The 5th year of U.S. occupation will come to an end this weekend. CSULB Campus Progressives organized a speak out today against the Iraq War, however guest speaker Agustin Aguayo cancelled due to family issues. The cancellation left many students standing around, "I'm really disappointed ... Aguayo is someone who peacefully refuses to be part of a war and nonsensical killing," Jen French said, a sophomore creative writing major and member of the Campus Progressives.
CSULB Campus Progressives then directed and encouraged students immediately after to attend a film Arlington West documented by Peter Dudar and Sally Marr. "The film, Arlington West, allows all to witness the poignant conversations, dramatic revelations, silences, personal experience, and share the tears with those who are paying the highest prices for war. A full array of opinions and sentiments are presented: active duty soldiers and Marines, Military Families, Veterans, and Children," according to the Arlington West website.
The Campus Progressives also encouraged people to attend either their own local rally this Saturday on March 15th or to at least attend the one in Los Angeles at Hollywood and Vine. Attendance last year in L.A. was around 50,000 people, according to answerla.org the main organizer for the annual protest. (Below is an photograph of the 2007 protest in L.A.)
Photo from AnswerLA.org
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