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Anti-Warrers:
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Editor's Note: Back issues of the Anti-War Update and Digest can now be
found on our website @
http://www.grinnell.edu/student/groups/antiwar/digests/ courtesy of
webmaster Matt Cleinman [Cleinman]. ********************
In this update: - Coverage of April 5th Protest - DSM Events Tomorrow and Next Sunday
- Mon: Director of Amnesty Int'l at UNI
- Tues : Prof. Saadi Simawe speaks about Iraq
- Wed(s), Lunch, Main Lounge: Info Sharing Sessions
- Fundraising through fasting - Help out/Participate at Relays (19th and 20th)
- Rachel Corrie
- Anti-War Art from Grinnell Alum David Lowenstein '88
- Dates of the Grinnell's very own anti-war dance
- Iowa Events This Weekend or Sooner
- Midwest and Nat'l Conference opportunities
- A sampling of highly recommended sites - Next Meeting: Tuesday, 9 PM ARH 120 - A Large News Digest
***** Coverage of April 5th Protest **********
We estimated about 50 Grinnellians went to the protest and we were
definitely the loudest group if not the largest contingent. Estimates
of total crowd size were 400-500, making it the largest anti-war in Iraq
protest in Des Moines.
Coverage:
DSM Register
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c2229999/20935088.html
AP http://www.kcrg.com/article.aspx?art_id=55784&cat_id=123
same story : http://www.theiowachannel.com/news/2093548/detail.html
Pro-War April 5th
If you're on campus: Telegraph Herald, Dubuque,
IAhttp://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=333326930b331931b9ce32
5243415018&_docnum=28&wchp=dGLbVzz-lSlAl&_md5=0fd7c18713f5b9babd03e94785
6d98da
**** Des Moines Events VERY soon (i.e. tomorrow or next Sunday) *****
1 April 13
Friends, if you are in the Des Moines area you are invited to a free
(donations welcome) chili supper featuring Ira Shoor, National Field
Director, Physicians for Social Responsibility. The location has been
changed from Old Fire Station #4 to the Friends Meeting House, 42nd and
Grand. The change was made to accomodate more persons. Although not
required, it would be hellpful in planning if you would phone me,
282-8054 (leave message), to indicate how many persons plan to attend.
We will begin promptly at 5 p.m. and conclude promptly at 7 p.m. Hope
you can join us for a fun evening of camaraderie with Senator Jess
Trussme. -- Chet
2. April 13
You are invited to meet and hear Congressman Dennis Kucinich, a
candidate for U.S. President, this Sunday (April 13) in Des Moines. Rep.
Kucinich will address the question of "Iraq: What Next?" A discussion
with the audience will follow. The event will be held at Mickle
Neighborhood Center, 1620 Pleasant St. at 1:30 p.m..
For more information, contact: kucinich2004@yahoo.com or call
515-778-9014
13) April 21
TOWN FORUM
> "AN ILLEGAL WAR IN IRAQ:
> CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES"
> Burns Weston
> The Bessie Dutton Murray Distinguished Professor of International Law
> Emeritus of the University of Iowa College of Law.
> Director of the University of Iowa center for Human Rights.
> Monday, 7:30 p.m., April 21
> Bulldog Theater, Olmsted Center ; Drake University Campus
> Sponsors: Drake National Lawyers Guild, Drake Mobilization for Peace
and
> Justice, Stop the Arms Race Political Action Committee, Iowa Chapter
> Methodist Federation for Social Action, American Friends Service
> Committee, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Iowa
Peace
> Network
*********** Mon: Director of Amnesty Int'l at UNI *********
Grinnell's Chapter of Amnesty Int'l is arranging transportation to this
event. Contact [amnesty] if you're interested.
Bill Schultz the director of Amnesty International (USA) will be speaking at the University of northern
Iowa on Monday the 14th at 7:30p.m. The event will be
at the Gallagher Bludorn performing arts center and is
free and open to the public. Schultz is also the
former head of the Unitarian Universalist Church If
you are anywhere remotely close to Cedar Falls Iowa it
should be worth coming to see.
****** Tues : Prof. Saadi Simawe speaks about Iraq *******
Conversation with Prof. Saadi Simawe: "The War In Iraq"
Tuesday, April 15th 12noon, Main Lounge, (bring your lunch)
Saadi Simawe will share his experiences and his reflections and dialogue
with us.
This is the first of a three week series, with each week offering a new
topic and a different speaker. Sponsored by Grinnell College Chaplain's
Office.
Recent article about Saadi in DSM Register:
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c2229999/20970125.html
******** Wed(s), Lunch, Main Lounge: Info Sharing Sessions ******** Yup, they're back...
Come bring your articles, your thoughts, and your questions to the Wed,
lunch info sessions.
Starting this Wed. (16th) we will be meeting in Main Lounge starting at
noon to discuss current events as the pertain to Iraq. All are welcome,
tell your friends.
Note: You can get your lunch in Quad and then bring it into Main Lounge
Questions: Laura Mason-Marshall [masonmar].
********* Fundraising through Fasting ****************
Passed to the Digest by Lizzie Jenkins [jenkinse]. If anyone is
interested in doing this, bring it up at Tuesday's meeting.
More description on attached Word Document:
A coalition of campus organizations at Wartburg College including
Students for Peace and Justice, Amnesty International, and Campus
Ministry are calling a fast, beginning March 24th, in response to the
tragic events that have affected Americans, Iraqis, and citizens
worldwide. A proposal has been written to Wartburg Food Services to
reimburse our students for their evening meal. We are encouraging
faculty, staff, community members and students who are not on a meal
plan to donate a portion of what they would typically spend. This
coalition of Wartburg organizations would like to strongly urge other
Iowa institutions and organizations to join us in creating solidarity
with the Iraqi civilians.
******** Help out/Participate at Relays (19th and 20th) ********* From Stephanie Meleady [liaison], Student Groups Liaison
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Note: If you think you can help out with this at all, please contact Eli
Zigas [zigaseli] ASAP.
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Hey Student Groups,
What's more fun than spending a Sunday studying?
SPENDING a Sunday with your student group members at Relays!
Relays are an old idea made new again by Ale our super-motivated prez.
In the 70's and 80's, when the drinking age was 18, the school hosted a
series of 'relay' events between students and faulty that revolved
around drinking. Of course Ale thought this was cool (and so did SGA)!
SO we've reinstated Relays, but this time as a non-alcoholic event...
On Saturday the 19th groups are ivited to participate in relays events
against other teams. If you would like to organize a team email
[relays].
On Sunday, Relays will host a student-family fun day. We would like
student groups to do 1 or more of these things.
1. Host a table! Host a table with games, or crafts, or info about your
group (similar to the organization fair we have at the beginning of the
year). For example SOL is doing face painting and balloon animals.
Email [relays] to reserve a table and share your theme.
2. Perform! A stage wil be set-up from 12-5:30. Play, dance, read, or whatever you've always wanted to do on stage! Email [concerts] to
reserve a time slot.
3. One word: Inflatables. Giant pieces of plastic full of air and ...
well... FUN! SGA reserved 3 giant inflatables for us to climb on, play
on, frolic on. We just need YOU to man or woman them for one hour. Ale
is asking that 2 representatives from each group volunteer to be in
charge of an inflatable for an hour. There are 3 inflattables and they
will be open for 7 hours. So two people an hour x 7 hours x 3
inflatables = your help needed. Email [relays] if you can help.
********* Rachel Corrie ************ While we were going to discuss this at the last meeting, only 6 people
showed up... so Brij Patnaik '05 is going to be talking about Rachel
(his cousin) and a Congressional Resolution in her memory at this coming
meeting.
Articles about Rachel:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/17/international/middleeast/17GAZA.html
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Protester-Killed-Wash.html
The group she was with:
http://www.palsolidarity.org/
Some of her emails: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,916246,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,916246,00.html
Text of the Resolution: [HCON 111] http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.CON.RES.111:
****** Anti-War Art from Grinnell Alum David Lowenstein '88 *********
David Lowenstein '88 was on campus yesterday and today showing both some
of his anti-war artwork as well as his documentary "Creating
Counterparts".
We will soon be trying to put his artwork on our website, but until then
you can see his artwork and the work of the collaborative he started
(4-1-1) at:
http://www.lawrenceimc.org/media/all/browse/index.php
********** Dates of the Grinnell's very own anti-war dance ********
[Editor's Note: The performance schedule may be changing...contact Jill
or Barbi with questions]
Planned prior to the onset of war, and a project of two Grinnell
students, Jill Peterson and Barbi Rodriguez, the social protest dance
about Iraq is coming... (ok... so I don't have a better plug off the
cuff ...)
Show Times:
Wed. Apr. 16 , morning, Des Moines - Opening show. Large crowd wanted !
Mon. Apr. 21, 8 PM, Grinnell College - Robert's Theater Fri. Apr. 25, noon, Grinnell Town - Central Park
Sat. Apr. 26, afternoon - IA City
Contact: Jill [petersoj] or Barbi [rodrigub]
*********** Midwest and Nat'l Conference opportunities ************
No one from Grinnell has signed up to go to any of these as yet... so
that means these are calling out to you personally ;)
1) Midwest Campus Anti-War Network Conference, April 16,27 or May 3,4
2) National Grassroots Organizing Conference, May 1-4
3) Summer Global Sustainability Conference, May 23-25
4) Midwest Rad Fest , May 30- Jun 1
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CAMPUS ANTIWAR NETWORK
MIDWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE
PLANNING CHAT
THIS SUNDAY - APRIL 13 - 7:00PM CST
CHAT room at www.antiwarnetwork.org
___________________________________
Help plan the MidWest regional CAN confrence. Join the planning chat
this Sunday at 7PM, central time at www.antiwarnetwork.org.
[ click on "General" in the "Chat" box on the right side of the main
page ]
A lot has changed since the National Conference in February. Many new campuses have joined,
April 5th has come and gone, and it seems the occcpation is about to begin. This will likely be our
only large scale assembly before next school year (in the fall) and we should work to
have all of the midwest CAN groups represented and to foster debate and discussion about the
future of the sudent movement in light of the "victory" in Baghdad.
Please try to have at least one member of your campus antiwar committee
on this chat to help plan for this important conference. Proposed dates for
the conference are either April 26-27 or May 3-4. Proposed location is Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (just north of Chicago.)
Campus Antiwar Network
www.antiwarnetwork.org
For more information about conference planning, contact
Sam Swenson
sd_swenson@hotmail.com
847-736-0551
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National Network to End War Grassroots Conference: May 1-4, University
of MD
http://www.endthewar.org/conference.htm
Since the summer of 2002 peace activists have been protesting
non-stop against a war with Iraq. We now invite grassroots activists
from around the United States to meet in Maryland where we will
dedicate four days to ourselves - two days to build our skills and
knowledge base and two days to create a plan of action for the coming
year.
Join others from around the United States for this conference and action
event. The National Network to End the War Against Iraq was formed in
February of 2001 (before 9-11) to work toward ending UN sanctions that
have resulted in massive suffering and death for the Iraqi people. Over
the past year Network members have worked relentlessly to prevent a US
invasion of Iraq because it will surely bring more human suffering and
death to the Iraqi people and possibly spreading violence throughout
Iraq and the region. This will be the first opportunity since the onset
of the invasion for so many activists and organizations across the
country to come together for sustained movement-building.
There will be THREE COMPONENTS to this weekend:
1. A Protest Action: to take place on the weekend, and to be planned
in conjunction with participant planning of the conference.
2. May 1st to 2nd: Workshops and seminars on a wide range of topics
relating to the US-Iraq conflict.
3. May 3rd to 4th: Formal meetings and informal get-togethers among
grassroots activists to develop a series of effective actions for the
coming year.
Some of the sessions that are expected to be well attended:
--Discussion of what have been the most and least effective campaigns
and strategies --Setting new objectives and priorities based on the onset and outcomes
of war
--Selecting the key action proposals and programs for the next year
--How to build a grassroots network infrastructure that can mount and
sustain powerful actions
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http://thefarmcommunity.com/conference/
Friends,
We all know the importance of following our conscience, of being
true to ourselves at this time. Most of you have received a
communication from us concerning our call to gather...The Farm in
Summertown Tennessee is holding a conference on Global Sustainability
May 23-25th...
[if you're interested check out the website]
..
Thomas Hupp
thomas@villagemedia.com
www.thefarmcommunity.com/conference
The Farm is an Intentional Community of 1700 acres in Southern Middle
Tennessee, formed by a group of peace activists from San Francisco in
1971.
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THE HAVENS CENTER
RADFEST 2003
MIDWEST SOCIAL FORUM
20TH ANNIVERSARY
Aurora University
George Williams - Lake Geneva Campus
Williams Bay, WI
May 30-June 1, 2003
www.ssc.wisc.edu/havenscenter
Dear friend:
I would like to invite you to RadFest 2003, an annual weekend conference
for progressive activists and academics organized by the A. E. Havens
Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. The central goal of the conference is
to provide an opportunity for progressive activists, organizers, and
intellectuals to come together to discuss issues of mutual interest and
concern, strengthen networks, and devise strategies for progressive
social, economic, and political change. RadFest has grown significantly
in recent years, becoming an important annual gathering for
progressives. Last year, for example, approximately 300 people from
throughout the upper Midwest and beyond attended. This year, which will
be the 20th anniversary of the conference, we expect a considerably
larger turnout.
The conference will take place on the weekend of May 30-June 1, 2003 at
the George Williams - Lake Geneva Campus of Aurora University 240 acres
of rolling, wooded hillside located on the shores of Lake Geneva, about
50 miles southwest of Milwaukee, 70 miles southeast of Madison, and 80
miles northwest of Chicago.
************ A sampling of highly recommended sites ********
Carnegie Endowment for Peace Iraq Section
http://www.ceip.org/files/Iraq/index.htm
National Priorities Project Trade-Off site:
http://database.nationalpriorities.org/tradeoff
Myths and misconceptions about the war in Iraq
http://www.spinsanity.org/columns/20030404.html
and
http://www.spinsanity.org/columns/20030320.html
War Resister's League: How your money is spent.
http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm
The Guardian "The smart donor's guide to aid for Iraq" :
http://society.guardian.co.uk/aidforiraq/story/0,12972,926588,00.html
************** Next Meeting ************************ Next Grinnell Anti-War Meeting: Tuesday 9 PM ARH 120
**************** News Digest ***********************
Lots of news this time:
- Conflict in Iraq bulletins and IFP's News in Review attached
- From the Nation
What do we do now: There is one article and three responses:
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20030421&s=cortright
Former Presidential Candidate George McGovern speak on the war:
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20030421&s=mcgovern
- Wash Post Op-ed: No Quagmire, but Still Some Questions
Michael Kinsley
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5523-2003Apr10.html
- Blix's Comments On Iraq Conflict: From April 9 El Pais Interview
(United Press International (UPI))
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030409-114254-6913r
(South Africa) http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,,2-10-1460_1345303,00.html
- U.S. Considering Tear Gas (a "non-lethal" chemical weapon)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/05/international/worldspecial/05GAS.html
- Washington Post: Syria Warned Again Not to 'Meddle' in Iraq http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5361-2003Apr10.html
- Canadian Television: Red Cross Horrified by Number of Deaths
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1049413227648_10/?hu
b=SpecialEvent3
- CBS: U.S. Police Surveillance Questioned
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/06/politics/main548010.shtml
- Z|Net and Frontline - Noam Chomsky: Iraq is a Trial Run
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=15&ItemID=3369
- The Progressive: Howard Zinn - A Chorus Against War
http://www.progressive.org/march03/zinn0303.html
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly (PBS): Morality of protesting during war
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week631/cover.html
Rural Protesting:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/05/international/worldspecial/05RURA.html
?pagewanted=2
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins event cancelled at Baseball Hall of Fame
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2003/04/09/hall_bulldurha
m_ap
**************************************** Random Notes for the day:
Mark Fiore
Saddam Seminar
http://www.markfiore.com/animation/dictator.html
RummyCo
http://www.markfiore.com/animation/rummy.html
Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2081042/
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The Anti-War Update and Digest is published by: Eli Zigas Coordinator, Grinnell College Anti-War Alliance
http://www.grinnell.edu/student/groups/antiwar/
Email: antiwar@grinnell.edu Phone:641-269-4039
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