Anti recruitment rally at HCC gets student maced and kicked off campus

[merbex]

Just got this email:

HCC student assaulted by police for peaceful counter-recruitment is banned from campus!

FORWARD WIDELY...


To Friends and Supporters,

We have just learned that Charles Peterson, the student who was maced
and assaulted by police at yesterday's counter recruitment protest at
Holyoke Community College, has received a letter from the HCC campus
police, informing him that due to "his conduct" he is indefinitely
banned from campus. If he steps foot on the property he will be
arrested for trespassing.

In other words, without any due process, or the opportunity to even
speak to administrators, Charles has been banned from campus for
the "crime" of being maced in the face by police officers.

It is important to say that Charles Peterson, who witnesses described
as playing a moderating role at yesterday's protest, is an upstanding
member of the HCC community. He is the recipient of the David James
Taylor Excellence in Philosophy Award. He is Vice President for
Academic Affairs on the Student Senate. He is a member of the College's
Learning Communities Committee, and is a frequent contributor to the
student newspaper.

Furthermore, Officer Scott Landry, the officer who sprayed mace in
Charles's face yesterday, is also an advisor to the College Republican
Club. The College Republicans were present during the protest
yesterday, cheering on the police as they attacked students.

Where is due process for Charles Peterson?

PLEASE CALL (AGAIN IF YOU'VE CALLED ALREADY CALLED) AND REGISTER YOUR
PROTEST AT THIS OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT!

HCC Main Number 1-413-552-2600

President Messner 1-413-552-2222

- Holyoke Community College Anti-War Coalition
Contact HCC AWC: [email protected]
HCC AWC is a member group of the Campus Antiwar Network:
http://www.campusantiwar.net /

[sakabatou]

1. That is fucking wrong

[skids]

2. HCC security has always been a bunch of utter pricks.

FWIW.

[Bill McBlueState]

3. update

SOLIDARITY MARCH WITH HCC ANTI-WAR STUDENTS

Thursday, October 6, 11 am
Starts at G Building, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, Massachusetts

March for Free Speech!
March Against the War in Iraq!
March for College, Not Combat!

The UMass-Amherst Anti-War coalition, in solidarity with HCC counter-
recruitment students, has called for a peaceful mass march at Holyoke
Community College in Holyoke, on Thursday, October 6 at 11am, to demonstrate
our determination to preserve freedom of speech on our university and college
campuses and resist police repression of anti-war students.

On Thursday, September 29, a peaceful group of approximately 30 counter-
recruitment activists were attacked by members of the HCC College Republican
Club and the Holyoke campus police. One anti-war activist, Charles Peterson,
was maced by police and has since been banned from the HCC campus where he is
a student and works.

For more information on the attack, see Campus Anti-War Network:
www.campusantiwar.net