Fw: Tuesday, December

----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Friedman <sam.friedman@ndri.org>
To: <psn@csf.colorado.edu>; <spiritof1848@egroups.com>;
<marxist@onelist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:27 PM
Subject: Tuesday, December


> Tuesday, December 5th, 2000      PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY!
> EMERGENCY! SEND LETTERS OF SOLIDARITY!
>
> HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS OCCUPY OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID AT ITHACA COLLEGE,
> IN PROTEST OF UNIVERSITY TIES TO PRIVATE PRISONS!
>
> CALL AND EMAIL PRESIDENT PEGGY WILLIAMS: 607.272.5724
> EMAIL: PRESIDENT@ITHACA.EDU
>
> Seven people have been occupying the financial aid office, with hundreds
> more protesters locked outside the doors today at Ithaca college.
>
> The occupation, organized by a coalition led by the Young Democratic
> Socialists and The Nine, has been going since 12 o'clock December 4th..
> The students are demanding that the college break it's contract with the
> Sodexho Marriot corporation, which runs the cafeteria service there, if
> Sodexho fails to divest from private prisons before April 1st. The
> occupation comes after months of fruitless attempted negotiations with
> the college administration.
>
> This is an emergency action.  It is possible that there will be arrests
> very soon. It is currently 4:30 pm in Ithaca, NY. Please flood the
> President Peggy Williams' office with phone calls and emails RIGHT AWAY.
>
> CALL AND EMAIL PRESIDENT PEGGY WILLIAMS: 607.272.3724
>  EMAIL: PRESIDENT@ITHACA.EDU
>
>  The message is clear:
> 1. The college should immediately sign the letter, stating that they
> will break their contract with Sodexho if Sodexho has not divested
> completely from private prisons by April 1, 2000.
> 2.  2. The college should not take any punitive action against students
> involved in this action, particularly since they have a clear, moral
> option. That option is to sign the letter and to end the University's
> ties to the prison industry.
>
> LET THEM KNOW THAT THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING.
>  LETTERS OF SOLIDARITY ADDRESSED TO THE STUDENTS CAN BE SENT TO
> dolemitep4@yahoo.com or to kpranis@nomoreprisons.org
>
>  Media calls should be directed to Kevin Pranis at > (646) 486-6715 or
> Daraka Larimore at (917) 860-4635
>  kpranis@nomoreprisons.
>
>