students walk out to protest the war
On Tuesday, March 20th, students at SIU walked out of class to protest the war in Iraq. Check Out the Daily Egyptian's coverage.
victory in anti-sweatshop campaign
Our year-long campaign for affiliation with the Worker Rights Consortium has ended successfully with the agreement by Chancellor Dunn to affiliate with the WRC and adopt a worker's rights code of conduct. This affiliation marks the end of sweatshop-produced SIU clothing. Read the Daliy Egyptian's coverage.
stop by our table at the RSO fair
Students for Peace and Democracy will have a table at the spring RSO fair, to be held Thursday, February 1st in the Student Center at 5:30pm.
first meeting of the spring 2007 semester
The first meeting of the Spring 07 semester will be held on Thursday, January 18th at 6pm. Invite your friends, see you there!!!
Coalition Of Imokalee Workers visits carbondale

On Monday, October 16th, SPD and the Student Envirnomental Center co-sponsored a visit by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers as part of their 2005 truth tour. During the visit, CIW members educated students and members of the community about the conditions faced by farmworkers in Florida and their campaign for fair wages from McDonalds. For more on the campaign, visit our fair farm labor campaign page, and for more pictures from the event click here.
fair farm labor campaign
At our September 14th, 2006 meeting, SPD voted unanimously to work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Student/Farmworker Alliance, along with other SIU student organizations, and fight for the rights of farm workers in the United States. Learn more!
room change for fall 2006 meetings
Our meetings for the fall semester of 2006 will be held in faner 2205, not in Parkinson. The time is still 6pm. See you there!
first meeting of the fall semester
Our first meeting of the semester will be on Tuesday, August 29th, at 6pm. We will meet at the student center doors closest to Faner. Bring some ideas for campaigns this semester!

stop by and see us at the RSO fair
We'll have a table at the annual RSO fair put on by student development. The fair is Thursday, August 24th at 5pm in the Student Center. Be sure to stop by and say hello.

update on anti-sweatshop campaign
Over the summer months, we are working to make sure that SIUC's affiliation with the WRC takes place as soon as possible, hopefully before the start of the fall 2006 semester. More Information soon.

broken promises
Watch Broken Promises from the website peacetakescourage.com.

we tell the chancellor he can't fool us
On May 1st, student protesters, including several SPD members, took direct action against Chancellor Wendler's "Saluki Way" pet project. Full story and pictures here.