February 1968 Memo and Press Release from Youth in Action
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BEDFORD=STUYVESANT YOUTH IN ACTION COMMUNTTY CORPORA TION
26 Brevoort Place Srooklyn, New York
MEMORANDUM
pase Se i TOBR
February 6, 1968
LO: EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM: Ulysses M. Jordan
Chairman
RE: PUBLIC MEETING >_ SATURDAY 5 FEBRUARY 1091968.
On Saturday, February 19, 1968 from 1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. at P.S. 35 = 272 McDonough Street, Brooklyn
there will be a public meeting in Bedford-Stuyvesant and
youth in Action will present their position on the new
Community College,
A , . +. ae
ay membcr of the Educacion Committee who has
time to work closely with Mr. Pinkston, Mr. Watkins,
Mr. Stewart and Mr. Merchant in preparation for Saturday's
public meeting please volunteer your time, call Mr. Pinkston
at 789-6161, Exts-2ily |
T must insist that all members of the Gducation.
Committee be on time on Saturday. I want a11 members of
the Education Committee sitting together on the front row
for this event.
Ulys es M. wordae
UMJ:mh Chairman, Education Committee
BeOvOSD=-STUYVESANT YOUTH - IN ACTION CO.
PUBL LG) ENEORMATION OF Fi CE
i, od LOR 11215
CONTACT: William Mercnant
7S9=O16) (Exe 234 '
BEDPORD=-STUYVESAI
~ PROPOSAL PLANS
The people of the
tions about the proposed experimental
promised to the Comma hy by the Educa
co
Bee amet the Board of Hither
>
leaders are unable to answer the many
Creu:
they were not consulted by the Educat
Pa!
OST (NINES Are
UA Urs l u
C LON
February 6, 1968
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Y AROUSED OVER
EIEAT, COLLEGE
Bedford-Stuyvesant Community ere asking ques-~
Community College which has been
itional and Political Power
Education. Responsible Community
~
as
questions asked, in as much
jonal Structure on both the state
and local levels in respect to programing and the planning stages for
the development of this college.
;
In an attempt to make solid proposals concerning the pr ed
experimental Community College in Central Brooklyn, a mass Community
ae
11 be held.on Saturday,
fle
se Ww
fete
mee
ay
oO
February 10,
1:00 PiM. at’ ?. 5S.
Stephen Decatur J. es: 202 McDonough Street. This meeting is being
organized by Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth In Action Community Corporation
and the Five Community Action Neighborhood Boards of YIA, the Ad Hoe
Planning Committee for ligher Education in Central Brooklyn and the
Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council.
inkston, Executive D
Waleer.C we
Youth In Action, alluding to the co
College said, "Unless the people of Be
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26 Brevoort Place Srooklyn, New York
MEMORANDUM
pase Se i TOBR
February 6, 1968
LO: EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM: Ulysses M. Jordan
Chairman
RE: PUBLIC MEETING >_ SATURDAY 5 FEBRUARY 1091968.
On Saturday, February 19, 1968 from 1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. at P.S. 35 = 272 McDonough Street, Brooklyn
there will be a public meeting in Bedford-Stuyvesant and
youth in Action will present their position on the new
Community College,
A , . +. ae
ay membcr of the Educacion Committee who has
time to work closely with Mr. Pinkston, Mr. Watkins,
Mr. Stewart and Mr. Merchant in preparation for Saturday's
public meeting please volunteer your time, call Mr. Pinkston
at 789-6161, Exts-2ily |
T must insist that all members of the Gducation.
Committee be on time on Saturday. I want a11 members of
the Education Committee sitting together on the front row
for this event.
Ulys es M. wordae
UMJ:mh Chairman, Education Committee
BeOvOSD=-STUYVESANT YOUTH - IN ACTION CO.
PUBL LG) ENEORMATION OF Fi CE
i, od LOR 11215
CONTACT: William Mercnant
7S9=O16) (Exe 234 '
BEDPORD=-STUYVESAI
~ PROPOSAL PLANS
The people of the
tions about the proposed experimental
promised to the Comma hy by the Educa
co
Bee amet the Board of Hither
>
leaders are unable to answer the many
Creu:
they were not consulted by the Educat
Pa!
OST (NINES Are
UA Urs l u
C LON
February 6, 1968
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Y AROUSED OVER
EIEAT, COLLEGE
Bedford-Stuyvesant Community ere asking ques-~
Community College which has been
itional and Political Power
Education. Responsible Community
~
as
questions asked, in as much
jonal Structure on both the state
and local levels in respect to programing and the planning stages for
the development of this college.
;
In an attempt to make solid proposals concerning the pr ed
experimental Community College in Central Brooklyn, a mass Community
ae
11 be held.on Saturday,
fle
se Ww
fete
mee
ay
oO
February 10,
1:00 PiM. at’ ?. 5S.
Stephen Decatur J. es: 202 McDonough Street. This meeting is being
organized by Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth In Action Community Corporation
and the Five Community Action Neighborhood Boards of YIA, the Ad Hoe
Planning Committee for ligher Education in Central Brooklyn and the
Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council.
inkston, Executive D
Waleer.C we
Youth In Action, alluding to the co
College said, "Unless the people of Be
ixector of Be
ness “ucroundine Ene Comm x
nfusion surrounding the Community
FES ek spas a & ety Pt en BS oa)
dford-Stuyvesant are alert to what
“mores _
CH rt 4 ies) Ch
‘8 ics) qi e 3 ‘
eS 13 G eee fot)
rc oy m r= CS Q
Lee 44 a) fi) we ©)
ie) ert eS oS oO ees
= 75) orl Q@ a 9 4J 44
he Si £ ort wt G
c¢3) ay Q a ui cea cy
= > Ou S) 42) GS G) a,
2 a eS oS
a qQ ri ee Les)
. ve eS v)
M q@ = *
NN (as me) pe et &
42 q Ou +d iS)
ot poor cA) @ CG scl
© t rd te, o) J 4
i) < icy) O {3 is)
@ 5 = a Q S
as 4.3 } oy =)
ooo x of) met rep) Cs)
e ™~ Gq rd ray [x]
Mel OD) oe eo ect Oa
1) G ; oa = “2 u
Q) Sy a)
Mt wy 9
oO a0] - =
ol 44 ro * GG
ro (ey) Cal 44
a he (e) ° {)
(m) © ¢) Gy
- * ant {
a «)
Py rd i
i * mi cat co Ge
: a ons & Q ca)
{ 4 : fe) ce) 62
a oY} oO “9
RA Cd) MM cob) a a
re 43 —Q ‘e C3 aa
@ 20) ©) j oO 4
om nt) ey 4 Gi aii
” Wy (2) @ i Us
. we ei oO
<G 33) <9 193) el
aa a 2] ue)
. : id ye @) .
Mi fe oS @ het _
at Gi & a0)
ra) 69 4 ee (a
it ies act G 39) em
ca] 13 G ey oO
et ea) G re) w Ua
as ci <3 = ol
co iS9) eo M4 rc
ia © z Ci = QO G)
& fan A Bh 2 ay eG:
ws wy ats i es
. = w
fo) i) 3 oS on
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Title
February 1968 Memo and Press Release from Youth in Action
Description
In this February 6, 1968 memo, the leaders of Youth in Action (YiA), an anti-poverty organization based in Bedford-Stuyvesant, responded to CUNY’s announcement of a new community college in their community, expressing grave concerns that community members of Central Brooklyn had not been consulted about plans or programming for the newly proposed college. In the memo, the YiA leaders invited prominent political leaders and CUNY officials, including Senator Robert Kennedy, Mayor John Lindsay, and Judge Thomas Jones to an open meeting with the Bedford-Stuyvesant community, to clarify CUNY’s plans for the new college, and respond to questions from the community.
In February 1968, the City University of New York (CUNY) announced plans to establish a new “Community College 7 in or near Bedford-Stuyvesant. . . oriented to the Bedford-Stuyvesant Community and operated in consultation with the community.” Representatives of a broad network of Central Brooklyn community organizations engaged in an 18 months-long negotiation with CUNY Board of Higher Education officials over CUNY’s plans for its newly announced “Community College 7,” including discussions about the proposed school’s curriculum, who would lead it, and what role the community would play in the school’s governance. The role of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community in planning and determining the leadership of the college remained a central point of controversy between Central Brooklyn’s educational and civil society leaders and CUNY officials in the negotiations that followed.
Contributor
Woodsworth, Michael
Creator
Jordan, Ulysses
Date
February 6, 1968
Language
English
Source
Donald Watkins Collection (Brooklyn Public Library)
Original Format
Memorandum/Press Release / Statement
Jordan, Ulysses. Letter. “February 1968 Memo and Press Release from Youth in Action.”, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/2010
Time Periods
1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
