2008 Woodie Awards
Not in STARC's Name: Students Orgainze to Oppose War
Danielle Del Sol
Issue date: 10/11/02 Section: News
- Page 1 of 2 next >
A Conway man bicycling through the Hendrix campus last Tuesday afternoon stopped as he approached the 180 Degree Movement for Democracy/Students Transforming And Resisting Corporations (STARC) table. A giant banner with the words "Not In Our Name" printed largely lay on the grass, covered with colorful signatures. "Wow, what a great idea," he said, signing the banner. "I didn't know things like this happened on the Hendrix campus."
The banner, which was located outside of the cafeteria, was set up by STARC members and inspired by an ad junior and STARC member Carrie Misenheimer found an issue of the New York Times. The ad was for a national campaign named the "Not In Our Name" organization that currently has thousands of members. The threat of President Bush's declaration of war on Iraq has sparked many nationwide rallies and organizations against the cause. According to junior and STARC member Lauren Hall, many rallies were held the weekend of October 5 in cities such as Portland, where the attendance got as high as five thousand, Boston, and even Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
"We decided to start our own rally here," Hall said. "We want America to stop killing people for oil and to look into renewable energy sources," she said.
"If people read it and don't agree with it they just walk on," Hall said.
As well as the banner, STARC's table provided fabric for making armbands with slogans and had copies of the ads for "Not In Our Name" and "Americans Against War With Iraq," another campaign that "seemed more radical than "Not In Our Name," Hall said.
On October 8, STARC set their banner and table up on the UCA campus to show their views and rally for support there as well.
Another idea STARC may put into action in the near future is a parade to the mayor's office. "We would march downtown with a banner, and maybe hang a banner of the walkway," she said. "We want people to know that everyone in America doesn't have blind faith in the president."
The banner, which was located outside of the cafeteria, was set up by STARC members and inspired by an ad junior and STARC member Carrie Misenheimer found an issue of the New York Times. The ad was for a national campaign named the "Not In Our Name" organization that currently has thousands of members. The threat of President Bush's declaration of war on Iraq has sparked many nationwide rallies and organizations against the cause. According to junior and STARC member Lauren Hall, many rallies were held the weekend of October 5 in cities such as Portland, where the attendance got as high as five thousand, Boston, and even Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
"We decided to start our own rally here," Hall said. "We want America to stop killing people for oil and to look into renewable energy sources," she said.
"If people read it and don't agree with it they just walk on," Hall said.
As well as the banner, STARC's table provided fabric for making armbands with slogans and had copies of the ads for "Not In Our Name" and "Americans Against War With Iraq," another campaign that "seemed more radical than "Not In Our Name," Hall said.
On October 8, STARC set their banner and table up on the UCA campus to show their views and rally for support there as well.
Another idea STARC may put into action in the near future is a parade to the mayor's office. "We would march downtown with a banner, and maybe hang a banner of the walkway," she said. "We want people to know that everyone in America doesn't have blind faith in the president."
Be the first to comment on this story