Updated: September 11, 2006 - See Demilitarization and Free Store

Based at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) is a radical organization of students who hope to transform our campus and the Orlando metro area into a participatory democratic society, where at all levels the people have control over the decisions which affect them and the resources on which they are dependent.

SDS exposes our education system's domination by corporate/government interests and seeks to create a community of educational and political concern: one bringing together liberals and radicals, activists and scholars, students and faculty. With our decentralized, grassroots, bottom-up, direct-action program juxtaposed to the authoritarian movements of capitalism, communism and the domestic right, SDS fights to establish radical change on both the campus and in the community to the point where people will feel empowered to nurture community vitality, health and sustainability. By confronting the institution closest to us, SDS reveals that the problems that plague our nation can be tackled locally.

A peaceful, just and egalitarian society free of all forms of exploitation and oppression including homophobia, racism, sexism and nationalism is possible! A sustainable environment, economy and political system is possible! A world free of corporate-controlled government, militarism, and crass commercialization is possible! SDS offers a world of ethical possibility!