Resolution in Support of the Associated Students Task Force Teach-In on the War in the Middle East
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE |
||
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS TASK FORCE TEACH-IN |
||
ON THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST |
||
RS91-88 |
||
At its meeting of February 12, 1991, the Academic Senate approved the following resolution in Support of the Associated Students Task Force Teach-In on the War in the Middle East: |
||
WHEREAS |
President Bush has committed the nation to a war in the Middle East; and |
|
WHEREAS |
There have already been large numbers of civilian casualties; and |
|
WHEREAS |
The ground war will most certainly produce higher casualties on both sides; and |
|
WHEREAS |
A disproportionate number of our front line troops are people of color; and |
|
WHEREAS |
The majority of the troops come from lower economic background; and |
|
WHEREAS |
The armed forces' policies toward gays and lesbians constitute a case of discrimination; and |
|
WHEREAS |
Resources that are badly needed for domestic programs are being wasted at a rate of $1.4 billion a day; and |
|
WHEREAS |
The education budget is suffering both on the state and federal levels; and |
|
WHEREAS |
It has been academic tradition to support a just and peaceful resolution to all conflicts; and |
|
WHEREAS |
Education about the Middle East and the current crisis is prerequisite to the offering of a comprehensive settlement; and |
|
WHEREAS |
The university provides an arena for a free exchange of ideas; and |
|
WHEREAS |
Students, faculty, staff and administrators' efforts can have a profound impact on the outcome of this crisis; and |
|
WHEREAS |
The Associated Students, Inc. is organizing students in an effort to stop the war; and |
|
WHEREAS |
The Associated Students, Inc. has taken an anti-war, and an anti-U.S. intervention stand long before the initiation of hostilities; and |
|
WHEREAS |
The Associated Students, Inc. is organizing a campus-wide teach-in on February 13 and February 14, 1991 |
|
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. video broadcast to all classes |
||
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Rally in the center of the campus |
||
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Panel discussions organized by various departments; |
||
therefore be it |
||
RESOLVED |
That the San Francisco State University Academic Senate supports the efforts of the Associated Students in their attempt to protest this war; and be it further |
|
RESOLVED |
That the S.F.S.U. Academic Senate encourages professors' participation in the events taking place on February 13 and February 14, 1991; and be it further |
|
RESOLVED |
That the S.F.S.U. Academic Senate calls on department chairs and professors to allow the students to leave their classes to attend the day-long events. |