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2000 NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS from alancanfora.com
Passing of Mr. Martin Scheuer
Death of Louis Schroeder, father of Kent martyr Bill Schroeder
These four mothers will join us at Kent State on May 4, 2000. ---- THE BURR, KSU student magazine--1970 tribute New issue of magazine by The BURR journalism students at KSU. Journalism students at KSU are pleased to now distribute THE BURR--a new special edition of their excellent magazine. The new BURR features previously unpublished photos and words about Allison, Jeff, Sandy & Bill. Some photos were contributed by the 4 martyrs' mothers. Also: 9 wounded, Kent 25, Jackson State & quotations handwritten by Allison Krause on the importance of "the human side of history". Much more. A fine educational magazine, except the predictable lies & exaggerations by Lt. Col. Charles Fassinger, the highest-ranking uniformed officer of the Ohio National Guard at KSU on May 4, 1970. Fassinger does admit that the death squad at KSU--Troop G--included experienced guardsmen & not inexperienced young shooters...more evidence that Troop G killers were involved in the Glenville & Hough disturbances in Cleveland in the 1966 era as well as 1970. Experienced triggermen fired at citizens in Cleveland years before Kent State? At Kent State, Troop G was in the first jeeps & trucks leading 1200 national guardsmen into Kent on May 2, 1970. In the fateful, deadly, confrontation, Troop G was chosen to be among the 76 guardsmen attacking KSU students on May 4, 1970. Perhaps a dozen members of Troop G fired into our crowd of unarmed students. Was Troop G a special selection of experienced shooters who followed deadly oders at Kent State and in Cleveland? The BURR has made a contribution to the search for truth. The Kent May 4 Center provided historical photos and documents to the BURR including Allison's history exam essay as a freshman student in Kent months before her death on May 4, 1970. Allison lived 19 years and 11 days, just long enough to express her appreciation of the meaning of history and truth among people. BURR editor Amanda Young & her staff of talented BURR writers and artists deserve such great praise for this fine literary contribution from aware modern students. Order yours today, apporoximately $10 from the BURR staff at KSU, before they are all gone: The BURR, 101 Taylor Hall, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242 Phone: 330.672.2947 Fax: 330.672.4880 Internet: THE BURR Again, thanks so much to BURR editor Amanda Young & her staff of KSU journalism students! ---- Kent SDS reunion May 5 & 6 at KSU
This grand reunion, sponsored by the May 4 Task Force students and the Kent May 4 Center, will include a public reception & various educational aspects on May 5. Country Joe McDonald will perform a May 5 evening concert for SDS veterans and anti-war Vietnam veterans. May 6 will feature a private morning breakfast/discussion for SDS members only. Later that afternoon and evening: films, programs & more music. Among Kent SDS veterans returning to Kent May 5 & 6: Candy E., Joyce C., Howie E., Colin N., Donovan P., Ken H., Bill W., Doug T., Jim P., Robin M., Tom G., Alan C., Mark L., Rick S., Richie H., and many others... ---- NY TIMES article--April 28, 2000
---- May 2, 2000, special event at KSU: OTHER VICTIMS, OTHER VOICES.
---- 30th annual commemoration--the greatest ever at Kent State University.
---- Media updates: 30th anniversary coverage
April 23, 2000, 10pm -- VH-1, "Rock Story", PREMIERE showing, focus upon the song OHIO by Neil Young. April 29, 3pm & 7pm -- "Rock Story", VH-1, repeats. April 30, 11am & 9pm -- VH-1, "Behind the Music", features the music of 1970, includes a serious focus upon Kent State & May, 1970. This is a one-hour program. April 30, 9pm, -- NBC-TV miniseries debut, "The Seventies", focus upon the May 4, 1970, Kent State tragedy & fictional coverage of 4 young people as the decade follows. Unfortunately, the shooting incident starts the show & is VERY INACCURATE. We expect to take actions to expose & oppose inaccuracies that may contribute to the myths about the deadly Kent State confrontation on May 4, 1970. May 4, 7pm (?) -- The History Channel, Twentieth Century with Mike Wallace, "The Legacy of Kent State". May 5, 10pm -- The Learning Channel, a one-hour special which is expected to become recognized as THE most outstanding documentary about Kent State's 1970 tragedy. Produced by Academy Award-nominated producer Mark Mori. Finally, REAL-TV is expected to present a feature focused upon Kent State, 1970. Other TV, newspaper, radio & internet coverage to be announced soon. Our organization, the Kent May 4 Center, will offer live internet webcasts from Kent State in early May, 2000. Details announced here soon. Details soon also at http://www.may4.org/ ---- CNN.com internet special, 11am, May 3, 2000.
For details see: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/vietnam/story/kent.state/ ---- ... CNN-TV NEWS live from Kent State, May 4, 2000, at 11:30am
---- alancanfora.com: 300,000 hits, April 7-May 7, 2000
---- Lesson of the NADER/2000 fiasco
Just before the 2000 election, I wrote the DAILY KENT STATER student newspaper column below in support of Al Gore & the Democrats. Let's remember & unite in 2004! ------------------------------------------------------------------- "Canfora says Gore is an Acceptable Progressive Presidential Candidate" As a long-standing participant and observer of the KSU political scene, I'd like to urge Kent voters to support Al Gore for President. I still support progressive activism, especially student activism, and I think a vote for Al Gore is the most effective, progressive action now. Why not support Ralph Nader? A vote for Ralph Nader is a vote for George W. Bush, in my opinion. Ralph Nader may appear "progressive," but his campaign is actually now reactionary, divisive and destructive. Why? Please allow me to explain my view which supports a national progressive opposition to Ralph Nader in the present situation. As a direct result of the Vietnam War and the earlier bankruptcy of the Democratic Party in the 1960s, I never registered to vote until I was 30 years old. However, after that war, the Democrats evolved and I became active in the Democratic Party in the 1980s. Since 1992, I've been proud to be the chairperson of the Democratic Party in my hometown of Barberton, southwest of Akron. My support for Al Gore now is based upon my real concerns about the potential dangers of super-conservative Republicans seizing total political power in Washington. I have joined a united movement of Democratic Party activists who serve now as a bulwark against an emerging right-wing Republican movement of conservative extremists. Each day I work with concerned citizens sharing my fears of dangerous Republicans seizing national power. Workers, minorities, women, senior citizens, poor people, gays and lesbians, students and others are rightfully concerned about our common future in America. As a result, we are united in our support of the Democratic Party and Al Gore as our best defense against the potentially fascistic Republican Party in this new century. I join my voice to the rising chorus of concerned Democrats and progressive activists who support Gore, oppose Bush and encourage Ralph Nader's idealistic supporters to support our campaign now. Ralph Nader cannot win. No way. Why waste a vote on Nader when your vote can have maximum impact by helping defeat Bush and the destructive conservative movement? Al Gore is on the verge of certain victory if Nader supporters reject their own idealism only temporarily. For the good of the common people, the environment and our progressive agenda, Nader supporters would be smart to vote for Gore, especially in larger states such as Ohio. In a close national election, Ohio's 21 electoral votes could turn the tide against Bush and the Republican fanatics seeking total power. Nader supporters are part of a growing international movement against corporate greed and abuse of power. Many Gore supporters join these sentiments. But why waste your vote on Nader and contribute to the election of Republicans who are owned by the very corporations we oppose? As the blossoming anti-corporate movement begins to grow, now is not the time to contribute to the expansion of corporate/Republican power. Now is not the time to indirectly help elect Bush, who will clearly attempt to aggressively smash the blossoming anti-corporate movement. Now it's time for a united front against the abuses of corporate/Republican power. Bush will only destroy the environment, attack the rights and freedoms of women and minorities and strongly oppose the agenda of the Green Party and progressive activists. It is very dangerous now to remain cavalier and pretend there is little difference between Bush and Gore. For example, Al Gore will protect women's rights to choose a safe, legal abortion. Bush will facilitate a Supreme Court that endangers women and reproductive freedom. Bush will allow oil corporations to destroy Alaska's unspoiled beauty. Bush will harm senior citizens, workers and many others as well. If Gore and the Democratic Party are not "progressive" enough, it's because the progressive movement has not been effective after the war in Vietnam. It's our job to awaken the American people to support a progressive agenda and we have failed for too many years. To win elections, the Democrats must be pragmatic and attract widespread popular support based upon public opinion. For example, maybe Al Gore is forced to support the death penalty in order to win elections now. Today, 70 percent of the American people support the death penalty. Maybe it's because the progressive movement has failed to raise awareness and action among the American people against these inhumane executions. Our ineffective, disunited progressive movement has failed to galvanize American public opinion concerning the death penalty and other issues. Don't penalize Al Gore and the Democrats now when the problem remains the failures of the progressive movement. A stronger, united movement is needed to oppose the death penalty, defend the environment and protect the rights of women and minorities. Our progressive movement should welcome Democratic Party supporters in the future. If we unite now against Bush, Democrats will more likely join a broader progressive movement in the future. United we stand, divided we fall. Finally, I'm disappointed to observe that some Greens and Nader supporters openly admit they prefer Bush instead of Gore in the White House. These super-idealists with heads in the clouds ignore the suffering too many would endure under President Bush. Some ultra-left, ultra-idealistic, radical Nader supporters would sacrifice women's rights, for example, upon the altar of political idealism simply because Al Gore is not politically correct on all issues. However, many Nader supporters are switching their votes to Gore because of legitimate distrust of Bush and his extremely conservative agenda. I encourage KSU Nader supporters to vote for Gore instead. Al Gore is not perfect but he would clearly be more responsive to progressive goals and sentiments than George W. Bush. Hey, if we lived in Rhode Island or Hawaii, I'd consider voting for Nader as a protest vote, perhaps. However, not now in Ohio where our precious 21 electoral votes may well determine the future course of America. Please join me and support Al Gore now. *Alan Canfora was one of those wounded by Ohio National Guard gunfire on May 4, 1970. He graduated from Kent State University in 1972. He is currently director of the Kent May 4 Center. Copyright 2000 *The Daily Kent Stater* November 2, 2000. ***student newspaper at Kent State University.*** .
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