Online Exclusive!!! Students joined thousands of protesters at Georgia military training school
Alex Zobel
Issue date: 11/21/06 Section: News
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The students navigated through the sea of protestors as they collected and shared information about what they see as social injustice for several hours that afternoon. At 9 p.m. the students drove to the Columbus Convention Center in downtown Columbus, Ga., where they attended teach-ins and workshops which provided them with more information on WHINSEC and U.S. foreign policy.
On Sunday morning the students returned to the gates of the school for a vigil where thousands of protestors were lined up carrying white crosses bearing the names of lost loved ones.
There were nearly 7,000 more protestors in attendance this year than there were last year, according to soaw.org, the Web site of SOA Watch.
Goode, who went on last year's trip, said though each protest was similar her experiences have been different.
"The protest is more of an outlet for anyone who wants to speak out against their government," Goode said. "I learned about so many more different things than I did last year."
On Sunday morning the students returned to the gates of the school for a vigil where thousands of protestors were lined up carrying white crosses bearing the names of lost loved ones.
There were nearly 7,000 more protestors in attendance this year than there were last year, according to soaw.org, the Web site of SOA Watch.
Goode, who went on last year's trip, said though each protest was similar her experiences have been different.
"The protest is more of an outlet for anyone who wants to speak out against their government," Goode said. "I learned about so many more different things than I did last year."
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