90+ CUNY and Non-CUNY Student, Faculty and Community Organizations and 12 City and State elected officials signed our letter demanding CUNY divest from prisons and cut ties from Corcraft to support the release of aging people in prison.
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In light of the recent news about a white Columbia professor repeatedly using the n word in class, we would like to link a collective demand letter we collaborated on with students that were in the class when it occurred and additional resources about what happened
Some of our projects include: Open Letter to Hunter: Do Black Lives Matter at Hunter?, #CUNYDivestFromPrisons Campaign to divest from Corcraft, supporting the Audre Lorde Initiative, #MacauleySoWhite Open Letter, @MADatCU X CAS Survey: Do Cops On Campus Make You Feel Safe? 4/5
As we enter this new year, we wanted to take a moment to briefly reflect on our organizing over the past few months. In a deadly pandemic, the United States maintained the horrific incarceration and systemic murder and oppression of Black and brown people. In rage and anger, 1/5
TONIGHT 7 pm ET: join Columbia YDSA, @rentstrikeUoM, @CUNYRising, @UChiStudentsAct & students from 90+ schools & 8 countries to discuss how we can build student & worker power on our campuses around the world. RSVP: https://t.co/sTo1RvSyii #StudentsOfTheWorldUnite
With @MADatCU, we have launched a survey for all NYC college students and faculty to share their thoughts on campus police, the NYPD and resources on their campus.
Link to form here: https://t.co/PhIqleGahV
We will be joining more than 50 student groups across 7 countries at the International Town Hall to spread historic student movements like @columbiaydsa@rentstrikeUoM@CUNYRising across the world. #StudentsOfTheWorldUnite.
Join us: https://t.co/yB0IzimZth
Our tuition strike is part of a wider movement for a democratic transformation of higher education. Join us next Thurs. for a town hall featuring guest speakers from @rentstrikeUoM@CUNYRising, + 50 student groups from 7 countries! https://t.co/sTo1RvSyii #StudentsOfTheWorldUnite
We will be joining more than 50 student groups across 7 countries at the International Town Hall to spread historic student movements like @columbiaydsa@rentstrikeUoM@CUNYRising across the world.
#StudentsOfTheWorldUnite.
Join us: https://t.co/JOVgn0FygE