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.. Democreti APPENDIX STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY A source has advised that the Students for e@ c Society -(SDS), as it is known todav, came into being at a founding convention held at Port Huron, Michigan, ir June, 2862. From én initial icevlogicz1 posture of “participatory democracy," the current line of the national leadership reveals an adherence to Marxism-Leninism. Michael Elonsky, National Secretary, in March, 1969, called for the building of a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist movement. Tne pregras ef EDS hes moved fron involvement ian civil rights eirugecles to ar anti-Vietnam war position and finally to its present advocacy of an antieimperialist line, linking up the oppressed peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America with the bieoh liberaticn mowement in the Unitec Stetes,. Chinc, Vietnam and Cuba are regarded as countries which are leading the woridwide struggles against United States imperialism. On the other hand, SDS regards the Soviet Union as an imperialist power and does not support the policies of that country. : ° : SDS maintains a national office in Room 206, 1608 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois. Its 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 eleven members are elected each year during a June National Convention. SDS regional offices and university and college chapters elect delegates to National Council meetings wherein program and ideology are debated, but each region and Chapter is autonomous in nature and is free to carry out independent ~ policy and programs reflective of local conditions. . 2 ee er ee