[A version of this blog post was sent to D:F/M Members Regarding the March 14 Faculty Meeting]
This rebuttal addresses comments of Colleagues Isabel Pinedo, Kelly Anderson, Larry Shore, Peter Parisi, Karen Hunter, Ricardo Miranda and Jay Roman at the last faculty meeting, especially the attack victimology embraced by several Colleagues and threats about censoring the WORD.
The Usual Suspects
1) Isabel Pinedo & Savage Humiliation
Park Avenue, 67th Street to 68 Street, View from a Hunter College Campus Window
From occupy_antisuppression-owner@lists.riseup.net:
As hundreds of people joyously celebrated the six month birthday of Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park, the largest gathering in months without police barricades, the NYPD declared the park closed at 11:30 p.m. They moved into the park swinging batons, beating people attempting to exercise rights that are supposed to be legally guaranteed. The New York Times reported that scores were arrested. See pictures here.
At the D:F/M faculty meeting today, irate Colleagues expressed plans to censor the WORD? They said they were upset that the department’s dirty linen was being exposed across the spectrum of the Internet.
… was out celebrating last night, Sunday, with friends at St. Marks Place in the East Village. First, Boka (yummy, yummy). Then karoke-ing next door at Sing Sing, where this writer experienced an epiphany (brought on by decent sake and an alcoholic water melon drink from the gods and JF and former WORD Senior Editor Jonathan Mena [who won’t be seen until the final photo spread]).
Sogyel Lhungay, a graduate of NYU, left. Jackie Fernandez, right, of course.
Why the celebration?
It appears there are issues with your PSC Chapter Chair at Hunter College. Has she lost her way?
Hunter College PSC Chapter Chair Trying to Intimidate Colleague at a Department Meeting.
Snapshots, a few. Story in the works.
[Updated today with info about news coverage]
6 p.m. from Union Square to Zuccotti
Question was:
Why is OccupyWallSt.org refusing to post information about “A Call for Mass Action Against the Suppression of the Occupy Movement” and the February 28 Day of Mass Action, “Stand with Occupy, Don’t Suppress the Occupy Movement”?
Response was a post, rally on! Full post here.
Hello All,
Today (February 23), Frank called me and he was irate becasue F28 is not on any Occupy web sites. As we talked, I became irate. Afterwards, I sent the following e-mail to www.occupywallst.org: