Vol. 4, No,
ORGANIC GARDEN—Planted behind Dr. Racey's house on Weaver
Avenue, by students participating in fertility day.
PICNIC DINNER—Was served to the hard-working students. Find
yourself in this picture!
TO PUT AN END TO
by Ro Scanlon
While President Nixon
trembled by his television in
Camp David, an estimated
600,000 people converged on
Washington Saturday. They had
come to protest U.S.
involvement in Southeast Asia,
social unjustice, and political
repression by participating in the
opening MAYDAY rally.
Capitol Campus participated
on April 24, as over fifty
students drove, thumbed, or
rode the chartered bus to the
nation’s capital.
The march up Pennsylvania
Avenue to the Capitol steps
began at noon on the Ellipse,
where coalitions were formed.
Such diverse factions as union
locals, veterans, regional groups,
women’s liberation groups,
students, and the Third World
Coalition marched together for a
common goal—to end war and
repression.
Along Pennsylvania Avenue,
people with headbands and
buttons carried flags and
sleeping bags, posters, and
cameras, and banners. A young
man with a powdered face and
flowing black robes represented
death in Vietnam. A woman’s
placard proclaimed “No
Vietnamese ever called me
Chick!” And a tired middle-aged
black man whose sign read, “My
Son died in Vietnam, For What,
America?” stopped by the road
and rested.
the CAPITOLIST
To the chant of “Peace
Now!” the march moved rapidly
to the Capitol steps. The
marshals announced that the
steps were closed but the crowd
parted to let a black man
carrying a heavy wooden cross
walk up to the Capitol.
The applauding, cheering
crowd on the lawn listened to
speeches by congressmen.
Folksinger John Denver sang
“Last Night I Had the Strangest
Dream”. Peter, Paul and Mary
sang “Blowin’ in the Wind” and
with hands extended in the
peace sign, the crowd joined in.
Speakers who highlighted the
afternoon were David Dillinger,
of the Chicago 8; John Kerry of
the Vietnam Veterans Against
War; Mrs. Martin Luther King,
Jr.; Reverend Abernathy; and
the mother of Angela Davis.
After the Main Rally, SDS
held a rally in front of the
Unemployment Office. No
incidents were reported there.
Although the April 24
demonstration ended at 5:00
p.m., people were urged to stay
in Washington for the coming
weeks. This week is devoted to
leafleting and lobbying.
The Festival of Life will be
held on May 1, featuring such
performers as Arlo Guthrie, Phil
Ochs, and Mary Travers. The
March...the Non Violent Civil
Disobedience will begin May 3,
to block the Pentagon and STOP
BUSINESS AS USUAL.
"All The News That Fib .... We Print"
CAPITOL CAMPUS - MIDDLETOWN, PA
FERTILITY DAY 1971
I was peacefully sleeping at
8:30 a.m., when I was awakened
to the sound of a voice coming
through a megaphone. At first, I
was certain it was a bust, but
then I remembered the date, and
I realized that the environmental
committee wasn’t joking when
they said that work would begin
at 9:00 a.m. I was still lying in
bed waiting every few minutes
for the voice that was trying to
awaken the campus. He was
doing a mighty fine job. Soon, I
wouldn’t stand it any longer, so
I decided to get up and start the
day.
1 took my movie camera and
headed to the street. I was
taking pictures for the Social
Committee to add to our films
of home movies that will be
shown in about three weeks. I
was surprised to find that the
streets were so crowded...so
early. No one in Meade Heights
rises before noon on days when
there aren’t classes, but that may
be due to the fact that they
don’t get to bed before 10:00
a.m.
Everyone seemed to be in
good spirits and ready to work.
Trucks were carrying people and
equipment. The first group I met
was patching the lawns that had
been badly torn up by the cars
that had missed the driveways
and driven across them. One of
these lawns had been my own,
so my roommates and I were
very happy to welcome the
WAR
If April 24 was any indicator,
the MAYDAY activities should
be peaceful confrontations. No
National Guard nor Federal
Troops were in evidence.
Our President Nixon refused
to comment on the April 24
march.
Will he still be silent when
Washington is closed?
SUPPORT
MAYDAY
WASHINGTON POLICE-Silently observe the rally and march
Federal Troops and National Guard were not called out.
by Kati LaMonaca
OUTDOOR ROCK CONCERT—Scott, Barb, Dave, and Elaine get it
on to the music of Silver Run, bringing Fertility Day to a close.
workers. Now maybe the
maintenance men will smile
when they pass 8128, rather -
than shake their heads in
dismay.
My next encounter was in the
backyard of Dr. Ed Racey. Here,
an organic garden was being
planted. By the time I arrived
everyone was so intent in their
work that no one even bothered
to give a smile for the camera.
Other activities included
planting trees and shrubs along
the walkway, around the dorms,
and picking up trash around the
campus.
At noon, people met on the
walkway for hot dogs and drink.
Patsy Racey had homemade
vegetable soup for those working
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE—Lined with people who had come to
Washington on April 24, to end the war and to stop rascist and
political repression.
Wednesday, April 28, 1971
in the garden. After lunch, it was
back to work in full force.
At dinner time, the crowd
moved over to the grounds near
the dorms for a picnic. The food
was provided by the cafeteria.
Some sat, some played ball, and
some played frisbec.
In the evening, a large crowd
gathered on the volley ball field
in Meade Heights and listened to
the music of Silver Run.
Generally, the crowd kept the
good spirits of the day. But
some rather intoxicated
members forgot the spirit of the
day, and left the field in a
shambles. A handful of
concerned people were left at
the end to bring Fertility Day to
a close.
MAYDAY
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