[Marxism] Our Generation Says No: Students and soldiers speak out, April 29 in NYC (after the march)

["Elizabeth Wrigley-Field" <ewrigleyfield@xxxxxxxxx>]

OUR GENERATION SAYS NO!
Students Speak Out Against the War
Saturday, April 29 -- 5:00 PM
following the anti-war march

As part of the
FROM PROTEST TO RESISTANCE:
REAL STRATEGIES TO END THE WAR IN IRAQ
East Coast Student Antiwar Conference,
come to a historic panel featuring 5 students with unique stories to
tell about why they are resisting the war in Iraq:

ANURADHA BHAGWATI, a student at the Kennedy School of Government and a
member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. She also co-founded the
Palestine Awareness Committee at her school.

BENJAMIN EAGLE-STATON, a student at the Borough of Manhattan Community
College and a leader in the BMCC Muslim Students Association. He has
spoken out against the war and the racist attacks on Muslims, Arabs
and immigrants.

TARIQ KHAN, a student at George Mason University and a veteran of the
U.S. Air Force who was assaulted and arrested for peacefully
protesting military recruiters on his campus. A student-led activist
defense campaign led to the charges against him being dropped.

JOSE VASQUEZ, a student at the CUNY Graduate Center and the President
of the NYC chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War. He is a
conscientious objector who is helping to build a grassroots movement
of soldiers against the war.

ELIZABETH WRIGLEY-FIELD, a student at NYU and a member of the national
coordinating committee of the Campus Antiwar Network. She writes
frequently about counter-recruitment and student activism, and has
spoken around the country and at the 2006 World Social Forum in
Venezuela.


Sponsored by the Campus Antiwar Network and Iraq Veterans Against the
War - NYC.
To cosponsor, email CANconferenceNYC@xxxxxxxxx

Saturday, April 29 at 5 PM
Auditorium, Borough of Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers St.
Subway: 1/2/3/A/C/E to Chambers
Or walk over from Foley Square after the protest (very close!)


This plenary is part of the "FROM PROTEST TO RESISTANCE: REAL
STRATEGIES FOR ENDING THE WAR IN IRAQ" East Coast Student Anti-War
Conference, sponsored by the Campus Antiwar Network.

Over the past year, the student movement has won tremendous victories:
kicking military recruiters off a dozen campuses, successfully
preventing students at nine schools from being expelled for peaceful
protest, and much more. Yet we also face enormous tasks ahead of us,
as the U.S. government makes it clear that it intends to stay in Iraq
for years to come -- and maybe even to spread the war to Iran. This
conference is a chance for students from around the East Coast to come
together to discuss the highlights, successes and challenges of our
movement -- and how we can build a true resistance that will bring the
troops home now!

To participate in the conference, join us earlier on Saturday, April
29 for a "College Not Combat!" student contingent in the March for
Peace, Justice and Democracy, then come to the "Our Generation Says
No!" plenary in the evening, followed by an informal party. On Sunday
April 30, join us at Teacher's College at Columbia University for
workshops, discussions of the successes and challenges of the student
antiwar movement, and student organizing sessions.

For more information, visit
http://www.campusantiwar.net
or email us at
CANconferenceNYC@xxxxxxxxx

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