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ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar!

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..[if !IE]ACTIVATE is a Grand Rapids, Michigan based activist group dedicated to working toward social justice through community building, education, and direct action. We are a chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) .

SHUT DOWN THE RNC - MICHIGAN CONSULTA

Unconventional Michigan presents:Shutting down the RNC: Michigan Consulta! For about a year, groups across the nation have been organizing mass resistance to the Republican National Convention (September 1-4th) in Minneapolis/St. Paul. One of these groups is Unconventional Michigan; a state wide group getting people excited and prepared to go to the Twin Cities with the purpose of shutting down the RNC. In order to accurately prepare, inform, and hype folks up Unconventional Michigan is planning a one day consulta comprised of many workshops such as: * Independent Media * Legal and Medical Support * Blockades * Plugging into Actions Planned against the RNC * Direct Action The consulta will be on Saturday June 14th at the Northstar Center: 106 Lathrop St. Lansing MI 48912.Registration starts at 9AM!A $5 dollar donation is suggestedFor more information, visit:http://uamichigan.wordpress.com

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ACTIVATE is a Grand Rapids, Michigan based activist group dedicated to working toward social justice through community building, education, and direct action. We are a chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) .

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Books:

Anthony Arnove, Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal

Anthony Arnove, ed. Iraq Under Seige: The Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War

Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, Guest of the Sheik: An Enthography of an Iraqi Village

Dahr Jamail, Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq

Riverbend, Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq

Michael J. Sullivan, American Adventurism Abroad: 30 Invasions, Interventions, and Regime Changes Since WWII

Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States

Aimee Alison and David Solnit, Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World

Saul Alinksy, Rules for Radicals

Randy Shaw, The Activist’s Handbook

My Blog

Shut Down the RNC Presentation - June 18

ACTIVATE (Grand Rapids SDS) will be giving a presentation on the upcoming protests at the Republican National Convention (RNC) taking place in late summer at the Bloom Collective on June 18. The prese...
Posted by ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar! on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:39:00 PST

Shut Down the RNC - Michigan Consulta

Unconventional Michigan presents:Shutting down the RNC: Michigan Consulta! For about a year, groups across the nation have been organizing mass resistance to the Republican National Convention (Septem...
Posted by ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar! on Wed, 28 May 2008 11:23:00 PST

Film: Meeting Resistance - April 30

Film: Meeting Resistance - April 30Wednesday, April 30 - 7:00pmThe DAAC (115 S. Division Ave)$2 suggested donationWhat would you do if America was invaded? Meeting Resistance raises the veil of anonym...
Posted by ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar! on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:30:00 PST

RNC Presentations this Week

Hey All -This week, ACTIVATE (Grand Rapids SDS) will be hosting two presentations on protests planned for the Republican National Convention (RNC) in the Twin Cities this summer. Come learn about the ...
Posted by ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar! on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:54:00 PST

Call to Action: Endorse and Participate in Shutting Down the RNC

Call to Action: Endorse and Participate in Shutting Down the RNCOver the past year, organizing against the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC)--which will take place from September 1 through 4 i...
Posted by ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar! on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:53:00 PST

Report Back on the March 15 Antiwar March

On March 15th, 2008, over 200 people came out to Heartside Park from Grand Rapids and beyond to protest the occupation of Iraq as it enters its sixth year. At around 12:00 PM, informational fliers, po...
Posted by ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar! on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:58:00 PST

Legal Support for March 15 Arrestees

On Saturday, hundreds of people marched through downtown Grand Rapids to call for an immediate end to the US occupation of Iraq. Unfortunately, the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) decided that r...
Posted by ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar! on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:15:00 PST

Call to Action: Stop the War, Do It Yourself!

As of March 20th, the US will have completed its fifth year of occupying Iraq. This means that over $12.1 billion have been taken from Michigan taxpayers to fund this war. Grand Rapids alone has spent...
Posted by ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar! on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:36:00 PST

Getting Over Carl Levin

Getting Over Carl LevinLast Saturday, Senator Carl Levin descended on the city of Grand Rapids in order to share his grace and wisdom about the situation in Iraq, as well as explain how the United Sta...
Posted by ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar! on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:55:00 PST

Five Years Too Many: Moving Forward

As we hope many of you are aware, the United States' illegal occupation of Iraq is approaching its 5th year. Politicians have been skirting around the issue by passing meaningless resolutions and blam...
Posted by ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar! on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:08:00 PST