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Divest! Stories and Strategies from the East Coast CAN Conference
by Adriano Contreras | Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The final day of the East Coast Conference of the Campus Antiwar Network featured a panel of mainly student activists and their role in divestment campaigns from war profiteers and Israel, student occupations, and boycott strategies. Moderated by Leia Petty from Brooklyn College CAN, the panel included students from Hampshire College, NYU, University of Rochester, Columbia, and University of Massachusetts.

To view all of the speakers, click the open book icon (or guide icon) in the player to view the other “episodes”. The speakers went in this order:

1. Leia Petty – Intro
2. Abe Greenhouse – Adallah-NY
3. Matan Cohen – Hampshire
4. Mara Chinelli – UofR
5. Maria Lewis – NYU
6. Safia Albaiti – UMASS
7. Matt Swagler – Columbia

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  1. Dan says:

    Thanks so much for posting these videos! i need to watch them a few more times and take notes, but these are very helpful to the national campaign. i will send a link to our CAN group.

  2. admin says:

    Your welcome. These videos, these talks, need to be online for everyone to consume and further their struggles.

  3. liz says:

    so good….


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