Re: [Mpls] Re: Mpls School walk-outs
In a message dated 3/21/2003 12:08:35 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Middle school students at Seward also "walked out" to go to the rally at the > U. They too are facing detention as a consequence. Seeing all these kids > taking a stand makes me think there may be hope for the world. I can't > imagine why anyone would deny our children the rights we hold dear for > ourselves. > A contact in the St. Louis Park Greens tells me that the kids there face suspension. Linda Mann Kingfield TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
Re: [Mpls] Re: Mpls School walk-outs
Middle school students at Seward also "walked out" to go to the rally at the U. They too are facing detention as a consequence. Seeing all these kids taking a stand makes me think there may be hope for the world. I can't imagine why anyone would deny our children the rights we hold dear for ourselves. Diane Wiley Powderhorn Peace Zone TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
[Mpls] Re: Mpls School walk-outs
I just got back from the protest down at the Federal Court Building. Thousands, many children and youth among the crowd. Very serendipitously, I was talking to a staff member from Anthony Middle School this afternoon, and he told me that my 12-year old son was one of 200 of their students that walked out in protest against the war. He didn't tell me anything about it, nor do I think I will hear about it in retrospect since he tends toward the taciturn. I am very proud, and happy that the acorn didn't fall very far from the tree. Incidentally, the school decided that all kids that walked out would receive after school detention on Monday and write a short reflection piece on what they believe about the war - and why they choose to protest. Seems fair to me. Susan Herridge To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
