Communist
4th September 2009, 07:07
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(http://fightbacknews.org/2009/09/u-of-m-sds-launches-save-our-school-campaign.htm)
U of MN SDS launches Save Our School campaign (http://fightbacknews.org/2009/09/u-of-m-sds-launches-save-our-school-campaign.htm)
By Stephanie Taylor and Tracy Molm
Minneapolis, MN -
The University of Minnesota Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter infiltrated the Welcome Week convocation to drop banners, Sept. 3.
Convocation at the University of Minnesota has historically been an event to welcome thousands of new students to the university and sing the praises of the university administration.
Welcome Week is increasingly closed off to any issue that runs counter to the administrations message.
The goal of the SDS action was to kick off their Save Our School (S.O.S.) campaign. Its an S.O.S. call, says member Andrew Somers, Things at our school are not right, and its time that SDS join with other forces on campus to start fighting for justice and against absurd administrative salaries at a time of budget crisis and tuition hikes.
The group was able to drop two banners during university President Bruininkss address. The banners read, Bruininks we cant afford your mansion anymore. Cut administrative salaries! No more tuition hikes! and
We pay Bruininks $700,000+ per year to lay off thousands of workers. The action interrupted the presidents speech and the building was locked down because of the disruption.
S.O.S. is a campaign about economic justice, uniting students with the lowest paid workers on campus to put pressure on the university administration. The campaign demands things like more student oversight of the budget, more scholarships for working-class and low-income students and cuts to administrative salaries rather than laying off staff.
As Grace Kelley states, It is an insult that our tuition dollars go to building new stadiums and funding Bruininkss mansion when many students are struggling to go to this land grant institution. This is an issue that people across the board can relate to.
The University of Minnesota SDS is confident that their S.O.S. call will be a force to be reckoned with on campus this year.
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(http://fightbacknews.org/2009/09/u-of-m-sds-launches-save-our-school-campaign.htm)
U of MN SDS launches Save Our School campaign (http://fightbacknews.org/2009/09/u-of-m-sds-launches-save-our-school-campaign.htm)
By Stephanie Taylor and Tracy Molm
Minneapolis, MN -
The University of Minnesota Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter infiltrated the Welcome Week convocation to drop banners, Sept. 3.
Convocation at the University of Minnesota has historically been an event to welcome thousands of new students to the university and sing the praises of the university administration.
Welcome Week is increasingly closed off to any issue that runs counter to the administrations message.
The goal of the SDS action was to kick off their Save Our School (S.O.S.) campaign. Its an S.O.S. call, says member Andrew Somers, Things at our school are not right, and its time that SDS join with other forces on campus to start fighting for justice and against absurd administrative salaries at a time of budget crisis and tuition hikes.
The group was able to drop two banners during university President Bruininkss address. The banners read, Bruininks we cant afford your mansion anymore. Cut administrative salaries! No more tuition hikes! and
We pay Bruininks $700,000+ per year to lay off thousands of workers. The action interrupted the presidents speech and the building was locked down because of the disruption.
S.O.S. is a campaign about economic justice, uniting students with the lowest paid workers on campus to put pressure on the university administration. The campaign demands things like more student oversight of the budget, more scholarships for working-class and low-income students and cuts to administrative salaries rather than laying off staff.
As Grace Kelley states, It is an insult that our tuition dollars go to building new stadiums and funding Bruininkss mansion when many students are struggling to go to this land grant institution. This is an issue that people across the board can relate to.
The University of Minnesota SDS is confident that their S.O.S. call will be a force to be reckoned with on campus this year.
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