About Veritas. ([Athens, Georgia]) 1970-1970 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1970)
Page 9 Veritas BKfr&t^ On October 31 two events will take place in the semi-great state of Georgia. The University of Georgia will have its home coming game with South Carolina and the anti-war demonstrators will march in Atlanta. To many people a football game is of more importance than the war in Southeast Asia. This must be the case since a capacity crowd is expected to attend the homecoming game. As an individual I ask everyone who plans on attending the game not to do so. There are many people who believe the United States should be in Viet Nam and they have a right to their own opinion. However, I believe a majority of the students think the U.S. should pull out of Indo-China. These are the people to whom I am appealing. If you really think that the U.S. doesn't belong in Indo-China, show it by marching in Atlanta on October 31. Some people think that peaceful demonstrations will not accomplish anything. However, it has done some good. For example, it has forced the Nixon administra tion to take certain steps to end the war. I assure you if everyone marches on October 31 we will not be ignored. This is a personal appeal not only to students but to the whole community. March against the war on October 31! Doug Hyman homecoming boycott urged Speaking before a meeting of the Georgia Moratorium Committee Oct. 20, Jim Williamson called for a boycott of this year's football homecoming which takes place on the day of the Oct. 31 war moratorium. Stating that his purpose was to place peace before revelry, Williamson said, "No football game can seem as important as one life," and "\Ne are not going to be bought off with entertainment." The Moratorium Committee then debated whether to send a contingent of Georgia students to the Atlanta peace march or to demonstrate at the homecoming game. Deciding that the rowdiness of the spectators at the game would prohibit a peaceful protest, the group voted to attend the Atlanta march instead. Also approved was the motion to support a rally in Athens at noon on Friday, Oct. 30. The rally, sponsored by SDS, will be held in front of Memorial Hall and will feature Socialist gubernatorial candidate, Linda Jenness. o#&^ round «^^~4 table Dedicated to the 86th session of the Paris Peace Conference. Written a long time ago. One undemarcated round table please. And how long will it take to build 7 One day only; praise the carpenters, The French have built us a table that We may sit to decide the terms to end the war. And it is a round table, an Undemarcated round table. Prithee, how long to design The table built one singular day? Oh, only weeks and only just ten. And did you know any among The thousand dying those ten 7 Did you understand the despoiled land, And the children crying 7 It is a fine table, A round table, an undemarcated Round table, and with te o rectangular Ones, also that our words spoken To end the war can be written. And the words to end the war. How long will they take, and do you hear The tears in the baby prattle 'Dada' 7 Gam U.S. out oj indochina now fy^fy^& ^■^^.■ra3Bl\#3£^3tt^ While Nixon clainb that the war in Vietnam is de-escalating, it lias in fact beconr the War in Indochina. U.S. planes fly daily bombiiig nissions over South Vietnam. Cambodia. Laos, and Tliailand. U.S. "ach isom" play leading roles in tlie arnies of South Vietnam. Cambodia. Laos, and tliailand. G.l.'s and Vietnamese 1 are still dying by the hundreds and thousand We MUST |xit an end to tins war! Our demiHistrations forced LBJ to step down, forced tlie Iromliing lialt over North Vietniim. forced Nixon s withdraw! from Canixxiia. We MUST continue to demonstrate until Nixon witlitfraws all tr<M>ps and nnteriel from Soutlieast Via! MARCH AGAINST THE WAR SATURDAY OCT. 31 Assemble al 1.30. Atlanta City Hall Rally 3:30 Federal. Bldg. (PEACHTREE & BAK ER) ENDORSERS (partial list) Atlanta Federation of Teachers. Public Issues Committee Unitarian Universalist ( hurch. (,a State Student Mobilization C ommittee. Socialist Workers Parts. Patriots fin Peace - Fort Benning. (,a Inn of Georgia SDS. Unis of North ( arolina SMC. Young Democrats - Unis, ot Ga. Young Socialist Alliance Unis of Alabama SMC RAP. Gl newspaper Fort Benning. Ga Ga State Facults and Students United Against the Mar. Aanderbilt U SMC Emors Mobilization Committee. Phi Kappa Literar, Societs. Unis ot Ga . Jacksonville State U SMC. Florida State U SMC.Clemson I nisersits SMC American Friends Service Committee "Martha Gaines. President. National Organization of Women. Atlanta Res Joseph Boone. Chairman. Metropolitan Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference Rs burn Stephens. Pres . Atlanta Federation ot leathers Ethel Mae Matthews Pres National Wcltan Right-On: Atlanta Res William Holmes Borders Wheat Street Baptist ( hunh Atlanta Louise Whatlev. A ice Pies tenants I tilled tor I nines' Atlanta Lonnie King President Atlanta NAAC P •organizational affiliation tor identification purposes mils /^-™ \ r NUMBER 1 WALL ST. \7 %3 ) \^ OPENIO-6 i < I '' 11/ I SUPPLIES FOR YER _---^ ^M ' ;-=/h^ -_,%;MINO -.y^< ht^ co „ - q&BODfa SPONSORED BY Atlanta Mobilization Committee IXONIA NIRIII All AMAGI .M'l2 (404) 525-9XIO / o / d ^r to be o' the At ^la Mobe's mailing list i =Er j i < sl to nay loilimiting expenses * ft '''ton ) 'vo. ihon,on \<hool et lendorses the ^, # (i+ll*rrmate ( ! S PHONE
