Take Back the Night is April 18th!
fia! (feminists in action!) is holding its annual "Take Back the Night" event on Tuesday April 18th. The purpose of this occasion is to increase the awareness of all forms of gender-based violence, including sexual and domestic violence, which are often expressions of sexism, racism, classism, and homophobia.We need your support and most importantly we need your voices! Please attend and spread the word to your friends, family, coworkers, students and peers, anyone who may be interested. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Take Back the Night
When: April 18th, 2006
Where: Student Center Atrium and Multipurpose Room
Time: 5:00 ? Rally with speaker in the Student Center Atrium
5:30- March (meet in atrium)
6:00 ? Speak-out (multipurpose room), followed by candlelit vigil in the quad
Also, don't forget to stop by the SAC pit during the day for the Clothesline Project and the Resource Fair!!
For any questions, please contact Kristina Voss at KristinaCVoss@gmail.com
Bell Send off Rally an Emotional Farewell
Tears had to be held back by many on Tuesday as Buddy Bell, one of the sweetest guys at DePaul, left to begin his three month prison term. Sentenced to Prison for Protesting the School of the America's, Bell remained upbeat. There were about 20 people at the prayer vigil, including Bell, his mother, members of DePaul Students Against the War, School of the America's Watch Ill. and the Gay Liberation Network.
The Prayer Vigil included quotes from Archbishop Romero and the Berrigan brothers. At one point, Bell even sang a song about the Hammer of Justice and the Bell of Freedom that he's ringing across the land (He has a great singing voice by the way!).
After several hugs and goodbyes, Bell left to begin his prison sentence. He will be back at DePaul in the Fall Quarter.
Buddy Bell Send Off Raly
Buddy Bell, the DePaul student who bravely "crossed the line" to protest the School of the America's, has been sentenced to three months in a federal prison and will have his send off rally April 11th at 7 AM in the DePaul Quad (lawn area west of the library on Fullerton). Students are encouraged to come and support Bell. Buddy committed a non-violent civil disobedience against a military training school where some of the worst human rights abusers in latin american history have recieved training on torture and how to eradicate social movements. Those trained at the SOA use what they are taught to maintain inequality and corporate domination across Latin America.
Those wishing to write to Buddy in prison can send their letters or soft cover books to:
Buddy Bell # 92561-020
FCI Oxford
Satellite Camp
P.O. Box 1085
Oxford, Wisconsin 53952
ASU and DSAW call for freedom for all political prisoners and for the SOA to be immediately and unconditionally shut down.
Aftermath of "Warrior's" DePaul Appearance
Close to fifty pro-diversity anti-warrior students attended the Conservative Alliance's event to oppose hate. In attendance were members of the Asian Cultural Exchange, Activist Student Union, DePaul Students Against the War, Feminists In Action, The Gay Liberation Network and Anti-Apartheid and Pro-Queer former professional Wrestler, "Zebra the Kid".
Two students were kicked out after the "Warrior" stated that Gay people are not as legitimate as Heterosexual people and Kwanza was not as legit as Christmas. The two students pointed out that it was in violation of the student handbooks prohibition against Harassment because it verbally demeaned students. Suzanne Kilgannon, director of student life and Bob Wachowski director of Public Saftey (and the person responsible for banning Giuseppe) evicted the two students on orders of Nick Hahn, but let the Warrior continue to preach bigotry and hate.
A steady stream of students became disgusted with the Warrior's speech and left, some visibly shaken. Among other highlights of the evening, the warrior blamed homeless people for being homeless, immigrant bashed by saying immigrants come to this country to "defecate" on America and blamed "Jungle Bunnies" for spreading AIDS in Africa. He told one student to "Masterbate at home", shouted at both Jim Doyle the VP of Student Affairs and Hahn the republican.
During the Q and A session, 40 students stood up and walked out, disgusted with the harrassment. One of the students was visibly crying. After, the students got together and wrote down the harassment they witnessed and how it offended them. They plan on meeting in coaliton with other groups to file complaints with the University and to hold the sponsoring organizations accountable.
DSAW and ASU look forward to meeting in coalition to take the neccessary next steps against hate. DSAW and ASU suggest that the demands of this coalition include a full apology from the sponsoring organization, the banning of DCA and Republicans from reserving rooms and receiving Student Allocation Funding Board money. Further we suggest that the demands of this coalition include the banning of the Young America's Foundation from DePaul property. When DCA reserved a table to conduct their racist bake sale, the University saw them abusing their ability to reserve tables at DePaul, and has prohibited from from tabeling. Now they have abused the ability to reserve a room and receive SAF-B money, and should have those revoked from them.
Feel free to e-mail the following people to express your disgust of right-wing bigotry at DePaul:
- President Fr. Holtschneider: president@depaul.edu
- Director of Student Life Suzanne Kilgannon: skilgann@depaul.edu
- Public Saftey Director Bob Wachowski: bwachows@depaul.edu
- School Newspaper The DePaulia: depauliaopinion@gmail.com
Gay Liberation Network's Statement
Students to Take Stand Against "Ultimate Warrior"
DePaul Students Against the War and the Activist Student Union are calling on all those who stand for Queer Liberation, a Just Peace and for and end to Racism to demonstrate against the Homophobic and Racist Ultimate Warrior.Come dressed as a left wing wrestler- 'The Commie Commando', 'Feminist Fury', 'Anarchist Attack', 'The Black Panther', 'Socialist Slam', 'Captian Queero, 'Iraqi Insurgent', 'Subcomadante Marcos' or any other ideas you have. We also need a referee to watch the Warrior's violation of DePaul's Harassment policies.
April 4th, Tuesday 4:30 pm- Rally against Hate- DePaul's Lincoln Park student Center- Belden and Sheffield, near the Statue of Fr. Egan.
5:00 pm- Warrior will speak in Room 314b of the student center. The lecture is free and open to all. We encourage all to watch the Warrior closely for when he violates the student handbooks rules against harassment.
The Ultimate Warrior, a WWF superstar, might be remembered by many as the masked wrestler who battled Hulk Hogan in Wrestlemania, but few know about his ultra-right wing and homophobic views. Since retiring from Wrestling, the admitted steroid abuser has hit the college circuit, preaching hate.
The Warrior (his legal name) was asked to appear on 'Byte This!' a TV show about wrestling. In his rejection of the show he said, 'Order the queer and the cripple who host the show to read what I have written here?'
At an appearance at the University of Connecticut, Warrior lamented that multiculturalism and tolerance has resulted in a society where 'the bum is as legitimate as the businessman?, that queers are as legitimate as heterosexuals?, that Kwanza is just as legitimate as Santa Clause and Christmas.' When asked to explain his view that that homosexuality is illegitimate Warrior said, 'because queering doesn?t make the world work.'
He told a gay student to 'take that object out of your mouth when speaking to me'
Warrior mocked a woman upset at his homophobic remarks and told her 'Don?t have an orgasm honey.'
When an Iranian student asked the Warrior a question, Warrior told the student to 'get a towl'
Warrior then played a video of himself ripping an Iraqi flag to pieces.
The Warrior speech was so out of line that the UConn Republicans issued a public apology stating, 'We brought the Ultimate Warrior to campus because we wanted to host a thought-provoking discussion from an individual who would appeal to a broader range of students than normal, given his background. Sadly, the Warrior?s presentation accomplished none of these goals and we were horrified like most of the UConn community by the display.'
The Ultimate Warrior would have you think that this is all just being politically incorrect, that we are 'girly-men' who aren?t allowing him to speak his mind. The fact is that his statements are part of a right-wing agenda which discriminates against innocent people though the free trade agreements Warrior promotes on his website to the depriving of homosexuals of their rights. It?s outrageous that Warrior claims that it?s politically incorrect to gay-bash in a country where gay marriage is outlawed, and homophobes control all three federal branches of government, and homophobic preachers are allowed to protest at funerals.
Further his statements are clearly forms of harassment, as outlined in the DePaul University Student Handbook. The DePaul Republicans, as outlined in the Student Handbook, are required to not bring any speaker which will harass students or disrupt the learning environment.
Which is why DePaul Students Against the War and the Activist Student Union are calling on all those who stand for Queer Liberation, a Just Peace and for and end to Racism to demonstrate against this Ultimate Homophobe and Racist.
Come dressed as a left wing wrestler- 'The Commie Commando' 'Feminist Fury' 'Anarchist Attack', 'The Black Panther', 'Socialist Slam' 'Captian Queero', 'Iraqi Insurgent', 'Subcomadante Marcos' or any other ideas you have. We also need a referee to watch the Warrior's violation of DePaul's Harassment policies.
April 4th, Tuesday 4:30 pm- Rally against Hate- DePaul?s Lincoln Park student Center- Belden and Sheffield, near the Statue of Fr. Egan.
5:00 pm- Warrior will speak in Room 314b of the student center. The lecture is free and open to all. We encourage all to watch the Warrior closely for when he violates the student handbooks rules against harassment
Wrestler Zebra the Kid come out of retirement to oppose Ultimate Warrior! Click to read more!
Day of Action Against Coca-Killer!
Thursday March 30th
Noon Rally at Lincoln Park Student Center
2:00 Protest at 1 East Jackson
Meet with Fr. Holtschneider to Present Demands!
Students across the country will be holding actions against their Universities contracts with Coca-Cola on this Thursday March 30th. United Students Against Sweatshops called for the nationwide day of action to show student/worker solidarity against the violence of neo-liberalism and corporate globalization. Coca-Cola has been under fire for it's blatant disregard for human and workers rights in it's sweatshops around the world. In Colombia 9 trade union members have been assasinated by Coke and right-wing paramilitaries just because these union members were fighting for better working conditions.
At DePaul Students will be demonstrating against DePaul's contract with Coke. We believe that every day DePaul maintains it's contract, is one more day DePaul is violating it's Vincentian mission and is one more day DePaul is complicit in the campaign of terror against union members. DePaul keeps stalling by saying Coke is open to an investigation. Coke has actually worked to disrupt attempts at real independent investigations of it's bottling plants in Colombia. We say with the union workers in Colombia say that Coke is only trying to put out a glossy PR image to keep from losing it's contract and Coke has not improved in Colombia.
The Activist Student UNion and DePaul Students Against the War ask you to
RALLY: NOON outside the Lincoln Park student center, near Fr. Egan's Statue! PROTEST: 2:00 1 east Jackson, where we will present our demands to Fr. Holtschneider!
PLEASE FOREWARD THIS TO ANY LISTSERVES OR DEPAUL PEOPLE YOU KNOW!
Also, if you can't make it to the rally, be sure to Call and express how you want DePaul to take a stand against Sweatshops and not renew it's contract with Coke. Call DePaul's President, Fr. Holtschneider at 312-362-8000 and call the Executive Vice President of Finance at DePaul, Scott Scarborough at 312-362-6695
Be sure to visit
WWW.KILLERCOKE.ORG
DePaul Students Demonstrate Against the War on 3rd Anniversary of Iraq Invasion
Over 7 thousand people took to the streets of Chicago on March 18th, 2006 to protest against the continuing war in Iraq and around the world. The slogan of the demonstration in Chicago was "End the War and Occupation, Troops Home Now!" The demonstration started with several feeders marches, including one at Lincoln Park, that fed into the rally at Union Park. After a spirited rally where DePaul student Gihad ALi spoke, the protestors either rode buses or marched to Michigan ave., where thousands marched behind anti-war floats.
While DePaul was out on Spring break, several DePaul Students and professors still came out to voice their opposition to the war, starting with the Lincoln Park Feeder March with Lincoln Park High School Amnesty International, and Lincoln Park Neighbors United for Peace. We expect to be receiving their accounts soon and will be posting them on this website.
Photos of the march.Defeat the "Sensenbrenner Bill", Repressive Anti-Immigrant Legislation!
On December 16, 2005 a rushed piece of legislation, "the Sensenbrenner Bill", was passed through the House. The bill gained fame as the most anti-immigrant legislation in recent history. It specifically targets day labor workers' centers for fines and would essentially close them down. It proposes to build a wall between Arizona and Mexico, classify all 11 million people currently in the U.S. without papers as aggravated felons and would charge anyone who aids undocumented people in any way with an aggravated felony. In other words...
- If you find someone bleeding on the street and offer them a ride to the hospital where you find out they don't have papers, you just got charged with trafficking.
- If you have a worker appreciation day for your custodial staff, some of whom may not be documented, you become a felon under this law.
Since its passage in the House, communities across the country have mobilized in opposition. Tens of thousands have rallied at the capital and in cities across the country with over 100,000 people marching in Chicago under the Banner "No to Sensenbrenner. We Are America." The Senate judiciary committee on immigration is currently reviewing a bill proposed by Senator Specter that would have similar provisions in a more watered-down form.
One piece that is rarely mentioned in all this activity is the affect such legislation would have on day labor workers centers like the Albany Park Workers' Center in Chicago or CTIWorC in Austin, TX or CHIRLA in Los Angeles. The bills would cut government funding to such Centers, require extensive immigration status checks, and prohibit municipalities from requiring the involvement in businesses that drive the day labor market. This is on top of already making all undocumented workers and anyone who aids them a felon. Essentially, it would force day laborers back to the street corners and into the shadows instead of passing reforms that would increase their ability to integrate into the U.S. and its workforce.
We need your help to defeat this legislation. Please send the letter below to your Senator urging them to vote no on any bill that would negatively impact day labor workers centers.
Click here to send a message to your senatorsReclaim the Commons!
BASIC SCHEDULE FOR RECLAIM THE COMMONS IN CHICAGO: Saturday, April 8th: Joint International GMOpposition Day in 30 Countries! altercampagne.free.fr Morning: Puppet and banner making.Afternoon: Festival! 2-5 pm at Federal Plaza (200 S. Dearborn) Music, speakers, tabling, art making, food, kids' games, street theatre. Please contact us at reclaimthecommons@gmail.com about tabling, and ideas for activities!
Evening: Panel on Genetic Engineering and Human Rights ? North and South. 6:30 at DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, Schmidt Academic Ctr. 2320 N. Kenmore Ave With Anuradha Mittal (Oakland Institute), Carmelo Ruiz (Puerto Rico Project on Biosafety), Sarah Alexander (White Earth Land Recovery Project), and John Kinsman (National Family Farm Coalition and Via Campesina). Moderated by Jeffrey Smith of Institute for Responsible Technology.
Sunday, April 9th:
All day: Hands-on and educational workshops. Topics include Bioremediation and Urban Sustainability, GMOs in Latin America, Genetic Engineering and Indigenous Rights, Bioweapons Labs in Chicago, Tapestry of the Commons, Seed Saving, Starting an Intentional Community, Food Sovereignty and more. Evening: Concert with Broadcast Live (hip hop from Albany NY) and others, with a presentation from the Beehive Collective
Monday, April 10th:
Morning: Banner action! We'll be making banners before and during the convergence, and on Monday morning we'll take them out to busy spots around the city. Please make a banner beforehand and bring it to Chicago!
Afternoon: Parade downtown with big colorful puppets and banners! Location and time TBA.
Tuesday, April 11th:
Community gardening service project.
Reclaim the Commons Website
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THE NEW YORK UNION SEMESTER PROGRAM
The New York Union Semester Program is now accepting applications for its Fall 2006 program. The application deadline is April 15, 2006.
The New York Union Semester is offered through the Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies and provides students with the opportunity to intern at a labor union or community organization in New York City while taking Labor Studies courses at the City University of New York for a semester.
The program is open to all-undergraduate majors. In addition to a $1700 scholarship and a weekly $210 stipend, all participants receive 16 undergraduate credits for their work and a Labor Studies Certificate.
Internships include a wide range of activities--from organizing to research, to media and communication. A diverse group of unions and community organizations have hosted interns, including SEIU, HERE, TWU, Community Voices Heard, and Jobs with Justice. New York Union Semester is an excellent career opportunity for students interested in working for social and economic justice. For more information and an application go to Union Semester, e-mail the Program Coordinator, Amanda Plumb, at unionsemester@qc.edu, or call 212.827.0200.
Pun Plamondon to Speak at DePaul
Pun Plamondon, white panther Party founder and elder in the Ottwa Tribe will be speaking at DePaul on March 20th, at 6:30pm at SAC 254. His Supreme Court case in the 1970's set the precedent that the FBI can't tap phone lines unless they have a warrant. This was a hard fought right that Bush is trying to strip away today with the NSA spying scandal.
Download the Flier Here
Massive Rally for Immigrant Rights
On Friday March 10th, a march of over 100,000 people took the streets in Chicago demanded rights for immigrants. The majority were mexicans, but there were people representing all Latin American countries, Muslims, and other immigant communities. Among those at the rally were the Anti-Minute Men 5. The AMM5 were arrested for protesting against the racist vigilante group the minute men. The Anti-Minute Men 5 are facing 4 years in prison if convicted of the cahrges against them. The Anti-Minute Men 5 are requesting people donate to thier legal fund and write letters to their judge to drop the charges against them.
Anti-Minute Men Five website with Information on how to write a letter
Photos of Immigrant Rights March
DePaul Attacked by Hate Crime
On the morning of Weds March 8th, 2006, University Hall and several other buildings were vandalized by neo-nazi hate graffitti. The Univerity held a Prayer Vigil that evening. Later there was a community forum, where many students condemned this act as only one in a series of racist and hate inspired attacks. A brief listing of which includes- two African-American students accused of stealing at the Dominicks on Fullerton and Sheffield, a Jewish student who had a swastika drawn on his marker board, physical attacks on queer students, and most recently, the racist bake sale.
The Activist Student Union, our affiliates, allies and friends condemn this act of hate, and all other acts of hate. We will continue work to bring the perpetrators of this and other hate crimes to justice.
Jesse Jackson Speaks Against Racist Bake Sale
Story on it's way
New Issue of Revolver
The New Issue of Revolver is out. We printed up 300 copies, so make sure to pick up your copy in the Student Center. Or go to the Revolver section of the website.
Cindy Sheehan in Chicago
Cindy Sheehan and Juan Torrez will be speaking and answering questions to a gathering of folks at Lake Street Church in Evanston at 7:00 pm on February 18th. Cindy's new book, ?Not One More Mother?s Child? will be available for purchase and she will be signing them at the end of the evening. This event is free. 332 1870. See http://nsawc.org
Cindy Sheehan and Juan Torrez will be helping raise funds for the March 18th rally and Michigan Ave permitted march (see http://chicagoactions.org) at Hothouse, 25 E. Balbo in Chicago between 2 pm and 4 pm on February 18th. This is a casual pot-luck event where folks can gather to talk. A $25 donation is requested.
Cindy Sheehan and Juan Torrez will be on hand on Saturday February 18 at 10am. at Democratic Representative Rahm Emanuel's office, 3742 West Irving Park Road, Chicago. Cindy Sheehan and Chicagoan Juan Torres will be addressing a never before assembled gathering of over 15 regional anti-war organizations in the initial action of the newly created "Anti-War Majority" sustained campaign to end the war. The event will last about an hour. http://anti-warmajority.org
6:30 p.m. Friday the 17th - Cindy Sheehan and Juan Torres will discuss the War in Iraq and Military Recruitment in Our Schools, In English and Spanish. St. Pius Church, 1919 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago. Donations of $1 - $5 will be requested at the door.
At 11:00 am and 1:00 pm on the 17th at U of Illinois?s Student Center East at 750 S. Halsted Rm 302 in Chicago, Cindy will be on a panel speaking out against the war, with Eric Ahlberg and Chrystal Moulton.
DePaul Student Arrested for Protesting the School of Assasins
Just the Beginning
By Buddy BellThe day of my direct action, everything was ready. I had attended a meeting the night before where I made arrangements for leaving my bond money and my bag (the bus I came in on was leaving the same afternoon). There was a media committee that wanted me to write down a few comments they could include in a press release to my local newspapers. Some people taking care of logistics at the meeting told us they had found a weak spot in the concertina-wire fence where we would be able to crawl under. If that should prove impassable we might also find some way to an unfenced section. They couldn?t disclose where they found the spot (maybe a government agent was among us at the meeting) but made arrangements to meet us and lead us there. Some friends from DePaul furnished me with a lot of granola and fruit, for what I imagined could be a hike through some remote wilderness to the fort?s border.
Read MoreHands Off Giuseppe!
By: RaechelSo, the question is, why is a man who literally saved the life of a fellow DePaul student now banned from the campus? It really comes down to Giuseppe's love of solidarity. Even though his 3 year scholarship had expired, Giuseppe, with the invitation and permission of many, many students and student groups, still wanted to help participate in campus activism. Because of that, it seemed perfectly natural that he would be at the annual campus involvement fair, held this past year on September 11th. However, when spotted sitting at the Student Government table with fellow friend and DSAW member Cyndi Torres, SGA President Wes Thompson requested to Student Life that Giuseppe be removed from the fair.
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DePaul Student Arrested for Protesting the School of Assasins
Just the Beginning
By Buddy BellThe day of my direct action, everything was ready. I had attended a meeting the night before where I made arrangements for leaving my bond money and my bag (the bus I came in on was leaving the same afternoon). There was a media committee that wanted me to write down a few comments they could include in a press release to my local newspapers. Some people taking care of logistics at the meeting told us they had found a weak spot in the concertina-wire fence where we would be able to crawl under. If that should prove impassable we might also find some way to an unfenced section. They couldn?t disclose where they found the spot (maybe a government agent was among us at the meeting) but made arrangements to meet us and lead us there. Some friends from DePaul furnished me with a lot of granola and fruit, for what I imagined could be a hike through some remote wilderness to the fort?s border.
Read MoreHands Off Giuseppe!
By: RaechelSo, the question is, why is a man who literally saved the life of a fellow DePaul student now banned from the campus? It really comes down to Giuseppe's love of solidarity. Even though his 3 year scholarship had expired, Giuseppe, with the invitation and permission of many, many students and student groups, still wanted to help participate in campus activism. Because of that, it seemed perfectly natural that he would be at the annual campus involvement fair, held this past year on September 11th. However, when spotted sitting at the Student Government table with fellow friend and DSAW member Cyndi Torres, SGA President Wes Thompson requested to Student Life that Giuseppe be removed from the fair.
Read MoreWard Churchill Speaks at DePaul
On October 30th, 2005 DePaul was lucky enough to have activist, author and scholar Professor Ward Churchill appear and speak to a packed audience. Churchill is a Professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He has been involved with the American Indian Movement, and led a protest of the Columbus day parade that managed to disrupt the celebration of Columbus the mass murderer. He has written a number of books about the US governments genocide against native peoples, the FBI?s secret war against the Black Panthers and other topics. He came under fire from conservatives last spring for an article he wrote about the September 11th attacks entitled, ?Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens.? In this essay, Churchill pointed out that while there were innocent people who died on 9/11, janitors, firemen and secretary's for example, there were also bureaucrats who profited off of the destruction of the ?third world.? Churchill termed these stock traders, CEO's and military commanders ?little Eichmann's? a reference to the Nazi war criminal who despite being a rather quiet desk job type of person, masterminded the Nazi?s ?final solution.? Churchill also had the audacity to point out that the US commits 9/11 style terrorism everyday, and that the justification the Pentagon uses for it is strikingly similar to the justification used by Al Qaeda for the 9/11 attacks.
Read MoreDePaul Allows Anti-Churchill Bomb Threat Maker to go Free
The lowest the right-wings sank to prevent Churchill from lecturing, was when one of them called the University and said DePaul?s student center might be bombed if it held the Churchill lecture. This was a bomb threat, plain and simple.
Read MoreFBI Spying at DePaul
By: Matt MuchowskiFederal Bureau of Investigation agent Jen Rettig, a member of the Chicago Terrorism Task Force, recently contacted a DePaul student, asking the student to infiltrate ?animal rights groups? and report on their activities to the FBI. The Student stated that after her parents told her it would be akin to snitching, she declined. Rettig?s sister is a professor at DePaul.
Read MoreStudent Government Supports Coca-Cola Boycott
By: Alejandro AciertoAfter about two hours of debate and one ten minute recess, the Student Government Association passed a resolution to endorse the boycott of Coca-Cola products at last Sunday?s General Body Meeting. The Student Government Association will join the collective voice of about forty other student organizations on campus and nineteen other universities and colleges around the nation, including NYU and U of M (who have most recently been added to the list). The call to boycott Coca-Cola products is part of an effort to put pressure on the multi-national corporation to participate in a third party investigation for allegations of human rights abuses and environmental concerns in several countries around the world, including Columbia, India, Turkey, and Indonesia.
Read MoreFashion and Compassion
by RaechelDumptered rags, stuffed animal heads, altered thrift t-shirts, oh my! That?s just fashion, baby; at least when you have creative minds, and big hearts, and justice-seeking individuals at play. On October 30th, DePaul Students Against the War hosted a DIY Fashion Show to raise money for those who were affected by Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in Pakistan.
Read MoreWelcome Freshmen
by: RachaelYou're a progressive thinker. You figure that going to a somewhat liberal school in Chicago will make the acclimation process simpler. But there are so many organizations, classes, places to go, and people to see, that you're going to feel a bit overwhelmed. How can you get the most out of college and also grow as a leftist? I have faired well at this university for two years. So, with those memories and experiences under my belt, I'd like to offer you some advice on some of the most promising ways to learn, grow, fight the system, and have fun while at DePaul.
Read MoreReports from the World Festival of Youth and Students in Venezuela
http://www.infoshop.org/infocities/blogs/index.php?blog=18In the beginning of august, four DePaul students joined 120 young Chicagoans and seven hundred people from around the country to go to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to visit the 16th World Festival of Youth & Students, a gathering that has met since 1947 in many different countries. There we met with some fifteen thousand delegates from over one hundred different countries, and thousands of young Venezuelans, all activists who are struggling for social and economic justice in their respective regions, and against imperialism worldwide. We will be planning reportbacks in the coming months, but here are some of the reports from a DSAW militant.
Read MoreHow Student Government Fails to Listen to Students
Matt Muchowski
Last Spring, Alejandro Acierto lost the presidency of Student Government by 22 votes to a leader of the DePaul Democrats- Wes Thompson. Thompson ran on a slate with a member of the DePaul republicans- Nina Mohseni. Despite the democrat-republican alliance, it was Acierto's running mate, Cyndi Torres, who won the vice-presidency of Student Government. The two articles in the following issue of the DePaulia made no mention of how close the race for president was. They also didn't mention that Torres received more votes than Thompson. Those DePaulia articles especially did not mention Thompson's attempts to disqualify Torres during the election.
Read More Breaking News In SGA (Late Septmeber 2005)rememberances
At the protests we find both support and spite from the passersby. often, conservative guys will ask if any of us have been to war. few of us can say we have, but i have. and when i tell them what i saw they have no response. because what i saw, where i was, what i went through, it throws them off.
Read MoreDePaul's Law School and the Iraq War
Matt Muchowski
In the world of politics, names can be deceiving. Take the No Child Left Behind Act which cut funding for schools that need it most. There is the National Endowment for Democracy which helped orchestrate a failed coup against democratically elected President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez. The frosting on the cake however is the Department of Defense. You have to look past deceiving titles like "Operation Iraqi Freedom" to get to the real meat of the issues.
Read MoreSetting the Record Straight
Revolver's Matt Muchowski Interviews DePaul Professor, Author and Activist Norman Finkelstein
Many new students might be asking, Who is Norman Finkelstein and why should we care? Finkelstein is a professor in the political science department, who has become famous and controversial for his defense of justice in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While some authors defend Israel no matter how atrocious it's occupation of Palestine is, and go as far as to twist the facts, Finkelstein has consistently pointed out the glaring differences between what Israel claims to be- a democracy with a good human rights record, and it's actual actions in Palestine. A Jewish professor, both of whose parents survived the horror of the holocaust, Finkelstein has become a voice for those who are not heard in Palestine. Several weeks ago he was on the front page of the Chicago Reader, a free weekly paper, because of his new book Beyond Chutzpah: on the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and Abuse of History, and his ongoing feud with Harvard Professor and Israeli apologist Alan Dershowitz. Revolver managed to send Finkelstein an e-mail with several questions, which he was gracious enough to respond to and answer.
Read MoreThe Northside Long March Against the Empire
Where: All along the North Side, from Senn High School, to Leo Burnett Feeder March to the citywide protest
When: March 19, 2005 6am to 11am
Who: DePaul Students Against the War, NorthSide Peace Gathering, Lincoln Park Neighbors United For Peace, Some Chicago Anarchists, Healing Earth, and many others (endorsement list in process).
We will have a 14 mile march with rallying points, and we strongly encourage people to join us at those rallying points at the designated times. Our route has taken into account communities which are specifically under attack with the use of mass deportations and detentions, as well as those being torn apart by gentrification. And we will visit a few military installations along the way!
Read MoreGroups thirst for change by Nastassja Noell - Feb 2005
DePaul students were accused of violating fire codes as they gathered in the hallway of the 22nd floor of the Loop Campus CNA building on Wednesday. The students were calm but firm, repeating to the administrative staff that their purpose was to show support for a private meeting being held between DePaul President Father Hochschneider, student representative Ben Meyer and five Coca-Cola executives to discuss the possibilities for an investigation into human rights violations at Coca-Cola bottling plants in Colombia, South America.
Read MoreA bus ride to history
By Beth Semmer
I was responsible for organizing the bus captains for four of the eight buses the Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism organized to go to the April 20 demonstration in Washington. Four buses were leaving from a mosque in Villa Park, but my four buses were leaving from Grant Park.
Read MoreDSAW Supports Counter Recruitment at Taste of Chicago
In Chicago, efforts continue to block establishment of a military academy at Senn High School. Numerous efforts have also been organized at the University of Illinois Circle campus. Among the most recent efforts was the mobilization of dozens of people to counter the Army?s ?Army of One? campaign at the Taste of Chicago. The groups participating in the action included the Committee Against the Militarization of Youth, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Code Pink, Peace Pledge, Chicagoland Anarchist Network, Students for Social Justice, DePaul Students Against the War, Education Not Empire, Chicago Media Action, Andersonville Neighbors for Peace and other youth and students.
Read MoreColombia Action Network Meets, Plans National Day of Actions for April 15, 2004
By Tom Burke
Printer Friendly VersionMadison, WI - The Colombia Action Network gathered here March 8 to develop the campaign to boycott Coca-Cola in defense of Colombian trade unionists. Luis Adolfo Cardona, the Colombian trade unionist who escaped kidnapping, torture and murder by Coca-Cola's death squads, gave a talk about the grave human rights situation for Colombia's workers.
Read MoreDSAW Anti-War Rally
DePaul Students Against the War led a spirited rally and march throughout DePaul's Lincoln Park campus. The students rallied in the quad, before marching through the Schmidt Academic Center, and taking the streets down Belden, up Halsted and then back on Fullerton. The students ended by marching through the student center and rallying outside the student center. At the rally musician Anna Roland performed.
Read MoreDePaul Feminists Demand Pro-Choice
On Weds June 2nd 2004 the Pro-Life Action League was scheduled to appear at DePaul Universities Lincoln Park campus as a part of their spring "face the Truth" college campus tour.
While they have not shown up at any of the colleges they announced since their stop at UIC, students at DePaul as well as concerned members of the Chicago Community came out to counter-demonstrate against the lies of PLAL.
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