Casey Chronicle and the Gulf War
The Casey Chronicle included contributions from many of the Cryers.
In early 1991, our last semester at Casey, we did our best to continue the legacy of our parent's anti-war generation, which included one of the Chicago Seven and a nurse in Vietnam (interviewed on the front page by fellow Cryer Brandi).
"Dear Senators Brown and Wirth: We, the undersigned students of Casey Jr High in Boulder are against the United States involvement in the Middle East and want the murdering to stop now! Killing is not a good way to solve problems."
This article says almost 200 students signed the petition.
(I am ashamed to admit I did not participate in an earlier school walkout protesting the war because Casey's administration threatened academic sanctions.. hey, my parents predated Vietnam).
There's something about the title that makes me think vintige Jr. High Joey. The article's about a Boulder RTD bus driver who goes to Bagdad with a peace team hoping their presence in Iraq would deter US and allied aggression.
(PS-This'll be my last post in a while since I'm headed to Nepal - of course with a humanitarian organisation - what more would you expect from a guilt-ridden Boulderite who didn't participate in the walkout? Wish me luck guys!)
posted by mm @ 12:48 AM
1 Comments:
hahah, that headline is like something out of 'the onion.' it reminds me of 'american flag cake fails to stop war,' or something like that.
working on the chronicle really was a formitive experience - how many other kids got to produce a -real- newspaper?
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