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Meeting Minutes 2/6/08

1) Make OUT not WAR. The amazing ladies (and gentlemen) of Code Pink, a women's group dedicated to the anti-war cause, will be holding a counter-recruitment event in front of the National Guard's office on 13th across the street from Krispy Kreme. It is scheduled for the 14th of February and is an homage to love. Students Against War and SDS will be co-sponsoring the event. So bring your significant others, drums, guitars, and anything else besides weapons and let's cause a scene. Its from 4-6:30 on Valentine's Day.

2) WAR TAPES. SAW will be hosting another movie as part of our "War Tapes" series at the Civic Media Center, across from Bank of America on University. Winter Soldier is a 1972 documentary film chronicling the Winter Soldier Investigation which took place in Detroit, Michigan, from January 31 to February 2, 1971. The film documents the accounts of United States soldiers who returned from Vietnam, and participated in this war crimes hearing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Soldier_Investigation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Soldier_%28film%29

3) The Winter Soldier Film Screening is part of a larger event in which SAW will be bringing Iraq Veterans Against the War TO UF CAMPUS. We don't have an exact date yet, but FACE and a few other groups on campus have already shown interest in helping us out. The Iraq Veterans, after testifying in front of Congress about the war crimes and violation of international law that they witnessed first hand, will travel to select cities and campuses to discuss what they witnessed with professors and students alike. Concrete information will be posted VERY soon, so keep your eyes open. This will be an amazing event!

Meeting Minutes 1/9/08

SAW Meeting Minutes 1/9/2008

1) Next meeting (1/22/08) we will be voting on a Vice-President and Treasurer. Anyone can run and anyone can vote.

2) We will be helping Vets for Peace hold anti-war signs on 13th every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Contact us if you can help.

3) Our petition to get a referendum on the spring ballot to allow the student population to vote on “Should UF officially denounce the invasion and continued occupation of Iraq?”is well underway. We need 500 signatures by Wednesday. We will be collecting signatures in Turlington tomorrow at 11 and then at Plaza of the Americas. Make sure to look for us to sign. If you want to collect signatures, please contact us and we will provide you with petition sheets and a clipboard.

4) We will be co-sponsoring speaker Col. Ann Wright in the Arredondo Room on the 29th at 7pm. More information will be provided shortly.

5) We are going to show a movie at the CMC next month as part of our War Tapes series. Let us know if you have any ideas for movies.

6) Give a Funk About War - Start the buzz! We will be having an event semester with a boatload of great bands. If you have any ideas or know of any bands or that kick ass, please feel free to contact our yahoo email, UFtakingastand@yahoo.com, or otherwise make your ideas heard.

7) Committees have been created for the forum and concert. If you are interested in attending the committee meetings please contact us.

8) Before the National election SAW will be handing out informational flyers on the candidates views on war. Look for us at Turlington next Friday (1/18/08).

9) Make sure to come out for the Community Building and Activism Workshop cosponsored by the Black Graduate Student Organization

Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Institute of Black Culture
Street: 1510 West University Ave.
City/Town:Gainesville, FL

Thanks everyone for your continued help with our endeavors.