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In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former [[Weather Underground Organization]] terrorist [[Bill Ayers]]. | In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former [[Weather Underground Organization]] terrorist [[Bill Ayers]]. | ||
| − | In the run up to the | + | In the run up to the U.S. presidential elections, Ayers had come under considerable media scrutiny, sparked by his relationship to presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]]. |
:''We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...'' | :''We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...'' | ||
:''We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.'' | :''We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.'' | ||
Revision as of 06:03, 18 February 2010
David Smith
IPS connection
In 1979 David Smith, Technical Development Corp., Boston served on the steering committee of the Institute for Policy Studies initiated Conference on Alternative State and Local Public Policies. [1]
March on Wall Street
On April 3 2008 David Smith, Professor, Sociology, UCI, Irivne, CA endorsed a Bail Out the People Movement organized "March on Wall Street" ;
- Because we must demand that the needs of the people come before the greed of the super rich. Millions are jobless and homeless, and millions more will be living on the streets if the government continues to waste trillions of dollars on saving wealthy bankers instead of saving people.[2]
"Support Bill Ayers"
In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former Weather Underground Organization terrorist Bill Ayers.
In the run up to the U.S. presidential elections, Ayers had come under considerable media scrutiny, sparked by his relationship to presidential candidate Barack Obama.
- We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...
- We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.
David Smith of the University of Michigan signed the statement [3].
References
- ↑ Information Digest August 24, 1979
- ↑ http://www.bailoutpeople.org/april3-4.shtml
- ↑ http://www.liberal-education.com/content/ayers-supporters/