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“Observations on Antioch” – Letter by Ted Goertzel ‘64

Friday, November 9, 2007

November 7, 2007 When I attended Antioch from 1959 to 1964, it was a vibrant, bustling campus known for political activism, although only about 50 of us on each division actually went to meetings and demonstrations. I went to Columbus to protest the blockade of Cuba, to Selma to march for civil rights, and to [...]

Open Letter to Antioch students

Friday, August 31, 2007

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Open Letter to Antioch students I just returned from a weekend in YSO and attended the open forum session with the Board of Trustees. As an alum (class of ’77), I had not been on campus since the late 1990s when I tried to interest my daughter in attending. My experience this weekend reminded me [...]

“They make plans, we make History”

Friday, August 31, 2007

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“Ya basta! It’s enough! Another world is possible!” As I scan the innumerable websites organizing the anti-G8 mobilization, the familiar alterglobalization rallying cries remind me that I am on friendly ground. Yet the somewhat sketchy information about the camps, transportation and events is not easy to fi nd online even when one knows how to [...]

Antioch Students Attend SDS Revival Convention

Friday, August 31, 2007

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This Summer, Detroit, Michigan hosted the second national convention of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) since 1969. Between July 27-31 at Wayne State University, nearly 600 students from around the country converged for four days of workshops on direct action tactics, communicating effectively, high school organizing, and media and facilitation trainings around the infamous [...]

“They make plans, we make History”

Friday, August 31, 2007

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“Ya basta! It’s enough! Another world is possible!” As I scan the innumerable websites organizing the anti-G8 mobilization, the familiar alter-globalization rallying cries remind me that I am on friendly ground. Yet the somewhat sketchy information about the camps, transportation and events is not easy to find online even when one knows how to follow [...]