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SDS Midwest conference

This is a call to all chapters of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin to convene in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, 6 January and Sunday, 7 January for the first Midwest SDS Convention.
The purpose of the convention is to build regional solidarity and an infrastructure to be used by SDS chapters in the Great Lakes region to share knowledge and resources, develop regional campaigns, provide mutual aid, and support the building of new chapters. Therefore, because of the limited time we will have at the convention, attendants should come with proposals for the structure in mind. The convention will also coverregional strategy, national structure and skillsharing through several workshops.

The conventions will be held at two locations in Ann Arbor, MI. On 6 January, the convention willbegin at 12:00PM EST at the Inter-Cooperative Council (ICC) Education Center located at 1510Hill, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. On 7 January the convention will begin at 10:00PM EST at Hathaway's Hideaway located at 310 S. Ashley St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104.

The schedule and all future news, as well as forms to register, file requests for housing, workshops and transportation can be found at the convention website, www.newsds.org/mwregional.

A Note on the term "Midwest"

It should be noted that the use of "Midwest" in "Midwest SDS Convention" is not referring to the traditional Midwestern region, which also includes Minnesota and Iowa (and sometimes Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and the Dakotas). The region being used here is technically the region designated by the United States Census Bureau as the "East North Central United States".

I say this partially to be funny--how often is it that people investigate the definitions of regions in so much detail. However this does raise aserious point, which is what should be included in the Midwest SDS region?

If chapters in any of the states left out of this convention feel like they woul
 
 

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