Fwd: [WPU_YDS] Rutgers University

[Michael McCabe]

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From: "Daniela Jorge" <daniel...@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 28, 2011 11:30 AM
Subject: [WPU_YDS] Rutgers University
To: "WPU_YDS" <wpu...@googlegroups.com>

Our comrades at Rutgers University in New Brunswick have been
occupying Old Queens, the administrative offices, for over 24 hours.
They have 9 people inside (bloggers, photographers, etc.) and the
organizers outside.  They will be holding a press conference at noon.
So far, they have been covered by nearly every major newspaper and
television news channel.  (A comrade from Wisconsin even had a pizza
delivered to them yesterday!)

They've just been denied bathroom access, food, water and medicine.
They were read their rights last night, but have yet to be arrested.

They are demanding a public statement calling for a tuition freeze, a
removal of the $7 transcript fee, voting student representatives on
their Board of Governors and working rights for ALL Rutgers workers.

There is a large group of students outside of the building continuing
to organize and standing in support of their peers.

This is the video they created yesterday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDwDUMt4Es

This is the NYTimes article that ran today:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/nyregion/rutgers-students-occupy-building-in-protest.html?_r=3&ref=nyregion

A couple of students from William Paterson will be going down there
around 2PM to show solidarity with the occupying students.  If you'd
like to join, please contact me immediately at 9083806117.

The struggle continues...

In Solidarity,

Daniela Jorge

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