GRADUATE CENTER NEWSLETTER ON THE CUNY
CRISIS 5/9/91

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ANNOUNCEMENT: A teach-in will be held on Monday, May 13. The
topic is "Maintaining the Struggle After the Occupations," The
speakers will include Barbara Omolade, Assistant Professor at the
Center for Workers’ Education at City College; and Martin Eisenberg,
a longtime community organizer and a student in the Graduate Center
Sociology program. Also speaking will be a former member of the
Black Panther movement and students from the CUNY-wide struggle.
The teach-in will begin at 6:00 p.m., in room 732.

REPORTS:

A group of concerned Graduate Center faculty members, students and
administrators are organizing efforts aimed at putting pressure on
the New York State legislature. Volunteers are needed to help run a
phone bank which will contact every Graduate Center student, asking
him/her to telephone the relevant assembly persons and state
senator about the CUNY crisis, and providing all pertinent
information needed to do so. Furthermore, plans are underway to
send students to lobbv various legisiators from the City, and
volunteers are also needed (especially from outer-boroughs.) Steve
Gorelick, Special Assistant to the President for ‘Legislative
Affairs, is coordinating this. Call him at 642-2828.

The Emergency Committee to Save CUNY, a committee of
concerned CUNY faculty, is currently focusing on: attempting to get
their union, the Professional Staff Congress, more involved in the
struggle to save public higher education; working with lawyers to
help defend those CUNY students who are facing severe disciplinary
measures as result of the strikes; and working to galvanize the
faculty community throughout the university system. A meeting was
held on Thursday, May 2 for all interested Graduate Center faculty;
Graduate Center faculty should contact Professor Frances
Fox Piven of the Political Science Department at 642-2385.
Any CUNY faculty memebers interested in participating should
contact Jean Weisman at The Center for Workers' Education, City
College, 650-5300.

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CUNITY, the CUNY-wide coalition of students struggling against the
budget cuts and tuition hikes, in which the Graduate Center
participates, continues to meet and work. It is currently involved
with lobbying efforts (an informal meeting was held with Me! Miller,
Speaker of the Assembly, on april 25.) It is also planning for a large
rally in Albany, and is bringing our struggle to communities and
unions, to solidify our efforts with others fighting the budget cuits.
The coalition is particularly active in attempting to gain amnesty
for those students facing disciplinaiy and legal action as a result of
the strikes.

On Tuesday evening, May 7, Chanceilor Ann Reynolds participated in a
ceremony at the Graduate Center honoring students who had
participated in an internship in Government program. Wishing to
avoid a group of graduate students seeking to question her about
80th St.'s response to the crisis, the Chancellor entered the third
floor studio through a back staircase. However, a few concerned
students who happened to be walking downstairs at the time ran into
her there; and after a brief but substantive discussion, the
Chancellor agreed to meet with students before the semester's end.

FIGHT THE BUDGET CUTS! TAX THE RICH INSTEAD!

CALL VICE-CHANCELLOR JAY HERSHENSON AT 80TH STREET AND
TELL HIM TO TELL CHANCELLOR REYNOLDS TO GRANT AMNESTY
TO ALL CUNY STUDENTS! 794-5317

CURRENTLY 50 CUNY STUDENTS FACE DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS, AND
31 FACE LEGAL CHARGES. SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND HELP GET
AMNESTY.

THE CITY COLLEGE DAY STUDENT GOVERNMENT HAS SET UP A
LEGISLATIVE ACTION GENTER. TO GET INVOLVED CALL DAVID
MIRTZ AT 650-5024.

GET ON THE PHONE! CALL 1 800 222 2567 AND SPEAK WITH:
MEL MILLER, ROGER GREEN, JIM TALLON, ED SULLIVAN
AND MAURIGE HINGHEY. THEY ARE IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF THE
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.