To listen to these sound files, recorded Oct. 17, 2008, in Harlem at the CUNY Social Forum, click on the links below: Maria Arettines (moderator), a CUNY Social Forum organizer and Hunter College student: “What are our desires?” (5 minutes, 23 seconds) Hank Williams, veteran of the Student Liberation Action Movement (SLAM!) and organizer with [...]
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February 1998 New York Times article
Posted in access to education, bilingual education, Hostos Community College, Open Admissions on June 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
That protester, and another who clambered onto the table earlier in the meeting, were pulled down and arrested by CUNY security officers. Other demonstrators lining the back of the boardroom chanted, “Education is a right,” an angry rejoinder to proposals by Herman Badillo, the vice chairman of the board, and others to restrict enrollment of students who require remedial classes.
