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Students Toward A New Democracy
Haverford College



March 18, 2007

Haverford Antiwar Week

Filed under: News — rob @ 10:21 pm
antiwar 17.jpg This week marks the beginning of the fifth year of the United States occupation of Iraq. In solidairty with student groups around the country, STAND is taking it to the streets:
the full schedule
Iraq War Fact Sheet
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November 12, 2006

Peter Christ of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Filed under: News — rob @ 11:03 pm

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It’s time to end the war on drugs.


Peter Christ
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Sharpless Auditorium
8pm, November 16th


    Read the Interview

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September 22, 2006

Weekly Networking Meetings

Filed under: News — rob @ 12:16 pm

Tuesday Nights at 10pm
Founders Common Room

Are you interested in finding out about activist projects happening at Haverford? Do you want to get involved? Is there a project or campaign that you’re looking to mobilize or gain support on? Then come out to the STAND weekly activist networking meetings on Tuesday nights at 10pm in the Founders Common Room (enter from the back and go upstairs). See you there!



August 31, 2006

Food For Thought About Food

Filed under: Jibber Jabber — rob @ 3:57 am
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The Nation recently posted a great series of essays on their website about the politics of food in the United States. The essays offer insights from some really cool people inclduing Peter Singer, Jim Hightower and Eric Schlosser (the guy who wrote Fast Food Nation) into the production, distribution and ownership of food in our country. If you’re looking for some interesting reading
to chew over while you’re setting up your dorm room for the year, click here.


August 20, 2006

Sim Sweatshop

Filed under: Jibber Jabber — rob @ 10:57 pm

You didn’t think it was possible. I didn’t think it was possible. But they’ve done it. They made a video game about sweat shops, and it’s actually fun on top of being educational and revolutionary. Check it out here.



Ryan Pirtle-McVeigh - Epistles from Southeast Asia

Filed under: News — rob @ 4:00 pm
Ryan Pirtle-McVeigh, STAND organizer and Religion Major, spent the summer traveling around Southeast Asia doing amazing things. Read his dispatches about his eye-opening journeys:
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August 19, 2006

Grassroots seeds of change?

Filed under: Jibber Jabber — tim @ 8:54 pm

I suggest everyone join the site: www.zaadz.com. It’s for radicals/progressives/leftists etc or anyone interested in effecting change. It’s like MySpace, only it has a purpose and is much better. And it’s owned by a philosopher, not Rupert Murdoch and FoxNews.



Website Launch

Filed under: News — rob @ 2:10 am

STAND Logo

And the website is up. This revolution may not be televised, but it sure as hell will be streamed for free over the internet. If you want an access code to help build the page, e-mail rob at rob.korobkin@gmail.com.