The Free University extended family is invited to participate:
NYC STUDENT BLOC NEXT STEPS / COOPER UNION SOLIDARITY
This Sunday, 1pm, at Cooper Union’s park
Please join us this Sunday at Cooper Square to discuss next steps & continued Cooper solidarity.
After that, we’ll join Free Cooper Union for an Art-Meet and afternoon of solidarity in the park: https://www.facebook.com/events/159390930897535/
Invite all your students/faculty/staff/friends! It’s never too late to come out and plug in! The really exciting work is just beginning…
***Can’t make it? Stay in the loop by texting @studentblocnyc to 23559 to join our celly. Important announcements only***
Proposed agenda:
1) Updates on Cooper Situation (25 minutes)
-How did our past solidarity actions go? What is the situation right now? (15 min)
-How can we help over the upcoming days? Specific events to organize/attend to/publicize (10 min)
2) Cross-campus organizing throughout the summer and onwards (75 minutes)
Overview of ACTIONABLE ITEM SUGGESTIONS from last week
– discuss viability in overall context of resources, timing, content etc., appoint point person/organizers
Upcoming:
-15M Day of Action – NYU
-End of semester party
-Cooper commencement protest
-Summer convergence
-Summer disobedience school // Workshops/skill share: e.g. social media, one-on-one organizing, how to organize a campaign
-Reading Group
-Mapping of resources
-Web presence
-Campus Activism/Learning project
Fall plans:
-Plan series of events hosted by different campuses/groups next semester
-Updated zine/Content Production
-Based on google spreadsheet with common issues across campuses, would we be able to do more than support each others actions, but come up with common/simultaneous campaigns?
-What could they be? Which schools partnering up on which issues?
-Cross-campus working groups for logistics as well as issues like student debt
3PM: Cooper solidarity and conversation to continue: https://www.facebook.com/events/159390930897535/