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Once Hoppenstein arrived, Conservative Club members locked him into the Lowell JCR, keeping other students out, in yet another act of provocation. Following the lead of the SYL, student protesters decided that Hoppenstein should gain the experience of thousands of Black and white South Africans jailed in hell-hole prisons. Linking arms in silent protest, the students formed a blockade, planning to make Hoppenstein sweat until at least midnight...
...fight against racist terror must go beyond the narrow, self interested and illusionary goal of keeping the University "pure." What's needed is for students to link their struggle with the power of labor to make fundamental social change. For Labor Black Mobilizations to smash racist terror! The SYL calls for labor action, such as hot-cargoing to all military goods going to South Africa...
...UMass Amherst, Lufts and the University of Iowa have learned, taking a stand against racism in South Africa and racist terror at home means attacks from the ruling class and their cops. At UC Berkeley over a month ago, Guillermo Bermudez, a Hispanic student and a member of the SYL, helped initiate a united front demonstration to keep Marine recruiters off campus. For his actions, Guillermo (5'5", 129 lbs.) was grabbed in a potentially lethal choke hold by one 6'3" UC cop. Another cop broke his arm. So now Bermudez faces nearly three years in jail on trumped...
...SYL is proud that it mobilized students in solidarity with Blacks in South Africa to chase Hoppenstein off campus. Keep the Butchers on the Run! The University is now trying to revive its own thought police--the Committee on Rights and Responsibility. Students and faculty must boycott this campus...
...SYL's legal victory is an important win for everyone who values democratic rights. In the absence of open social struggle, it is highly admirable that at least one organization continues to launch successful opposition on both political and legal fronts. Our willingness to fight ensures that everyone--not only Marxists--has the right to organize political opposition...