The following lists the dates for upcoming chapter meetings scheduled by the PSC to specifically focus on the union’s contract campaign. Please plan to attend the meeting on your local campus — and bring your friends and colleagues — to make sure adjunct demands are heard in your chapter!!!
The upcoming AP workshop “I’m Stickin’ to the Union: The Nuts and Bolts of the PSC and the Contract Campaign” on Wednesday March 30th at 6.30pm in Room 5414 at the CUNY Graduate Center will be an opportunity to get information on the union’s contract demands, the PSC’s bargaining strategy, the AP’s contract campaign, and how adjunct issues fit into the fight against budget cuts, as well as mobilizing for the special DA meeting the next day!!!
(chapter meetings already passed: HEO chapter, City Tech, CLT, QCC, York, Lehman, BMCC)
Attention CUNY Community, As of today, Kristofer Petersen-Overton has been unconditionally reappointed to teach his Middle East course for this Spring 2011 semester. Brooklyn College finally responded to the swiftly galvanized public pressure from CUNY folks, the community, and supporters (literally) worldwide who had heard about his case and spoke out. See BC President Karen Gould’s letter reprinted below.
We will hold a Celebration Rally at Brooklyn College this Thursday, on schedule at 12pm, and call on all supporters of university justice and academic freedom to join us. We all who fought this fight collectively won alongside Kristofer, we tremendously benefit from this victory, and so we all deserve to celebrate! See you there. (And take a look at the joyous new flyer!)
We Stopped the Attacks on Academic Freedom! Kristofer Petersen-Overton is back!
Last night our colleague, friend, and comrade, Kristofer Petersen-Overton was reappointed to his adjunct position in the political science department at Brooklyn College. This is a victory for academic freedom. As of now the rally/protest scheduled for Thursday will now be a victory party!
See the announcement below by president of Brooklyn College, Karen Gould:
Dear students, faculty, and staff,
Over the past several days, as a result of a provostial decision about an adjunct appointment, Brooklyn College has been thrust into a debate about academic freedom. This debate has been fueled at times by inflammatory rhetoric and mischaracterization of the facts. It is unfortunate that matters of utmost importance to our college community can be so rapidly co-opted by those with a political agenda and distorted by the media.
I stand united with you: We must never allow decisions about our students’ education to be swayed by outside influence. . . . → Read More: A VICTORY FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM!
