Resolutions 2019 Resolution: National SDS Stands Against Police Crimes In the United States a police officer takes a person life on the average of every 7 hours. (FiveThirtyEight) It’s not uncommon today to hear on the news or see on some
Resolutions 2019 Resolution: National SDS Stands with the people of Palestine and Kashmir For more than fifty years, the Palestinean people have been fighting for their right to existence in their homeland against the US-supported apartheid state of Israel. In recent years, Israel has shown no
Resolutions 2019 Resolution: National SDS Continues to Fight Against Racism Students for a Democratic Society calls on all chapters, affiliates and sympathetic groups to continue the fight against white supremacy and protect the rights of oppressed nationalities by taking an anti-racism stance. Anti-racism
Resolutions New Students for a Democratic Society Commends the Achievements of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela New SDS commends the many accomplishments of the progressive government of Venezuela, especially in the field of higher education. As early as 2003, Hugo Chavez’s government embarked on a massive project to
Resolutions 2019 Resolution: Anti-War Actions The United States’ war in Afghanistan will turn 18 soon and recently surpassed the Vietnam War as the longest US war. There are now troops being enlisted who were born after the 9/
Resolutions 2019 Resolution: Hands off Venezuela! The Bolivarian Revolution is an ongoing movement in Venezuela which began with the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998. The movement seeks to nationalize industries and implement social welfare programs to improve the
Resolutions 2019 Resolution: National SDS Stands in Solidarity With the Labor Movement National Students for a Democratic (SDS) renews our resolution to struggle alongside the movement for labor rights, better working conditions, and unionization. National SDS recognizes the plight of workers as one of the
Resolutions 2019 Resolution: National SDS Fights for LGBTQIA+ Rights National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) declares fighting support for the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. Younger than other popular people’s movements, the movement for LGBTQIA+ rights did not truly appear until
Resolutions 2019 Resolution: System Change, Not Climate Change! Climate change has been an issue in American politics for decades, but it has never been more pressing than right now. Roughly ninety-seven percent of scientists agree that the climate crisis poses a
Resolutions 2019 Resolution: National SDS Stands in Solidarity With Immigrants National Students for a Democratic (SDS) renews our resolution to struggle alongside the movement for immigrant rights, legalization for all, and an end to family separation. National SDS recognizes the attack on immigrants
Resolutions 2019 Resolution: National SDS Will Continue to Fight the Trump Agenda At Every Turn The Donald Trump presidency has been characterized by attacks on the working class and oppressed people across the US and the world. The vast majority of people gain nothing from the Trump presidency
Resolutions 2018 Resolution: Remove Racist Statues and Confederate Monuments by: Tallahassee SDS and Oshkosh SDS The campaign and subsequent election of President Donald Trump has emboldened white supremacists in recent years; they have been holding rallies and marches across the country, including
Resolutions 2018 Resolution: National SDS Anti-War Resolution National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) hereby resolves to reaffirm our previously established position as an anti-war organization, committed to fighting militarism in whatever form it manifests on our campuses across the
Resolutions 2018 Resolution: Organize Against Police Crimes and Killer Cops Since the SDS National Convention in October of 2017, many more black and brown people have been targeted and murdered by the police and white supremacists alike in this country. On September 5th
Resolutions 2018 Resolution: Stop Trump and Build New SDS by: Tampa Bay SDS New Students for a Democratic Society has stood in the way of Trump's campaign since he announced his presidential run in 2015. Today, we resolve to continue the fight
Resolutions 2018 Resolution: UNF Students for a Democratic Society calls on all chapters, affiliates and sympathetic groups to continue the fight for Black Lives Matter and the fight against hate crimes. by: UNF SDS Black Lives Matter is a movement that was popularized after the death of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Rekia Boyd, Alton Sterling and many others. Black Lives Matter disavows police brutality,
Resolutions 2018 Resolution: New SDS Condemns Abortion Bans in Georgia, Alabama, and Six More States: Abortion is a Human Right UPDATE: SIX more states have passed bills banning abortions within the first trimester, modeled after the Georgia ban, after we first wrote this statement, totaling EIGHT states so far. They are: Missouri, Mississippi,