Monthly Archives: March 2007

For the second time in two weeks, WZZM 13 has run a one-sided story on the arrests of protestors at an antiwar rally in Grand Rapids on March 17, 2007. Both the initial story and the most recent story on … Continue reading →

ACTIVATE will be holding a protest outside of the Armed Forces recruiting station to: demand an immediate end to the Iraq war, expose the lies of military recruiters, and express support for those in the military actively resisting participation in … Continue reading →

On Friday, Grand Rapids area congressional Representative Vern Ehlers once again voted to support the ongoing occupation of Iraq. Like his Republican collegues in the House from Michigan, Ehlers opposed a supplemental funding bill passed by the Democrats that sets … Continue reading →

Antiwar March Confronts Congressman Ehlers at his Home Local News Coverage of Antiwar March Sensationalized and Biased Video: Protest Targets Representative Ehlers’ Support of the Iraq War More Videos from Antiwar Protest at Representative Ehlers’ Home Ehlers Responds to Antiwar … Continue reading →

The March 17 antiwar protest received widespread coverage in the local and statewide media, although most of it was sensationalized and focused on the arrests rather than what was a successful action at the home of Representative Vern Ehlers (who … Continue reading →

On March 17, 2007, ACTIVATE (Grand Rapids SDS) organized a protest at the corner of East Beltline and Burton. We chose this location because in years past we believe that the anniversary protests were not very visible and they did … Continue reading →

ACTIVATE is organizing an antiwar march on Saturday, March 17. The march will meet at 12:30pm at the corner of East Beltline and Burton. We’re encouraging everyone to come out to show Grand Rapids’ opposition to the war at one … Continue reading →

ACTIVATE, as a chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) has signed on to a “call to action” being circulated by various chapters of SDS for coordinated protests on March 20. The call, reprinted below, has been endorsed by … Continue reading →