About 200 students attended teach-ins against the U.S. war on Iraq at Towson University and University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) on February 13 prior to the massive protests against the war in New York City and around the world.

At UMBC, Stephen Eric Bronner discussed in "Baghdad Memories" a trip to Iraq he took as part of "US Academicians against the War." Bronner was officially part of a fact-finding mission, but the group's focus was to take a look at the society the U.S. government is preparing to destroy. Read Bronner's contribution at baltimore.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/3018 .

Lou Cantori discussed issues of an analytical and factual nature about the claims of the Bush Administration and reviewed the historical foreign policy objectives of the U.S. in the Middle East. However, Cantori also examined the closing of mainstream political discourse in regards to the Iraq crisis. Read Cantori's contribution at baltimore.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/3132 .

The teach-in at UMBC was organized by Students Against Violence & Exploitation (SAVE); the teach-in at Towson University by the Towson Anti-War Coalition ( www.towsonantiwar.org/ ). Student organized teach-ins against the war continue. See the Indymedia "Newswire" and the "Calendar" upcoming events and reports.