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) i ie. APPENDIX STMDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC 200624 A source hag advised that the Students for a . Demeeratic Society (S02), Ag it is known today, came into being at a founding convention held at fort Huren, Michigan, an June, 1962. From an initial ideolegical preture of “paaticipatory democrsuy the curcent Tine ct the national leadership reveals an adherence ty Marxism-Leninism. Michael Kionsky, Naticnal iecretary, in March, 1969, called fve the building of a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist movement. fhe program of sDS nas moved from involvement in civil rights strucghes to an ancisVielaiam war positica and finally to its prescat advocacy of an anti=imperialist line, linking up the eppressed peoples of Asi, Africa, aad Latin America with the black liberation moverent in the United ates, ‘China, Vietnam and Cuba are regarded as countries which are leading the worldwide struggles «ucsxinst YJaited States imperialism. On the other hand, SCS ¢ rds the Seviet Cnion as an imperialist power and dows not support tLe policies of that “country. SDS maintains « national office in Room 206, 1608 West Madison Street, Chicago, illinois. [ts official paper, "New Left Notes,” reflects the line of the national leader- ship and program adopted at meetings of the National Council and National Interim Committee (NIC), Three national officers and a NIC of eluven members are elected each year during a June National Convention. SDS regicaal offices and university and college chapters elect delegates to Sational (council meetings wherein Esogram and ideolosy are avbated, but each region and chapter 1s 4utenomous in nature snd is free to carry cut independent policy and prograns refiective of local conditions. APPENDIX