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University of Iowa anti-war protests, January-April 1971

1971-02-10 Daily Iowan Article: Plans Finalized for Teach-in, Boycott"" Page 1

DI 2/10/71 p.1 (of 2) 

Plans Finalized for T

By Staff Writers 

Plans were finalized Tuesday for a full-scale boycott of classes and an all afternoon teach-in for today at the University of Iowa, while news of nationwide student actions drifted in sporadically. 
In Iowa City, a teach-in with corresponding call for a boycott of classes is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Union's Main Lounge. 
The events surrounding the teach in include anti-war poetry readings from 11:30 until noon, the teach-in followed by a series of workshops, and a subsequent 6:30 p.m. convocation of all students to determine actions. 
Speakers at the teach-in include:
Robert Dykstra, associate professor of history: " 20 Years of American Aggression in Southeast Asia."
David Hamilton, assistant professor of history: " Impact of American Foreign Policy on Southeast Asia";
Dick Philips, A1: " A Vietnam Veteran's Comments";
Shelley Blum, L3: "Internal Politics: Saigon";
Howard Ehrlich, associate professor of sociology: "Domestic Consequences of American Imperialism." ;
Tim Gardner of the American Friends Service Committee : " Repeal the Draft!"; Don Pugsley, A1: " Eyewitness View of the Indochina War";
Elaine Johnson, Students for a Democratic Society: " University Complicity 

CORRECTION
The Hawkeye Area Draft Information Center did not sign the call for a student strike issued by a coalition of student groups, as reported in Tuesday's Daily Iowan. The Daily Iowan regrets the error.

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DI 2/10/71 p.1 (of 2) Plans Finalized for T By Staff Writers Plans were finalized Tuesday for a full-scale boycott of classes and an all afternoon teach-in for today at the University of Iowa, while news of nationwide student actions drifted in sporadically. In Iowa City, a teach-in with corresponding call for a boycott of classes is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Union's Main Lounge. The events surrounding the teach in include anti-war poetry readings from 11:30 until noon, the teach-in followed by a series of workshops, and a subsequent 6:30 p.m. convocation of all students to determine actions. Speakers at the teach-in include: Robert Dykstra, associate professor of history: " 20 Years of American Aggression in Southeast Asia." David Hamilton, assistant professor of history: " Impact of American Foreign Policy on Southeast Asia"; Dick Philips, A1: " A Vietnam Veteran's Comments"; Shelley Blum, L3: "Internal Politics: Saigon"; Howard Ehrlich, associate professor of sociology: "Domestic Consequences of American Imperialism." ; Tim Gardner of the American Friends Service Committee : " Repeal the Draft!"; Don Pugsley, A1: " Eyewitness View of the Indochina War"; Elaine Johnson, Students for a Democratic Society: " University Complicity CORRECTION The Hawkeye Area Draft Information Center did not sign the call for a student strike issued by a coalition of student groups, as reported in Tuesday's Daily Iowan. The Daily Iowan regrets the error.