Comments on: Letters http://takebacknyu.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:44:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Trapeznikov Yevgeniy http://takebacknyu.com/solidarity/#comment-2510 Trapeznikov Yevgeniy Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:57:36 +0000 http://takebacknyu.com/nyuinc/?page_id=14#comment-2510 Hello, guys My name is Yevgeniy. I study at the American University Central Asia (AUCA). That's in Kyrgyzstan, which is in Central Asia. Our university is considered an affiliation of the Indiana University. Although we have some similarities with our Big brother, internal laws are different. For example, we did not have a trade union until recently. In 2008 fall semester our local teachers had their pay inexplicably cut. And a number of foreign teachers, most of them from US, had their pay package decreased also inexplicably. The university journalists were not welcome at the meeting held this February. The meeting was organized by the Trade Union representatives to deal issues with the administration. We are not aware of the university's budget. We don't even know how Student Senate is spending its budgetary money. Access to get any pertinent information was repeatedly denied by both the administration and Student Senate. I appear to be editing the independet newsletter together with another guy. WE are sophomores of Journalism Department. Recently our articles denouncing such a policy conducted by the Student Senate was attacked by the latter and they sued us. It's gonna be a university trial with a plaintiff being the Student Senate and Student Coordinator on Saturday. We express our solidarity with your movement and ask your support to us. You inspired us and encourage to act actively to demand fiscal transparency of both bodies. We want to see university and the Senate's budget. We urgently need your assistance in terms of what we should do. Because it's difficult to push at the AUCA. We have an email: auca. challenge@gmail.com Hello, guys
My name is Yevgeniy. I study at the American University Central Asia (AUCA). That’s in Kyrgyzstan, which is in Central Asia.
Our university is considered an affiliation of the Indiana University.
Although we have some similarities with our Big brother, internal laws are different.
For example, we did not have a trade union until recently. In 2008 fall semester our local teachers had their pay inexplicably cut. And a number of foreign teachers, most of them from US, had their pay package decreased also inexplicably.
The university journalists were not welcome at the meeting held this February. The meeting was organized by the Trade Union representatives to deal issues with the administration.
We are not aware of the university’s budget. We don’t even know how Student Senate is spending its budgetary money. Access to get any pertinent information was repeatedly denied by both the administration and Student Senate.
I appear to be editing the independet newsletter together with another guy. WE are sophomores of Journalism Department. Recently our articles denouncing such a policy conducted by the Student Senate was attacked by the latter and they sued us. It’s gonna be a university trial with a plaintiff being the Student Senate and Student Coordinator on Saturday.
We express our solidarity with your movement and ask your support to us. You inspired us and encourage to act actively to demand fiscal transparency of both bodies.
We want to see university and the Senate’s budget.
We urgently need your assistance in terms of what we should do. Because it’s difficult to push at the AUCA. We have an email: auca. challenge@gmail.com

]]> By: Students for Justice in Palestine at The George Washington University http://takebacknyu.com/solidarity/#comment-2503 Students for Justice in Palestine at The George Washington University Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:40:45 +0000 http://takebacknyu.com/nyuinc/?page_id=14#comment-2503 Dear Students and Supporters of Take Back NYU!: We, the members of Students for Justice in Palestine at The George Washington University would like to express our support and solidarity in your courageous act of peaceful resistance to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza . We sincerely commend the attention you have drawn to the Palestinian plight and find inspiration to continue the struggle against the illegal occupation of Palestine at our own campus. We are shocked and alarmed by the way the NYU faculty has responded to your peaceful protest and demands for justice. Your suspension and the failure of NYU to address your concerns shows a troubling disregard for the university to democratically deal with a peaceful movement for basic human rights. We stand with you all in solidarity and urge NYU to re-instate and free you all from disciplinary action and fully meet your fair demands. We offer whatever support we can and assure you all that we, and people all around the world, will continue the struggle for a Free Palestine. In Solidarity and Peace, Students for Justice in Palestine at The George Washington University Dear Students and Supporters of Take Back NYU!:

We, the members of Students for Justice in Palestine at The George Washington University would like to express our support and solidarity in your courageous act of peaceful resistance to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza . We sincerely commend the attention you have drawn to the Palestinian plight and find inspiration to continue the struggle against the illegal occupation of Palestine at our own campus.

We are shocked and alarmed by the way the NYU faculty has responded to your peaceful protest and demands for justice. Your suspension and the failure of NYU to address your concerns shows a troubling disregard for the university to democratically deal with a peaceful movement for basic human rights.

We stand with you all in solidarity and urge NYU to re-instate and free you all from disciplinary action and fully meet your fair demands. We offer whatever support we can and assure you all that we, and people all around the world, will continue the struggle for a Free Palestine.

In Solidarity and Peace,

Students for Justice in Palestine at The George Washington University

]]> By: Revolution: Socialist Youth http://takebacknyu.com/solidarity/#comment-2323 Revolution: Socialist Youth Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:16:30 +0000 http://takebacknyu.com/nyuinc/?page_id=14#comment-2323 Dear NYU occupiers, Revolution USA would like to offer our solidarity with the student occupation. We unconditionally support the current increase in student activism, from Britain to the USA. We condemn the university administration and police’s strong arm removal of protesters from the Kimmel Center cafeteria. This is not the first occupation to have suffered police brutality; occupiers at Nottingham University in Britain were dragged out like dogs. Even as we speak there are talks of other occupations across the United States and we would like to offer some demands and recommendations: * A new radical student union independent of the administration and State; based on grassroots actions, and self-financing. These unions must practice democratic procedure and offer an anti-capitalist critique of the current system, i.e., education as a right not a privilege, the cancellation of student debt, etc. * National student organizing committees, where representatives from occupied universities meet and discuss national actions. This cannot exist in this movement alone, it must be a permanent feature of the American student movement. In France students use this structure to great success, for example around the CPE laws in 2006, where students and radical youth defeated what would have been an oppressive law. * For American universities to twin with universities in Gaza, e.g., the Islamic university that was leveled by Israeli fighter jets. * A student controlled body on every university campus in the United States that can oversee divestment from corporations who conduct business with Israel, and have a say in how tuition dollars are spent. Your money, your school! You should know how it is spent. REVOLUTION USA notes and applauds the NYU occupation for the being the first to recognize the state of higher education in the United States, and the military action in Gaza. It is of up most importance for students across the world to understand the bigger picture: that global capitalism is responsible for your hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of debt as well as the murder and exploitation of millions world wide. Comradely, REVOLUTION USA Dear NYU occupiers,

Revolution USA would like to offer our solidarity with the student occupation. We unconditionally support the current increase in student activism, from Britain to the USA. We condemn the university administration and police’s strong arm removal of protesters from the Kimmel Center cafeteria. This is not the first occupation to have suffered police brutality; occupiers at Nottingham University in Britain were dragged out like dogs. Even as we speak there are talks of other occupations across the United States and we would like to offer some demands and recommendations:

* A new radical student union independent of the administration and State; based on grassroots actions, and self-financing. These unions must practice democratic procedure and offer an anti-capitalist critique of the current system, i.e., education as a right not a privilege, the cancellation of student debt, etc.

* National student organizing committees, where representatives from occupied universities meet and discuss national actions. This cannot exist in this movement alone, it must be a permanent feature of the American student movement. In France students use this structure to great success, for example around the CPE laws in 2006, where students and radical youth defeated what would have been an oppressive law.

* For American universities to twin with universities in Gaza, e.g., the Islamic university that was leveled by Israeli fighter jets.

* A student controlled body on every university campus in the United States that can oversee divestment from corporations who conduct business with Israel, and have a say in how tuition dollars are spent. Your money, your school! You should know how it is spent.

REVOLUTION USA notes and applauds the NYU occupation for the being the first to recognize the state of higher education in the United States, and the military action in Gaza. It is of up most importance for students across the world to understand the bigger picture: that global capitalism is responsible for your hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of debt as well as the murder and exploitation of millions world wide.

Comradely,

REVOLUTION USA

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