city in a large counter-demonstration against a planned Neo-Nazi rally. The long-lasting Orlando Food […]