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Friends of Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) clippings, 1965-1966

1966-09-19 Article: "Group Pushes Rights Work"

Group Pushes Rights Work
Iowa City is far from most of the civil rights problems in the country, but students at the University have nevertheless always concerned themselves with the problem.
Through student efforts, the University now has a far-reaching reputation for the work its people have done to secure some basic rights for all Americans.
The most vocal among those concerned with civil rights are members of the Friends of Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. SNCC considers itself to have two basic functions - to actively participate in the civil rights movement, and to inform the public about civil rights problems so that others mat realize the importance of the issue. 
Locally, Friends of SNCC has about 80 members, sharing its membership with a number of other campus organizations with similar interests.
The organization often work together when a project too large to be handled by SNCC alone is being organized. This willingness to cooperate is one of the civil rights movements g r e a t e s t strengths at Iowa. 
SNCC president Larry Wright, A3, Chicago, sees his organization as a smooth working unit, capable of getting things done without a lot of argument and red rape. The people in SNCC, according to Wright, are sincere enough about their cause that they are willing to cooperate readily in whatever SNCC proposes.
SNCC Seeks to further the civil rights movement in the most effective way possible. The effectiveness of any activity is always discussed before it is undertaken, and once the project is carried through, SNCC members discuss it again to evaluate and determine whether the project was carried out in the most effective manner.
In the past year, SNCC's activities have centered on voter registration efforts in Mississippi. Last April, three SNCC members spent their spring break in Holly Springs, Miss., talking to Negroes and encouraging them to register.
SNCC's other function, that of education, has not been neglected. The group publishes a newsletter, in which it presents problems pertaining civil rights to the public, has promoted discussions and has presented films dealing with the problems of minorities and the poor.

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Group Pushes Rights Work Iowa City is far from most of the civil rights problems in the country, but students at the University have nevertheless always concerned themselves with the problem. Through student efforts, the University now has a far-reaching reputation for the work its people have done to secure some basic rights for all Americans. The most vocal among those concerned with civil rights are members of the Friends of Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. SNCC considers itself to have two basic functions - to actively participate in the civil rights movement, and to inform the public about civil rights problems so that others mat realize the importance of the issue. Locally, Friends of SNCC has about 80 members, sharing its membership with a number of other campus organizations with similar interests. The organization often work together when a project too large to be handled by SNCC alone is being organized. This willingness to cooperate is one of the civil rights movements g r e a t e s t strengths at Iowa. SNCC president Larry Wright, A3, Chicago, sees his organization as a smooth working unit, capable of getting things done without a lot of argument and red rape. The people in SNCC, according to Wright, are sincere enough about their cause that they are willing to cooperate readily in whatever SNCC proposes. SNCC Seeks to further the civil rights movement in the most effective way possible. The effectiveness of any activity is always discussed before it is undertaken, and once the project is carried through, SNCC members discuss it again to evaluate and determine whether the project was carried out in the most effective manner. In the past year, SNCC's activities have centered on voter registration efforts in Mississippi. Last April, three SNCC members spent their spring break in Holly Springs, Miss., talking to Negroes and encouraging them to register. SNCC's other function, that of education, has not been neglected. The group publishes a newsletter, in which it presents problems pertaining civil rights to the public, has promoted discussions and has presented films dealing with the problems of minorities and the poor.