Posted: June 19th, 2009 | Author: Anne Jaclard | Filed under: News, Women's Liberation, Youth | Tags: feminism, imperialism, iran, labor, protest, student, Youth | No Comments »
The brave Iranians demonstrating against the ruling regime deserve our support. At least 13 have been killed already. The government has allowed the protests (so-called vigilantes attack protesters afterwards), but it continues to arrest prominent reformers and to attempt to stifle the flow of information by limiting Internet access and pressuring reporters to stay away. Yet hundreds of thousands—Tehran’s mayor says three million were in its streets Monday–continue to protest, risking bullets and long jail terms under harsh conditions.
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Posted: May 8th, 2009 | Author: A | Filed under: Events, Youth | Tags: left, platypus, sds, students, students for a democratic society, united students against sweatshop, usas, Youth | No Comments »
Panel presentation at Left Forum 2009: “Turning Points,” Pace University, NYC, April 17-19, 2009
The panel was recorded, edited, and posted online by the Platypus Affiliated Society (http://platypus1917.org/).
Alexander L. Hanna (chair): former organizer for United Students Against Sweatshops
Atlee McFellin: Students for a Democratic Society, New School Radical Student Union
Pam Nogales: Platypus (New York)
C. J. Pereira Di Salvo: former organizer for United Students Against Sweatshops
Laurie Rojas: Platypus (Chicago), former member of Students for a Democratic Society
A short description of the panel, along with C. J. Pereira’s talk, are posted below the jump.
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