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Central Florida SDS Protests Jeb Bush Speech
By Phil Jasens
Central Florida SDS greets Jeb Bush (Photo Credit: Orlando Sentinel)
20+ students organize large protest of Jeb Bush Monday at UCF Campus. As Jeb Bush was being introduced, the local chapter of SDS stood and turned their backs on Bush. With the backs of their shirts saying "Students Not Soldiers!" and signs saying "Peace is Possible" and "Books Not Bombs."
When pressed by students about UCF's military spending and the development of a "Pain Gun," a gun that melts plasma and is intended for the sole purpose of rendering someone paralyzed, Bush responded by saying he did not know there was such a thing.
After the action the Central Florida SDS chapter issued the following statement:
Students for a Democratic Society Says No to UCF Military Research
UCF students are witnessing our campus' militarization. A stroll through the Engineering Complex displays the United States military and Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman as our campus' progenitors.
A month ago UCF received 15 million dollars worth of Department of Defense grants. Governor Jeb Bush applauded the awards as a step forward for Florida in diversifying the state's economy and as proof that "Florida is the Innovation Hub of the Americas."
The SDS believes Florida is now the source of warfare, not peace. We believe that our campus' militarization directly reflects our society's militarization and severely limits the opportunities for people who do not want to develop materials that are designed to end or harm another living being's life.
The SDS says: "When war is profitable, peace becomes impossible."
Contact Info: Central Florida SDS ucfsds@gmail.com
Phil Jasen: philjasenishot@gmail.com (407)529-9981
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