News from SCPJ 4 Mar 2004
Books Not Bombs II: Rally, 12pm in White Plaza; Alternative Classes, 1:15-2:05pm
in the Quad; Vigil, 8:30-9:30 in Brown Plaza. Sponsored by the Books Not
Bombs Coalition. 19
Feb 2004 Robert Jensen,
"Following the Flag," @7:30pm in Bldg. 380 - Room 380C. Presented
by SCPJ, PPJC, and Drama 12N.
10 Feb 2004 PATRIOT Act Forum,
7-9pm, in Oak Room, Tresidder Student Union
28 Jan 2004 "Stand-Up
for Peace" @ 8pm in the CoHo - Jewish and Arab American comics.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, March 4th
Last March, Books Not Bombs was a student strike held in solidarity
with
more than 450 colleges and universities
across the country.
The US Government continues to ignore international law
in its Treatment of the
detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1,200 non-citizens of primarily Middle Eastern, South
Asian, and North African descent have been detained. 766 on the pretext
of immigration charges, while only a handful have been charged with crimes.
The Department of Justice has confirmed abuses of these detainees, yet
their identities have still not been released, and immigration hearings
have been conducted in secret.
(Human Rights Watch, www.hrw.org, 2/24/04)
One year ago, more than 1000 Stanford students and faculty
gathered together to
promote education over war.
--THE WAR AT HOME--
The economy lost 2.3 million jobs since Bush took office
in 2001. (NY Times, Jan 30, 2004)
In 2003 'No Child Left Behind' fell short of funding by $32.6 billion
and other federal education programs fell short by $49 billion. (National
Education Association, www.nea.org)
Pentagon Budget: $400 billion/year; Department of Homeland Security Budget:
$40 billion/year; Cost of War in Afghanistan and Iraq: $180 billion to
date. (Michelle Ciarrocca, World Policy Institute, 2/24/04)
The US Patriot act contains several provisions which threaten civil liberties
of citizens and residents of the United States. (In Support of SAFE Act
Bill, passed in ASSU Senate, Jan 27th, 2004 by a vote of 11-0, with 2
abstentions -- see below)
Condoleeza Rice, former Stanford Provost and Hoover Fellow, has been an
assistant to Bush on National Security Affairs during the invasions of
Iraq, Afghanistan. (http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/bios/rice.html)
Thursday, March 4th, 2004, Stanford students & faculty gather together
for Books not Bombs II, in solidarity with colleges and universities across
the United States.
ROBERT JENSEN
Following the Flag: The Failures of the U.S. Media in the Iraq
War and What We Can Do About It
THURSDAY, Feb 19th
7:30 PM, Building 380 Room 380C (Math Corner) Robert Jensen is Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas and the
author of Writing Dissent and the forthcoming Citizens
of Empire. The event is presented by SCPJ, Peninsula
Peace and Justice Center, and Drama 12N.
NEXT SCPJ MEETING
TBA
8 PM, Building 200 Room 015 (History Corner)
M20 GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION
SATURDAY, March 20th SF: Assemble at Dolores Park, 18th & Dolores Sts., at 11 a.m. March
to the S.F. Civic Center. Call 415-821-6545 or email answer@actionsf.org for more information.
More info available from Internation
A.N.S.W.E.R.
Campaigns
Oppose the PATRIOT Act! Support the SAFE Act!
Success! The ASSU Senate passed the SAFE Act Resolution on Tuesday, January
27th by a vote of 11-0 with 2 abstentions.
More success! The GSC passed a Patriot Act Resolution on March 2nd!
Download:
PATRIOT
ACT FORUM
TUESDAY, February 10th
7-9 PM, Oak Room, Tresidder Student Union A well-attended event in which a panel of speakers discussed the controversial
PATRIOT Act and the SAFE Act. Click here
for more information about the speakers.
Read SCPJ's Op-Ed
published in The Stanford Daily on February 9th.
Stanford University supports an institution whose fellows have played a
pivotal role in promoting the war on Iraq. That war is now a
reality. Stanford has lent an aura of academic credibility to an institution
with a political mission statement. SCPJ argues that this is not compatible
with the University's committment to academic freedom. More details [here].
News from the Campaign
The Nation covered our campaign in its April 14th Issue. The
article is available [here].
SCPJ responds to Daily Column of 24 Feb.
Read SCPJ's response here.
The results of our meeting with President Hennessy: He has adopted
the position that limiting government intrusion into the lives of
individuals is not a political goal. Therefore Hoover's mission statement is
not political.
The Stanford Alterna-Fund and Petition
If so moved, please pledge to withhold your donations to the Stanford Alumni
Association to pressure Stanford to act on this issue. [pledge here]
We're also looking for alumni coordinators to help organize their class on this
issue. Please fill out the pledge. Together we can make Stanford
a better place!
If you're a current Stanford student you can also sign the Hoover Petition online.
We have over 600 signatures. Please add your name! Sign the petition [here]
Consider setting aside your planned donations (Senior Gift, alumni donations,
any future donations) and pressure Stanford to act on issues you care about.
[click here]
The Coalition of Students Against War (C-SAW)
Comments made by Stanford Faculty at the March 5th Student Strike
(organized by C-SAW)
Professor Phillip Zimbardo's Comments: [html]
Professor Abernathy Comments: [Word Doc]
Professor Delaney's Notes: [html]
Professor Palumbo-Liu's article in Boundary 2 [html]
[pdf]
Professor Rega Wood's Comments [Word Doc]
Professor Beinin's Lecture (given in San Jose) [Word Doc]
Cherrie Moraga: An excerpt from "Notes from the Colony: Still Loving in the
(Still) War Years" Copyright Cherrķe L. Moraga, 2003 [Word
Doc]
Join the Coalition of Students Against War (C-SAW):
Hellenic Association at Stanford (Hell.A.S.)
Black Student Union (BSU)
Coalition for Justice in Israel/Palestine (CJIP)
EMERGE
Greens at Stanford
Stanford American Indian Organization (SAIO)
Stanford NAACP
Stanford Students for Fair Trade (StanFair)
Stanford USSA
Stanford University Catholic Social Action (SU CASA)
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlan (MEChA)
Asian American Students Association (AASA)
Black and Queer at Stanford (BlaQS)
Muslim Students Awareness Network (MSAN)
Pilipino American Student Union (PASU)
Querillas Redwood Action Team at Stanford (RATS)
Resistance Art and
Social Protest (RASP)
Stanford Asian American Activism Coalition (SAAAC)
Stanford Community for Peace and Justice (SCPJ)
Stanford Labor Action Coalition (SLAC)
Stanford Vietnamese Student Association (SVSA)
Student for Environmental Action at Stanford (SEAS)
Students of Color Coalition (SOCC)
Young Communist League of Stanford (YCL)
Jim Burklo, campus minister (United Campus Christian Ministry at Stanford)
SCPJ is committed to working towards
three core principles:
RESPECT and JUSTICE for people of
ALL races, ethnicities, nationalities and religions.
RESPECT for all American civil liberties
and constitutional rights.
JUSTICE and PEACE instead of violent
retaliation, and and an end to innocent civilian deaths at home and abroad.
SCPJ Contacts
Derek Kilner (dkilner@stanford.edu)
Joanna Fiduccia (fiduccia@stanford.edu)
Andres Tellez (tellez@stanford.edu)
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