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Petition: Dozens of Morton West High School Students Face Expulsion over Antiwar Sit-in


To: Morton West School District
In Defense of the Morton West Antiwar Students
Scores of H.S. Students Face Expulsion Following Antiwar Sit-In
We are writing in defense of the students who now face excessive disciplinary actions at the hands of various Morton West school administrators. Our sympathies lie with the courageous and moral struggle that the students have […]

4th Annual Staten Island Peace Festival


(Photo: Thomas Good / Next Left Notes)
New York, NY - November 3, 2007. Braving a windy, cold November day, peace activists on Staten Island attended the fourth annual Freedom and Peace Festival on Saturday, November 3, 2007. Organized by Peace Action Staten Island (PASI), the event was help in Stapleton’s Tappen Park […]

Vigil for Activist Rita Dougherty and her wounded son - Ryan Miller


Military Moms Sally Davidson and Elaine Brower - their sons served in Iraq and Afghanistan.Davidson holds a card signed by vigilers. (Photo: Thomas Good / Next Left Notes)
New York, NY - November 2, 2007. Peace activist Rita Dougherty recently received the kind of news every parent dreads - that her child was “seriously […]

Chicago H.S. Students Face Expulsion Following Antiwar Sit-In


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Berwyn, IL - November 2, 2007. Over 70 students participated in a sit-in against the Iraq War on All Saint’s Day, Thursday, November 1st. It began third hour when dozens of students gathered quietly in the lunchroom […]