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Sign The Petition!

Ganiatu Afolabi — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:57:17 +0000

Columbia University President Lee Bollinger: Reform Kaplan Or Quit Its Board!

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Dems Issue of the Month: GUN Control!

Ganiatu Afolabi — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:02:47 +0000

This month, the CU Dems will be tackling Guns! In addition to the recent devastation at the hands of this weapon, there are numerous other tragedies that never see the light of 5 O’Clock news….but it can be prevented! If you are interested in tackling this issue with us, join us each Wednesday at 9pm in Satow! We look forward to working with you!

Private Money / Public Education

Kaley Hanenkrat — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:50:20 +0000

This event was forwarded by a Dems Alum. Sounds like a really interesting event – definitely attend if you’re around!

Dissent magazine and The Nation present:

Private Money / Public Education

Or, Can a Publishing Executive Run A School System?

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, NYU, 20 Cooper Square, 7th Floor Located at E. 5th St. and Bowery: 4/6 trains at Astor Pl., N/R at 8th St., B/D/F/M at Broadway-Lafayette

This event is free and open to the public.

“School reform” has called to mind dedicated parents, passionate teachers, and community members devoted to the political fight for school funding and support. But is this still so? At the helm of the new movement in K-12 school reform stand philanthropic billionaires and their political allies, backed by foundations with a market-based approach to reform. Choice, competition, and experimentation are the name of the new game. The traditional role of teachers’ unions has been called into question.

Now, Mayor Bloomberg has selected publishing executive Cathie Black as New York City Schools Chancellor. Controversial reformer Michelle Rhee is stepping down in Washington D.C. And the fight over the future of school reform is far from over. What will be the role of private money in public schools?

Joanne Barkan, writing in Dissent, has argued that not only do these philanthropies usurp democratic power, but that they are in the thrall of an educational ideology impervious to critical evaluation.

Dana Goldstein, in The Nation, has explored how education reform is marketed to the public with such success that Democrats and Republicans unite in support of aggressive reformers like Michelle Rhee.

James Merriman is one of New York’s leading experts in charter schools, and the current CEO of the New York City Charter School Center. He has worked for the Walton Family Foundation in charter school development.

Pedro Noguera is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University, where his scholarship focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban environment. He was a classroom teacher in public schools in Providence, RI and Oakland, CA and has published widely on urban school reform.

This event is co-sponsored by the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program, NYU.

CU Dems on Education!

Ganiatu Afolabi — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:17:35 +0000

Come join the CU Dems this Wednesday as we discuss public school education in New York City. Not only will this be an excellent follow up to our last weeks meeting regarding education, we will also hear from a number of student service groups about how we can get involved and help NOW!

See you then!

FOOD STAMP CHALLENGE ’10

Ganiatu Afolabi — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:43:53 +0000

Join the CU Dems Wednesday, November 8th for a discussion regarding government aid for those in need. America currently has more recipients THAN EVER on food stamps, and the average weekly allowance per person is $33. This is our second time doing the challenge, and we hope to make it better than ever!

Who: CU Dems and participants
Where: Lerner Satow
When: 9pm

Activism 202: DADT and What We’ll Do

Ganiatu Afolabi — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:14:04 +0000

Join the CU Dems Wednesday, October 6th at 9pm for

ACTIVISM 202: DADT and YOU

We’ll set up phonebanking, petitioning, and letter writing as we build our momentum to ensure DADT is repealed!

PENNSYLVANIA CAMPAIGN TRIP!

Ganiatu Afolabi — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:55:08 +0000

It’s about that time of year again: It’s time to campaign!

Hey Activists!

Online registration for the 2010 Pennsylvania Campaign Trip is now OPEN! Please register only if you are POSITIVE you can go on the trip. Feel free to forward this opportunity to your Columbia and Barnard friends as well! Spaces for the trip will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis, so sign up asap! There will also be a mandatory campaign trip information session at 5:00 PM Sunday, October 24th in a location TBA.

The registration sheet is HERE:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFd2eTRfWVg4QkE0T1lCODRlOVk2cnc6MQ

We look forward to a great trip with GREAT people!

Activism 101

Ganiatu Afolabi — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:13:51 +0000

Join the CU Dems THIS Wednesday, September 29th at 9pm for ACTIVISM 101!

Here, we will discuss what the DEMS have done in the past and what new forms of creative activism we can adopt now.

Also, we will break into our committee’s and start planning for the months to come!

When: Thursday, September 29th 9pm
Where: Lerner 569
Who: YOU!

Body Meeting: October’s Agenda

Ganiatu Afolabi — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:42:08 +0000

Join the CU Dems THIS WEDNESDAY, September 22nd, as we make a list of the issues we will tackle next month.

If you would like the Dems to focus on an issue that is really important to you, come and explain why this is the issue that we should address first!

Where: Satow Room, Lerner
When: 9pm