SCCC Anti-War Collective

for more information on Banner Art and other cool art pieces by J. Matas, check out his website at www.jonathanmatas.com STUDENTS AND MOST CERTAINLY VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY SOLDIERS-STUDENTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO ATTEND OUR WEEKLY MEETINGS.THE ANTI-WAR COLLECTIVE WILL BE MEETING EVERY WEDNESDAYS THROUGH THE QUARTER IN ROOM 3202, START TIME FOR MEETING.. 1:15PM...YOU KNOW WHERE THE CAMPUS IS LOCATED COMRADES,SO PLEASE STOP BY AND FIND OUT MORE ON HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN BUILDING A VOICE WITH US BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY GET THE FACTS . HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT FOR THIS MEETING, IF YOU CARE ABOUT ENDING THE WAR THEN COME AND IF YOU WISH TO BRING A FRIEND...PLEASE DO SO !!!WE HAVE OFFICIALLY BECOME AN AFFILIATED MEMBER OF THE CAMPUS ANTI-WAR NETWORK. HERE IS THEIR MISSION AND UNITY STATEMENT."The Campus Antiwar Network is the largest and leading independent, democratic, grassroots network of students opposing the occupation of Iraq and military recruiters in our schools at campuses all over the country. Since our formation before the war in Iraq began, our unapologetic opposition to the U.S. government's project of conquest and plunder in the Middle East, along with its horrible consequences at home, has been unwavering.Our goal is to unite all antiwar students on colleges and high schools alike to democratically build a broad antiwar and counter-recruitment movement to help bring the troops home now. To this end, we've had a strong presence at every national antiwar demonstration and continue to build countless local actions. We've had national and regional activist conferences and toured GI war resisters around the country.And in one of the most important developments for student antiwar activism this past year, we've helped to spearhead the counter- recruitment movement on campuses, directly challenging the military in its diminishing ability to carry out the immoral and illegal occupation of Iraq. Leading walkouts of hundreds of students, we've already kicked military recruiters off of Seattle Central Community College, City College of New York, San Francisco State University, Southern Connecticut State University, University of California at Santa Cruz, University of Illinois in Chicago, and others.Join us in turning the growing antiwar sentiment across the country into antiwar activism, and stopping the militarization of our schools and unjust war on innocent people. The students united will never be defeated!" Iraq combat veteran and war resister, Agustín Aguayo spoke out the against the War and Occupation of Iraq during his Pacific Northwest tour July 9-17, 2007. With the help from our brothers and sisters in Courage to Resist, the S.C.C.C. Anti-War Collective was able to welcome Agustin and his wife Helga to the Seattle Central Community College for this special event which took place in BE-Room 1110. Joined at the panel and in solidarity were president of the Seattle Chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Chanan SuarezDiaz and Nicole LaBrie,member of the SCCC Anti-War Collective/International Socialist Organization.Upon being introduce and taking the microphone, the audience immediately broke out with a thunderous rhythm of a chant...... "they're are brothers, they're our sisters, we support war resisters."Agustin and Helga spoke adamantly about their families trials and tribulation's from once being a military family to becoming full time grassroots advocates for peace through Agustin's struggle for freedom.Agustín Aguayo, a 35-year-old Army medic and conscientious objector, was convicted of desertion and missing movement March 6, 2007 in a U.S. military court in Germany. Although he faced a maximum of seven years in prison, Agustín was sentenced to eight months in the brig for following his conscience and refusing to participate in war. “Before I left for Iraq I searched deep within me, I concluded that if I go over there I can’t take a life. I ultimately said I’ll go, but I’m definitely a conscientious objector. I’m not willing to cross that line, no matter what I can’t take a life.” Two years later, after his application for discharge as a conscientious objector was denied by the Pentagon, Army Spc. Agustín Aguayo went AWOL in order to resist redeploying to Iraq. FREE AT LAST.