Just now!!

[OctOct1]

My Daughter who attends CCSU, CT State University, (Not UCONN) The other CT University, Just called me. The Entire University just walked out in protest of the war. There was media, speakers, and many sang the Beatles song Revolution. She said it was to advertise a larger protest happening March 19th in New Haven. CT I think the 19th. She said 19th then later she said the 20th. I will find out more.
Hopefully, it will make the news tonight. Anyone living around CT might want to look at the CT news tonight.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Central Connecticut? In New Britain?

That is huge. I had friends who went there. I went to UCONN myself.

[OctOct1]

3. Yes, New Britain

[EVDebs]

70. Mar 20th is anniversary of Iraq war starting. also Iran will open its

petro-euro bourse for oil. If anything starts another war, that will.

[Greeby]

49. There is a new Britain?

*confuddled resident of Old Britain :P *

[Art_from_Ark]

66. And there's a New Hampshire, a New York,

and a New England, too! I guess that's what comes from having Old Britain for a mother country so many years ago :P

[postulater]

72. In Wisconsin there is a New London, though next week for a day

it becomes New Dublin.

[katty]

87. it's a knockoff

[Norquist Nemesis]

2. WOOHOO!!!

Hooray for your daughter and the rest of the CCSU!!!!

:woohoo:

There'll be many more to come!

[screembloodymurder]

26. How can I participate?

Any walkouts in DC?

[uppityperson]

4. congratulations and good job!

[lonestarnot]

5. ALLLLL FUCKING RIGHT NOW! WOOO DAMN WHOOOOOOOO!

AND THE DATE IS THE 19TH THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF WAR WITH IRAQ! But many of us say it started long before this date.

[FreedomAngel82]

6. Yay!

Do you mean every single person or just a large enough group? Either way that's great!!

[OctOct1]

7. The entire College, Teachers led them out

My daughter forgot it was today, But when she got to class the teacher led them out

[OctOct1]

10. She was in an Art class

[Booster]

56. That's even better that the teachers let them out. YEAH TEACHERS.

:bounce:

[meganmonkey]

8. Excellent!!

POWER TO THE PEOPLE RIGHT ON!!!

:patriot:

[ChiciB1]

9. AND Sarasota County... Home Of Cruella Is Marching On The 18th

I know, this is getting to be a broken record, but to us here in Sarasota this is BIG STUFF!!!

Help Us Please!!!

[murray hill farm]

37. IN Jacksonville, as well!

Anti war rally...all day in downtown jax.

[stop the bleeding]

39. you guys know anything about the Tampa area - Sarasota is a little

far for me I am on the north west side of Tampa in the Tarpon Springs area

[ChiciB1]

51. I Got One Reply From Someone From There Who Said He

was attending one there and would come to ours! Oh, I can't remember who it was.

Hey you, help!

[stop the bleeding]

54. Crap - I think I am in Orlando the weekend of the 18th - any ideas

for that area???

[murray hill farm]

57. Dont know about Orlando..

I live in Brunswick, GA..so, Jacksonville is the closest one for me..i do know there is one also in Atlanta on that day...there must be something planned for Orlando..wish i could help ya...but i am in Mexico right now...sort of out of touch.

[Mojorabbit]

79. Yes there is

World Can't Wait is organizing a protest against the Iraq war to coincide with the
3rd anniversary of the war, on Saturday, March 18. It will be at
Orlando City Hall (Orange Ave & South St) from 12:00 noon to 2:00
PM.

[stop the bleeding]

85. you rock!

:headbang:

[stop the bleeding]

11. Patriots

I have goose bumps

these are strange but proud times.

[Nutmegger]

12. I'm in CT, I will check the news tonight even though I gave up on it

I know someone who attends CCSU so I'll ask them about this too. Thanks for this! :bounce:

On edit: Maybe you would like to post this in the Connecticut board?:shrug:

[phusion]

13. wow

excellent.

!!!

[VaYallaDawg]

14. Fantastic news! But everybody keep in mind 2 words - Kent State!

[lonestarnot]

16. Bullshit! Give us Liberty or Give us Death!

[coalition_unwilling]

82. Give us Librium or give us Meth (eom)

[MadMaddie]

35. Kent State was pivotal wasn't it?

[VaYallaDawg]

41. Yes it was Maddie, and some innocent people got killed

trying to stand up for the right thing. It looks like America's history has always focused on violence to bring about change - for either the better or the worse. I'm worrying that our country has reverted back to those dark days of the VietNam war- or even worse. I hope not. But we have in place a cruel, arrogant and self-righteous administration that has maneuvered itself into a position of power I've never seen before in my lifetime, and I'm 65.

[MadMaddie]

44. I have read about Kent State...and I fear as you do that..

we will see an event similar to Kent State...and many more innocent people will be hurt or killed.

I am African American and my dad is your age and he has always said that he thought there would be another civil war in this country maybe in our lifetime...I took his comments with a grain of salt...but I now think that he may be right!! It's frightening to contemplate but not impossible with the Treasonous Traitors in the WH.

[VaYallaDawg]

50. This is what drives home how important it is to VOTE!

Every single one of us needs to make sure we get our butts to the polls on election day. And try to get anybody else we care about to do the same thing. Check your elderly neighbors, ask if they're registered, offer rides, bug the hell out of them. IMO, those efforts are just as important (maybe even more so) than contributing $$ to campaigns.

[MadMaddie]

52. Agreed!!

:dem:

[Virginian]

69. GOTV (Get Out The Vote) is important, too.

Your local Democratic Party has a list of those they believe would vote for the Dem candidate. Yes, even in Virginia. The weekend before our last election, we canvassed neighborhoods to talk to just the Dems about turning out for the election the following Tuesday. Most of them weren't home, so we left literature.

I think this may have had some impact on my former precinct voting 85% for the Dem candidate. I know I saw at least three people at the polls who might not have shown up if we hadn't talked to them.

[coalition_unwilling]

83. Don't forget Jackson State (MS) -- in the same time frame.

As for another civil war in our lifetimes, no less a Repuke luminary than Newt Gingrich has compared the current era to the two decades immediately preceding the U.S. Civil War (which historian James McPherson refers to as "The Second American Revolution").

[MuseRider]

15. It is about time and this is great news.

This will spread (I hope). This is how it starts. Once the University kids start getting mad and doing protests we will have a much easier time making enough noise to be heard. YAY for them! I am very happy to read this.

[bvar22]

17. Gee, Does CT. have any Pro-War Senators....

...running for re-election?
Time for the students to get busy working for the Lamont '06 campaign.

The Democratic Party is a BIG TENT, but there is NO ROOM for those
who advance the agenda of THE RICH (Corporate Owners) at the EXPENSE of LABOR and the POOR.

[Mist]

18. Are you quite sure the "teachers LED the students" ? Could be grounds

for suspension. Most college students could make up their own minds, I think.

[OctOct1]

20. Thise were her words, She did say that the teachers

were the speakers too. Many students spoke, but many teachers spole too.
What is wrong with the teachers Participating??

[Mist]

25. Nothing is wrong with the teachers participating--I'm old enough

to remember our junior high teachers participating in a peace march (during school hours). It just sounded odd to say the teachers "led" the students.

[endarkenment]

27. Nothing at all is wrong with teachers participating

in a popular non violent act of civil disobedience. Nothing at all. Everyone is welcome!

[annabanana]

34. Ol' Joe-mentum better watch his back now...

He can't be liking this...

[cascadiance]

61. I would think as long as they aren't supposed to be working then...

Perhaps call in sick or any other way one would normally take some time off there to do personal activities, then it should be fine. Teachers have the rights to free speech too. The main issue is whether they are supposed to be conducting a class at the time and might arguably be getting paid on the taxpayer's dime while they're supposed to be teaching.

[mike_c]

60. I have participated in antiwar activities on my campus...

...and have cancelled classes to support student protests. There shouldn't be anything wrong with profs participating.

[ClayZ]

19. I hope it is contagious! WHOO HOOO!

[SeattleRob]

21. Right on! NT

[spuddonna]

22. That's excellent! Wow!

Please keep us updated! :)

[roguevalley]

23. god bless them all.

[raccoon]

24. Way to go! Kudos to them all!

And by the way, BUBOES to Bushco for invading Poland Iraq.

[AnnInLa]

28. Everyone send to KO (once it gets some print)

Maybe he will address it tonight, and the whole country can be informed....wow, sounds more and more like the 60's and 70's. Good.

[truckin]

29. My Alma Mater!

[Zhade]

30. Friggin' sweet!

WAY TO GO, GUYS AND GALS!

:yourock:

People, let's kick this thread and then send these stand-up people the link!

[Kerrytravelers]

31. Add pictures to this thread when you get them!

Or a link to the thread where the pic are at. I'm bookmarking and want to be sure I don't miss it!

kt

[OctOct1]

38. Gladly will

[Zookeeper]

32. Wonderful! This sounds like something Olbermann...

might report. On the other hand, if Tweety happened to mention it he would have three RW pundits on saying things like, "It's an isolated incident/'just a bunch of East Coast Liberals who are out of touch/nothing to see here, move on......Hey, remember what a flip-flopper Kerry was?"

[Pacifist Patriot]

33. Sweet!

[seg4527]

36. Watch the news for the U of Minnesota on April 28th

Rock on to CT State

Last semester, highschoolers and U students got 2,000 people at a walkout...we're expecting it to double in April.

[spanone]

40. Good For Them. You Say You Wanna Revelution, well ya know.....

[pacalo]

42. This is wonderful!

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

43. Woo Hoo !!

See my post earlier today in the CT Forum regarding the March 18th and 19th activities planned for New Haven and Hartford

[Gregorian]

45. Cambridge, Mass. 18th of March. Also a demonstration.

Just heard it on MIT's radio station.

[BlakeB]

46. I'm leading a week long protest on my campus starting march 20th.

I'm President and Founder of the largest College Democrat group in the state of Louisiana. Our chapter is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana at McNeese St. University and like I said, we have a week long protest planned on the campus of McNeese. Our goal is to attach a human face to the war and get people involved in a civil discussion about the war. On March 22nd we are having a teach in starting at 12:30pm, where professors and students will skip class and discuss the war in Iraq. In fact, I'm going on my radio program at 5 to promote and defend my actions to the conservative listening base.

It's gonna be interesting. You think we could actually get Keith Olbermann to talk about it on his show?

[ClayZ]

48. Bravo BlakeB!

I seriously hope this is something all College Democrats groups do across the nation! When the students speak the parents listen!

[crispini]

47. More, more, more.

Please! :applause:

[dave502d]

53. This is big.thank you.n/t

[Tsiyu]

55. This is wonderful to read

Thanks for letting DU know. Hope it's the start of something REALLY big. :hi:

[Jim__]

58. Excellent!!!

I hope it makes the news.

[Jamnt]

59. You go girls!!!!

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[katty]

62. ah, how quickly the neocons forget these kids have been

raised by those that protested the war in VietNam.

[RazzleDazzle]

63. Hot damn! Fabulous.

:thumbsup:

:party:

[katinmn]

64. Whoo-hoo! Keep going!

[file83]

65. Just name the time and place - I'll be there to SUPPORT!!!!

[tlsmith1963]

67. Wow!!!

The *entire* school? That's amazing! And just when I thought young people didn't care enough. This is great!:applause:

Tammy

[Clara T]

68. kick for action !!!!!

[Skidmore]

80. This child has fire in her eyes.

You can see the fight in her. I love that picture so much.

[linazelle]

71. I just got chills. Wonderful news. n/t

[Ouabache]

73. Finally a whole frickin' CAMPUS remembers how to WALK OUT

Feet in the Street, Feet in the Street. This is how it starts.

Congratulations to those fine students who are taking the future into their own hands. !!

Right ON !!

[readmoreoften]

74. I wish the apathetic shallow kids at NYU would do the same.

Fat fucking chance. Too busy getting streaks in their hair and shopping for the aesthetics of rebellion.

[Katherine Brengle]

75. AMEN!!!

To CT University students-----> :yourock:

[Senator]

76. Hartford Courant article

Students Oppose War Spending
Hundreds At Rally At CCSU Say Divert Money To Education
March 10, 2006
By KELLY SHEEHAN, Courant Staff Writer

NEW BRITAIN -- Hundreds of students rallied at Central Connecticut State University Thursday to protest the war in Iraq.

The rally, billed as a classroom walkout, was also meant to draw attention to increased defense spending at the expense of education, said organizers from the university's Progressive Students Alliance.

--

[Senator]

77. New Britian Herald article

CCSU students protest
By SARA CAPOZZI, Staff Writer
03/10/2006

NEW BRITAIN -- About a hundred Central Connecticut State University students participated in a walkout Thursday, in protest of federal cuts in student aid and inflation of the military budget.

--

[OctOct1]

78. Thanks, I was just going to do this

[mariecurie]

86. Thanks

I was looking for that.

[Mad_Dem_X]

81. "Give Peace A Chance"

Somewhere, John Lennon is smiling.

:bounce: :applause: :patriot:

[KAT119]

84. Bravo/Bravissima CT State University! TEARS OF JOY! K&R!