[996] in peace2
rally for peace on thursday
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aram Harrow)
Mon Sep 17 23:45:40 2001
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From: "Aram Harrow" <aram@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 23:43:05 -0400
The past week has been so troubling that it is often difficult to
discuss calmly or even speak about at all. One disturbing thing that
I can still write about, and that we still have a chance to affect, is
the risk that our response to this crisis will make a bad situation
much worse. In our personal lives, most people realize that we
shouldn't make long-term and important decisions in the heat of anger
or grief. I believe that our national policies should follow the
same principles. A more coherent version of the above is at
http://web.mit.edu/aram/www/writing/peace.html
Anyway, likeminded people are organizing a rally for peace to be held
this Thursday, synchronously with over 40 other colleges around the
country. Here is the press release.
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NATIONWIDE PEACE RALLY
Thursday, September 20
12 Noon, Location TBA
Join MIT students as they rally for peace simultaneously with students at
Cornell, Colombia (NY), Wesleyan (CT), the University of Southern
California, Hunter College, Vassar, U.C. Berkeley, Penn State, the
University of Kansas, Middlebury, Wesleyan (OH), Oberlin college, Harvard
University, and many other colleges and universities across the country.
Come and advocate for:
1. sympathy for the victims and their families;
2. the sanctity of all human life;
3. the protection of civil liberties;
4. the importance of exercising caution in our governmental response; and
5. the need to examine America's foreign policies.
Hear professors speak, listen to music, and join in the making of a peace
quilt.
FOOD AND DRINKS WILL BE PROVIDED.
This rally will not be divisive or anti-American: We are just making sure
that the voices of millions of peaceful Americans and residents are heard
and considered. Together we can prevent this terrible tragedy from
escalating to a bigger one!
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last, but not least:
if you share our beliefs, we would GREATLY appreciate any help for
this event that you could give. there is a planning/organizational
meeting at 10 pm tomorrow night (tuesday) in the transitions lounge
(that place next to la verde's where newbury used to be). feel free
to come and to bring anyone who might be interested. we will make an
effort to have it last no longer than necessary, so try to be
reasonably prompt.
excited about the first positive news since tuesday,
aram
p.s. as promised,
to: mit-talk,
aepi-misc, swassd, phm-grad@media, peace-list
jmorash, ahasha, nickle, jaime, brlevin@alum, knz, kristin7,
beeson, bartelma, holloway, dgswell, chak, lieb@alum,
kapluni@alum, rperry, jsosin
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