UMass Protests Andy Card and War
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On May 25, 2007 Andrew Card faced hundreds of boos and catcalls as he was given an honorary degree during the graduate school commencement at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.Before the commencement, about 200 protesters staged a rally and press conference outside the Mullins Center on the UMass campus. Hundreds more students and faculty who opposed the honorary degree would later protest inside the hall.Card, former Bush Administration Chief of Staff and chief salesman for the invasion of Iraq as head of the White House Iraq Group, faced signs calling him a war criminal. People are now calling on UMass to rescind the honorary degree.The protests followed weeks of growing opposition. 400 protested on May 15 (see the rally and march on YouTube at TraprockPeaceTV) and on May 22 protesters marched from the campus to the Amherst common.After the commencement, activists gathered at the Jones Library for a celebration and speakout. Video of both the pre-commencement rally and post-commencement speakout are coming to TraprockPeaceTV.Video recorded and edited by Charles Jenks; © 2007 Traprock Peace Center. Websites may embed the video for non-profit use, with attribution. Please let us know if you use the video; email charles@traprockpeace.orgThe protest was organized by a large coalition of campus and community organizations, too numerous to list. Traprock was one of many community groups that supported the tremendous efforts by the UMass community of students, faculty and staff, and UMass organizations.
Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: May 26, 2007 at 7:30 am
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cryptsub (October 4, 2008 at 6:11 pm)
Hah, the whole faculty is wearing "No Card" emblems! Which admin idiot thought it would be a good idea to give Card an honorary degree?
theonemj2000 (August 21, 2008 at 8:29 pm)
People like u are a curse to mankind.Get out of the sand you ignorant ostrich.
beaupedraza (August 19, 2008 at 12:38 pm)
Hey Coleburg, conservatives do. They booed McCain, their own guy, at CPAC.
Coleburg (August 18, 2008 at 6:43 pm)
Conservatives never behave like this. No matter how outrageous the speaker is. It's just disgusting really.
SevenMinusOne (August 17, 2008 at 2:29 pm)
Norman Dodd, Norman Dodd, Norman Dodd!!!
olivemike81 (August 6, 2008 at 10:42 pm)
Good stuff. I can just imagine how many emails this idea generated among the faculty and students.
WorldBFree2006 (May 23, 2008 at 5:23 am)
More Iraquis died in the first of U.S. occupation than died in the whole time Saddam ruled. Iraq wasn't just Al Queda free before the invasion, but it kept a much needed balance of secularism vs theocracy in the Middle East. Now the region is flooded with anti-American groups like never before. And, when we finally pull our forces out of Iraq the Shiite majority is going to slaughter the entire Tsunni population and stand side by side with Iran in terms of Islam extremism.
telemainiac (April 21, 2008 at 11:07 am)
Way to correct someone's spelling of a word in Arabic, where there are inevitably multiple transliterations. Look that up. Also, learn a foreign language. Please.
WarlockGirls (April 18, 2008 at 12:35 pm)
Dumbest remark ever; UN is ` most useless political organization on earth`. You abviously dont no anything about the UN. Because of the UN all city`s in the US are still standing!!! Yes.. The UN is not the one who solves problems. The UN is the means to; its the classroom where adults (world leaders) come together...They solved so many problems!! We would have had a 3d worldwar without the UN!! (1962!!) Example; Start watching at 3.50 ; watch?v=ZCQ-WJXP9qA&feature=related
abfab4tal (April 2, 2008 at 9:59 pm)
rock on! |