CUNY Social Forum: August 2008

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Donate to the Forum!

The cost of the CUNY Social Forum is expected to exceed $10,000! We are requesting from individuals, community organizations, and academic departments and programs financial assistance and sponsorship in providing this opportunity to CUNY students, faculty, and the greater New York City community. Your sponsorship of any amount would be greatly appreciated. Please address checks to the "CUNY Student Union" and mail to:

CUNY Social Forum

P.O. Box 650

Lincolnton Station

New York, NY 10037

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

Sponsorship for the Forum!

The CUNY Social Forum is currently being sponsored by the City College Black Studies Program, the Hispanic and Latina(o) Studies Department at John Jay College, the Women and Gender Studies Program at Hunter College, the Women’s Studies Department at Brooklyn College, the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Medgar Evers College, and the community groups We Got Issues! and Eradicating Racism.

If you are also interested in sponsoring the Forum, please email cunysocialforum@gmail.com

Mission Statement

We, students, faculty 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.

www.cunysocialforum.com
(still under construction)

Call for Submissions

The CUNY Social Forum will take place from October 17th-19th, 2008 at City College. In the spirit of the World Social Forum credo that "Another World is Possible," we invite individuals and organizations from within and outside of CUNY to submit proposals for the interactive sessions.

A central goal of the Social Forum (SF) is to lay the foundation for a cohesive cross-CUNY student movement that addresses CUNY-specific issues and interrelates them with local struggles for social justice and democracy. But like all Social Forums, the CUNY SF is open to all those who are struggling for democracy and social justice on all issues including education, housing, student activism, healthcare, labor rights and unions, immigration, war, political prisoners, police brutality, food and so on.

The sessions are envisioned as a series of interactive workshops or cultural events that address problems, reflect on alternative visions, and create concrete strategies for action. Active participation of attendees is necessary for this process to succeed; we thus encourage a diversity of activities and ways of engaging people that generates participation in the process of imagining alternatives. Lectures are discouraged.

Sessions may include workshops, films, discussions, games, or cultural events. Activities should be inclusive and foster critical reflection, democratic debate, the free exchange of experiences, and interlinking among diverse groups and individuals.

The deadline for proposals is September 17th. With your proposal, please include:
o the name of your organization
o the type of event
o contact information
o a short (less than 50 words) statement of purpose of the
submitted proposal

Please email proposals to: cunysocialforum@gmail.com or go to www.cunysocialforum.com
Thank you for your support and interest.

-the CUNY STUDENT UNION

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