Aimee Smith has been wearing a head scarf since September 11 to express solidarity with Muslims and opposition to US actions in Afghanistan.

World Bank policies such as structural adjustment are viewed as a way for Western governments to impose neo-liberal economic policies on developing countries in order to provide their own multi-national corporations with cheap labor. And genetically-engineered food is seen as a means for large corporations to increase their profits at the cost of possible human health risks.

The underlying ideology can thus motivate students to take actions on a wide range of seemingly disparate issues. "The way we win and create peace around the world," said Aimee Smith, "is by recognizing that all humans are valuable and deserve having their rights stood up for against the powerful few that benefit by creating division, in terms of both profit and power."

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