CUNY Students Occupy

Hi All,

I attended the CUNY GA at the Graduate Center last night and they are looking for our support on November 28th.

Below is an email sent out through GEM and NYCORE. Please forward info below widely to educators and parents. Apologies if it's repeat info for you.

In solidarity,

Heather

Dear fellow educators,



The Occupy CUNY GA met last night, with about 90 people in attendance, representing most CUNY schools, undergrads, grads and faculty, as well as a PSC staff rep. The GA called for a mass action on Monday, November 28 at the Board of Trustees hearing at Baruch College, on

25th Street and Lexington Ave, at 4:30 pm. The focus is to be on the intensifying police attacks on university students and protests in general, while also denouncing tuition increases. The exact time and place of the action will be decided at a CUNY-wide GA on Sunday, November 27. The GA also resolved to request that the PSC mobilize its membership for this action. I'll forward the formal statement when it is released. I hope it can be used to gain support from other teacher unions, as well.

This call should be of great concern to all NYC teachers, students and parents. Beyond the implications of growing police repression for our democratic right to peacefully protest, many of you studied in CUNY schools and many of your students will go on to study at CUNY schools. Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Cuomo and Chancellor Goldstein's actions will close this door to most NYC students and render them voiceless to protest. We hope you will respond in force.

I would also like to suggest that Occupy the DOE and other groups defending education attend the 3rd CUNY wide General Assembly, on Sunday, November 27 at 3:00pm at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Harlem.


Video:  Police Charge Club CUNY Students at Baruch College 


CUNYt:  Peaceful Assembly (1 of 5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkBGMULZKxY

CUNY (2 of 5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGMS5G3gxq8

CUNY (3 of 5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGvO8TQSLQk

CUNY (4 of 5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSeNS77XJd0

CUNY (5 of 5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klsh3YlhEg8
 
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