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Rekindling some of the spirit of protest that marked their years at Harvard, members of the Class of 1968 yesterday told President Neil L. Rudenstine that they were upset by the University's invitation of Gen. Colin L. Powell to speak at Commencement...
This year, Harvard University offers General Colin L. Powell an honorary degree and the privilege of speaking at Commencement. Many people oppose this because of Powell's stand on the rights of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in the military. Some of us feel, as a matter of conscience, that Harvard should not honor a proponent of violence. Powell, by virtue of his career in the military, embodies the ethic that violence is a viable approach to conflict resolution. Powell conducted a war which directly resulted in the deaths of 100,000 people and which subsequently caused another 150,000 deaths...
Widespread anger has erupted on campus over Colin Powell's opposition to overturning the military's long-standing ban on gays. As Marxists, we oppose anti-gay bigotry in all spheres of life, including the military. However, many supporters of gay rights are eagerly enlisting in the cause of imperialist militarism, which is a threat to all of the oppressed, especially now with the U.S. RACIST "White man's burden" intervention in Somalia and as Clinton gears up for terror bombing in the Balkans...
...Spartacus Youth Club urgently calls on all organizations and individuals to join together in a united-front protest against Janet Reno and Colin Powell. Roy H. Hamilton '95 Morey Seals...
...addition to protesting Gen. Colin Powell's Harvard Commencement address on June 10, the club, a socialist organization, will demonstrate at U.S. Attorney General Janet Rene's June 9 speech at the Law School...