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Announcing the UNC Coalition Against the War

Submitted by Chapel Hill SDS on Sun, 2008-02-24 10:52

The UNC Coalition Against the War is a broad-based coalition between a diverse set of student organizations at UNC. We are uniting together in a common effort to build for a large antiwar protest on March 19, and to continue efforts beyond March 19 to build the antiwar movement at UNC. The points of unity between our groups are:

  1. We demand an end to the occupation - Troops Out Now
  2. We support Iraqi sovereignty and self-determination
  3. We demand money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation

We are currently working on a longer statement to address our view of the occupation and a call to action for students to protest the war on March 19, the fifth anniversary of the Iraq occupation by the United States.

Coalition member organizations

• Students for a Democratic Society
• Black Student Movement Political Action Committee
• Criminal Justice Action and Awareness
• Young Democrats
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Straight Alliance
• Student Action with Workers
• Arab Student Organization
• Solidarity with Palestine through Education and Action at Carolina
• Advocates for Human Rights
• Feminist Students United
• Muslim Organization of Students Actively Integrating Carolina
• Pro Choice USA
• Native Health Initiative
• Animal Rights Collective

photo from the 2nd meeting of the Coalition Against the War

Back (Left to right): Steve (Students for a Democratic Society), Abby (Young Democrats), Laura (Feminist Students United), Stephanie (FSU), Maggie (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Straight Alliance), Aisan (Arab Student Organization, SDS), Nate (Advocates for Human Rights), Dida (Student Action with Workers)

Front (left to right): Tamara (SDS), Linda (Solidarity with Palestine through Education and Action at Carolina)

Not pictured: Kharmika (Black Student Movement Political Action Committee), Karen (GBLTSA), Eva (GBLTSA), Daniel (Advocates for Human Rights), Laura (Criminal Justice Action and Awareness), Abbas (Muslim Organization of Students Actively Integrating Carolina)

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