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Council Statement

The statement approved by the group reads:
"The Student Council of the University of
Virginia endorses the nonviolent Mayday civil
disobedience planned for May 1-5 in
Washington D.C. and supports the efforts of
those Virginia students who will participate.
Council sees the action of trying to stop the
activities of those governmental agencies which
prosecute the war in Southeast Asia as perhaps
the only remaining option open to the people
of this country to display the vehemence with
which they oppose the war. While each council
member may not support the efficacy of the
action, Council, as a whole, offers moral
backing to those who will subject themselves to
arrest for their belief in the tactic."