DEFEND TOM KEENAN Military Recruiters Out Of Our Schools and Communities!

Recently, Tom Keenan, a student at William Patterson University, was arrested by campus police while distributing anti-military recruitment literature.  This was at an event in the atrium that was meant for the public to attend.  According to several witnesses, Tom Keenan was behaving in an orderly manner and well within his First Amendment Rights.  He was told during the arrest that he was being arrested for disorderly conduct, but was actually charged with defiant trespassing.  Trespassing at a public event at a school he lives at and pays to attend.  This arrest and silencing of free speech is unjust at best and oppressive at worst.  He was not breaking ANY laws. This gross violation of justice WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.  We will fight to have Tom’s charges dropped for the preservation of student rights, civil rights, and FIRST AMMENDMENT RIGHTS.  The silencing of one of us will be the silencing of us all unless we fight back ACTIONS: March 9~Phone Jam – On Wednesday, March 9 call William Paterson University president Arnold Speert between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to tell him:    - Drop the charges on Tom Keenan.    - Defend freedom of speech.    - Stop student harassment by authorities. Arnold Speert 973-720-2222 speerta@wpunj.edu March 12: Anti-Military Recruitment Picket @ the Paterson Army of One at 386 Main St. @ 12 noon   March 22: Meeting – There will be a meeting on Tuesday March 22nd at 8 p.m. in the Center Café in the Student Center at William Patterson University to discuss further actions concerning Tom’s arrest and anti-recruitment. March 31: Flyer and teach students who will be attending Opportunity Fest at WPU where military recruiters will be. Actions will also be taking place at Tom’s court appearance. This campiagnis endorsed by: North Jersey ARA Bergen Action Network Socialist Party of Northern NJ Join the NJ Anti-Recruitment E-Mail List http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/nj-antirecruitment updated March 8, 2005