Student Activism
Economics -> American Capitalism and Social Justice Spring 12
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
What is the SDS?
The SDS is a radical student group that advocates on the behalf of the American youth in schools and communities. The SDS is entirely student run, with over 100 chapters on various college campuses, and in high schools throughout the nation.<ref>Students for a Democratic Society, . "Who is SDS?." SDS: Dare to struggle, Dare to win!. Students for a Democratic Society, n.d. Web. 2 May 2012. <http://www.newsds.org/about-us>.</ref>
Goals of SDS and How They Will be Achieved
Members of this organization emphasize the importance of implementing change “from the bottom up.”<ref name=SDS>Students for a Democratic Society. "Who is SDS?." SDS: Dare to struggle, Dare to win!. Students for a Democratic Society, n.d. Web. 2 May 2012. <http://www.newsds.org/who-sds >.</ref> This means that every member’s initiatives are instrumental in introducing positive change. The SDS recognizes problems in our economy, with our environment, and in our government. The SDS states that there is strength in numbers, and aim to retrieve power in America from the hands of the few wealthy, and restore it to all members of the American community at large. Their platform includes plans for democratic, accessible education, immigration reforms, and climate change and justice. It offers ways in which students can get involved with a movement that is of their interest and will be impactful.<ref name=SDS />
The SDS acknowledges that struggles will be faced because of the numerous oppressive, racist, white supremacist, capitalist, heterosexist, and patriarchal institutions that are currently engrained in American society. However, the SDS promises to take “on these systems by nourishing interconnected and mutually sustaining struggles of liberation.”<ref name=SDS /> Issues that arise throughout the country are handled by chapters who are affected by the issue.
Leaders of the SDS highlight the difference between being an organizer and an activist, and stress that members of the SDS are organizers. The document “Who We Are, What We are Building”<ref name=mission>Students for a Democratic Society. "Who is SDS?." SDS: Dare to struggle, Dare to win!. Students for a Democratic Society, n.d. Web. 2 May 2012. <http://www.newsds.org/who-sds?q=node/4 >.</ref> acts as the mission statement for the organization, and defines organizers as “activists who also work to bring many other people into movements.”<ref name=mission />Currently over 150 chapters exist throughout the country, and these chapters come together to create a powerful, impactful student movement in America.
The SDS and Alperovitz
Strength in Numbers
Reclaiming Wealth, Liberty and Democracy
The SDS and Domhoff
The SDS and Yates
Overcoming Capitalism
Members of this organization emphasize the importance of implementing change “from the bottom up.”<ref name=SDS>Students for a Democratic Society. "Who is SDS?." SDS: Dare to struggle, Dare to win!. Students for a Democratic Society, n.d. Web. 2 May 2012. <http://www.newsds.org/who-sds >.</ref> This means that every member’s initiatives are instrumental in introducing positive change. The SDS recognizes problems in our economy, with our environment, and in our government. The SDS states that there is strength in numbers, and aim to retrieve power in America from the hands of the few wealthy, and restore it to all members of the American community at large. Their platform includes plans for democratic, accessible education, immigration reforms, and climate change and justice. It offers ways in which students can get involved with a movement that is of their interest and will be impactful.<ref name=SDS />
The SDS acknowledges that struggles will be faced because of the numerous oppressive, racist, white supremacist, capitalist, heterosexist, and patriarchal institutions that are currently engrained in American society. However, the SDS promises to take “on these systems by nourishing interconnected and mutually sustaining struggles of liberation.”<ref name=SDS /> Issues that arise throughout the country are handled by chapters who are affected by the issue.
Leaders of the SDS highlight the difference between being an organizer and an activist, and stress that members of the SDS are organizers. The document “Who We Are, What We are Building”<ref name=mission>Students for a Democratic Society. "Who is SDS?." SDS: Dare to struggle, Dare to win!. Students for a Democratic Society, n.d. Web. 2 May 2012. <http://www.newsds.org/who-sds?q=node/4 >.</ref> acts as the mission statement for the organization, and defines organizers as “activists who also work to bring many other people into movements.”<ref name=mission />Currently over 150 chapters exist throughout the country, and these chapters come together to create a powerful, impactful student movement in America.
Accomplishing Social Justice
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