SLAM! Structure

SLAM! Structure

This structure was adopted in Fall 1996.

1.  The Student Liberation Action Movement/Coalition for Public Education (SLAM!) is a coalition of open democratic high school and college campus-based coalitions and other organizations fighting to defend public education.

2.  In order to become members of SLAM! campus-based coalitions must have regular democratic meetings publicized on campus, and open to everybody committed to the demands of the coalition, including students, faculty and members of the community.  Any individual member of a campus-based coalitions shall be considered a member of the larger CPE.

3.  SLAM! has a steering committee composed of voting delegates democratically elected to represent their member organizations under the advisement of their attending members in a caucus.
This steering committee is made up of:

• Four delegates from each CUNY campus-based coalition.
• Two delegates from each private campus-based coalition.
• Four delegates from each high school-based coalition.
• And delegates from any other organization, in particular, representative organizations of staff, adjuncts and faculty, as approved by the steering committee of a number to be determined by the steering committee.  Each delegation shall be composed of at least 50% women and 50% people of color.

4.  The steering committee shall meet weekly and is the decision-making body of SLAM!.  Steering committee meetings are open to all members of the Coalition, but only steering members may vote.

5.  The steering committee is empowered to create committees to carry out various functions on behalf of the Coalition.