This week marks the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq, and students are using the anniversary to protest. The protests were notably small, reflecting the recent decline in public attention to the war, so student activists turned to creative tactics to gain attention. Students at the University of Illinois and Michigan took a more conventional approach, holding “funeral marches” and “die-ins” while students at Harvard managed to attract more attention than normal with a satirical pro-war protest. Calling themselves “Students at Harvard Undermining Terrorism-United Patriots” (SHUT-UP), members of the Harvard Anti-War Coalition received a reprimand from an Associate Dean for protesting without a permit, followed by a visit from the Harvard Police; attention they have never received for their similarly un-permitted weekly peace walks. Read more from the University of Illinois Read more from the University of Michigan Read about the fake pro-war protest staged at Harvard University |
