It's a Weekly!!
Community Action and Social Justice Coalition
We had a great Coalition Meeting last week: thanks to all those who attended. We are planning a number of workshops, and are working on reforming the weekly emails to be more user-friendly. In the meantime though, here is the Weekly!!!
Ongoing
CAUS Petition for a Tuition Freeze
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/caus-petition/
The administration plans to raise tuition in the budget currently being negotiated, with the possibility of hikes of 30% over the next five years. Students, and AU's student union -the Coalition of American University Students, are speaking out against tuition hikes. We can reform higher education and limit our tuition costs, but it starts with us! These signatures will be delivered to President Kerwin by October 20th.
Tuesday
Stop Seismic Airguns Action
11am at 18th and E Streets, NW.
Join a coalition of organizations bring the disruptive impacts of seismic airgun testing directly to the Department of the Interior with a press conference and demonstration that gives Secretary Salazar a taste of what it feels like to have seismic airgun testing disrupt his day!
Trafficking in America: A Task Force for Change
12pm in Kay Lounge
Join Yvonne Williams, founder and executive director of Trafficking in America, Inc. for a discussion on ending human trafficking in the United States. Free lunch will be provided!
American Dream General Meeting
8:10pm in Ward 106
AU has announced that the university has an admissions policy for undocumented students; join us tonight as we plan our next steps for a more open campus.
http://www.facebook.com/events/347924181965092/
STAND General Body Meeting
8:15pm in SIS 233
Want to work to end genocidal violence in Syria, Burma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and South Sudan? Then join AU's anti-genocide organization: STAND. This semester, STAND will invite survivors of many different genocides to speak to the AU student body of their traumatic experiences. Through hands on engagement, we hope to uncover answers about why the genocide happened and how to prevent it.
https://www.facebook.com/events/528267900532437/?ref=ts
Wednesday
Table Talk: Organized Labor in America: What is its Future?
Lunch at 12pm, discussion at 12:20pm in Kay Spiritual Life Center Lounge
An exciting roundtable on the future of the labor movement in the US, with giants from the movement speaking about their experiences. Speakers will include Michael Filler, Director of Public Services Division, Teamsters; Carlos Jimenez, Midwest Regional Organizer, Jobs with Justice; and Bethany Quinn, Legislative Assistant, SEIU. Free lunch will be provided!
Thursday
Between God and Green: A Discussion on Faith and the Environment
8pm in MGC 200
Author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson's research on faith based efforts to address climate change breaks ground on new partnerships in the environmental movement. Join us for a discussion of her new book, Between God & Green which the Boston Globe has called "a vitally important story." Refreshments will be available.
http://www.facebook.com/events/162289080561774/
Love and rage,
Community Action & Social Justice Coalition
http://www.aucasj.org/
Kay Spiritual Life Center
4400 Mass. Ave, NW
WDC 20016
Phone: 202 885 3333
Fax: 202 885 3317
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