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by BRITTANY PENLAND
News Reporter
Members of the Campus Anti-War Network, C.A.N. assembled on Sanford Mall Thursday to engage in a peace rally.
Approximately 12 students came together in a small circle on the mall to discuss how to become more peaceful individuals in society.
“This doesn’t have to be are you for or against war, are you Democrat or Republican; this is about being a peaceful person and being happy,” Prime Minister of the network John B. Fortenberry said.
This is the first
year the organization is recognized as an Appalachian State University
club, however, Fortenberry said the organization has been active for
three years.
“We
wanted to bring people together in a peaceful way because there is so
much tension, especially right now during the elections,” Secretary of
the network Leah E. Wilson said.
In the
past, the club has organized an anti-war rally, which was held last
March on the mall, as well as a Sept. 11, 2001 film series.
“As long
as people just see us, we are choosing to be peaceful and take that way
of life and not let the bad things that are going on in the world and
maybe even in our community affect how we live,” Fortenberry said.
The group plans to host an upcoming anti-war rally, to be announced.
“[Peace]
resides in yourself and we talk about that in our meetings,”
Fortenberry said. “The way to make other people feel peaceful is not by
saying ‘Hey, stop being a war monger, choose peace,’ you have to choose
peace for yourself and let those vibes spread.”
The
organization also plans to raise more awareness on the Appalachian
campus about Darfur and Sudan, sophomore elementary education major
Jessica M. O’Hara said.
The club currently meets once a week at Beanstalk Coffee House, located on King Street, Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
There are an estimated 15 active members.
“As an
organization, we definitely focus on being against military wars and
things like that, but we are also trying to step up our activism
against the war on drugs and the war on poverty and all of the wars
that exist right now,” Fortenberry said.
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