| Make a Donation |
| The Social Forum is over, but our work has just begun. The CUNY Student Union, the parent organization of the Social Forum, is now working to build a CUNY-wide coalition to fight for greater minority and working class accessibility to CUNY, more democratic governance, against further tuition and fee increases, and other issues vital to CUNY students. We also have next year's Social Forum to begin planning, so we still need your support! Your sponsorship of any amount would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be made through PayPal or by check. For PayPal, click on the following link. Checks should be made payable to the CUNY Student Union and mailed to: CUNY Social Forum Donations are not tax deductible, sorry! If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact the chair of the Finance Committee, Maria Arettines, at maria.arettines@gmail.com. |
| Organizers |
| Maria Arettines, Terri Bennett, Rolando Bini, Evan Clealand, Mia Cruz, Javier Genao, Jesse Goldstein, Asantewaa Harris, Rachel Haut, Greg James, Marvin James, Olivia Katz, Rodolfo Leyton, Anastasia Libovich, Elliot Liu, Ron McGuire, Mike Menser, Justin Myers, Maximus, Barbara Pacheco, Tasha Prosper, Thor Ritz, Winston Scarlett, Stephanie Schwartz, Doug Singsen, Heather Squire, David Suker, Mark Torres, Leanne Tory-Murphy, Stacy Warner, David Wayne, Hank Williams |
| CUNY Student
Union |
| The CUNY Student Union is a student organization that is currently forming chapters on CUNY campuses. It is dedicated to fighting for the interests of students on all issues that affect them. The CUNY Student Union was the primary organization responsible for the CUNY Social Forum, whose goals it seeks to pursue. To get involved or for more information, email cunysocialforum@gmail.com.
UPCOMING MEETINGS Hunter College: Care about CUNY? Care about Hunter? Learn more about the Hunter Student Union. |
| About
the Social Forum |
| The CUNY Social Forum took place October 17-19, 2008 at the City College of New York. Over 600 people attended 58 workshops and 3 plenaries at the Social Forum. For more information about what happened at the Social Forum, see the following links and the Mission Statement below. Schedule of the 2008 CUNY Social Forum Indypendent article about the Social Forum Brooklyn College Excelsior article about the Social Forum |
| Mission Statement |
| We, students, faculty, staff and alumni, of all CUNY campuses, have come together to create a more accountable, accessible, and democratic CUNY. We want a CUNY that is accountable to the students and surrounding NYC community, accessible to all New Yorkers seeking higher education, and a CUNY that is truly democratic, where students, faculty, and the community have meaningful decision-making power. In the face of a rapidly changing New York, we want to ensure that the City and State stop the pattern of disinvestment in CUNY and in public education. We are dedicated to making the CUNY Social Forum a space in which we can build ties between existing student groups and student activists at CUNY and strengthen these efforts. |
| Special
Thanks |
Guillermo Morales/Assata Shakur Community and Student Center The Brecht Forum, especially to Kazembe Balagun Father Fabian and Our Lady of Lourdes Church Yscaira and la pregunta Spirit Child and Mental Notes Hip Hop Media Lab Dr. Leonard Jeffries and the Black Studies Program at City College Professor Arthur Spears and the Anthropology Department at City College |
| Sponsors |
Black Studies Program, City College Anthropology Department, City College Hispanic and Latina(o) Studies Department, John Jay College Women and Gender Studies Department, Hunter College Department of Puerto Rican and Latino
Studies, Brooklyn Women's Studies Department, Brooklyn College Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Medgar Evers College Guillermo Morales/Assata Shakur Community and Student Center, City College Bluestockings Eradicating Racism, a program of wegotissues.org |