Tacoma SDS

Greetings all,

I have some unfortunate news. Yesterday, February 15th, while passing out flyers (containing important questions to consider before enlisting in the military) in front of an Army recruiting table at the Western Washington University Career Fair, our good friend Karim Ahmath was arrested by the WWU campus police. They charged him with disorderly conduct, citing his argument with one of the Army recruiters as the reason for the arrest.

i love tacoma sds so much that i can't do my work.

The first issue of The Sharkeye, a Tacoma newsletter, was released today, Feb. 3rd with an article about Tacoma SDS. The article is a celebration of SDS's one year anniversary since it's rebirth and focuses on specific events and organizing hopes of the Tacoma chapter. Look for free copies of The Sharkeye at the University of Puget Sound, Shakabrah, and other businesses in Tacoma.

210 people were present at the demonstration commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the gates of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor on January 15th. 13 demonstrators were arrested at the highway entrance into the base.

At 2 PM on Sunday, demonstrators walked from the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action to the entrance of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. 7 demonstrators then took a banner onto the highway which stated, “Abolish Nuclear Weapons.”

Call For Original Submissions and Media Review; Tacoma Students for a Democratic Society Zine; Spring 2007 Issue

The spring issue of the Tacoma SDS zine will critically reflect upon contemporary issue relevant to college and high-school students. For instance: What problems do radical students and their ideas face on campus? What social and cultural issue(s) should students and faculty at schools be aware of or thinking about? What are some of the more insidious forms of oppression on school campuses? What does main-stream politics have to offer us and what are its shortcomings?

This past Halloween I thought I would break from tradition and carve a different kind of pumpkin. No longer would I carve a self-portrait or a classic "jack-o-lantern." It was time for... the fist of justice! (attached)

The regional site has been launched. It contains information on all active chapters in the Pacific Northwest, a forum for SDS members, contact information, and all statements produced at the regional convention.

http://www.northwestsds.org/

The emergency meeting and run-up to the protest have been documented in the lastest 'Trail'.

'"The most important effect [... is ...] showing that even students have agency and the ability to mobilize," said Moll.'

trail article: "Students outraged by taser incident at UCLA"

On Thursday, November 30th, ASUPS (associated students of the University of Puget Sound) passed a resolution in solidairty with the students at UCLA regarding the recent event of UC police brutality. The student senate will be sending their statement to the UCLA senate and president.

On November 14, 2006 around 11:30p.m, a UCLA student Mostafa Tabatabainejad, was confronted by the Community Service Officers in one of the campus libraries. SDS has learned that the student was asked to show his campus I.D. as part of a routine yet random security check of the campus. UCLA library rules stipulate that only students are allowed in the libraries after 11:00p.m. Witnesses say the student failed to provide his campus I.D. to the officers.