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Solidarity Action Outside Cooper Union at 6p Tonight!

Date: 
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 6:00pm
Address: 
Peter Cooper Square Park
New York, NY 10003
United States
Cooper Union Sit In

For Immediate Release:

50+ students, faculty, and staff are maintaining a ‘sit-in’ inside Jamshed Bharucha’s office on the 7th floor of the Foundation Building of the Cooper Union. As students we have reclaimed the President’s office in response to the Administration and the Board of Trustees announcing the implementation of tuition for the incoming class of 2014- desecrating a 154 year old tradition of meritocracy and free education. We stand together with the extended Cooper community in opposition to this decision; we reaffirm all of the previous and future actions of our fellow students and allies.

Safety Statement/Statement of Purpose:

“This is a non-violent direct action, you are not being held in this room, you are free to exit when you please. Jamshed Bharucha, we are here today to deliver you a statement of No Confidence from the School of Art, we no longer recognize your presidency at Cooper as legitimate and in so doing we commit to re-claim this office in the interim until a suitable administrative alternative is secured."

  • WEAR red squares
  • BRING pots and pans
  • Let's make our solidarity seen & heard around the world!

Hashtags: #OccupyCooper #FreeEdu

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