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BAMN Press Conference: Keeping Katrina Students and Firing Sherman Boyson in U.C.Berkeley
12/12/2005 - Press Conference in front of California Hall on the U.C. Berkeley campus demanding the firing of racist-sexist-bigot advisor of the social welfare department, Sherman Boyson and also a plead for justice to allow the displaced victims of the Hurrican Katrina disaster to stay at CAL as opposed to being let go after one semester.
12/12/2005
After a long semester of battling with the University over Affirmative Action, allowing the Hurricane Katrina victims to stay at CAL until the graduate, and getting rid of sexist/racist social welfare advisor Sherman Boyson, BAMN is still on the grind with demanding justice. BAMN is a veteran civil rights group fighting for an equal opportunity to get an equal education for all students regardless of race or creed.
Monday's press conference was a move to pressure Chancellor Birgeneau into using his authority to push forward an agenda of justice which includes firing the sexist-racist-bigot advisor Sherman Boyson (who called a black CAL student a "Nigger" and her and her friend "Bitches") and also to plead for keeping the Hurrican Katrina students permanently at CAL as opposed to allowing them to stay only for this semester.
There is so much unnecessary stress, anxiety, and uncertainty that the New Orleans students will be put through if they are not allowed to stay at CAL for the rest of their college careers. This is an issue of interstate solidarity and American patriotism. Shame on the Chancellor and the U.C. Regents if they fail to implement these calls of justice.
There are plans to make a new sports center based on the Stadium being redone which will cost over $100,000,000. If U.C. has that kind of funding for a stadium then there can be no claim on the universities part that there will be some kind of financial burden on them from these students. This issue is very disturbing for many students, staff, and community people. please show your support and email the chancellor (chancellor [at] berkeley.edu) telling him what you as a California taxpayer would want to see on campus.
After a long semester of battling with the University over Affirmative Action, allowing the Hurricane Katrina victims to stay at CAL until the graduate, and getting rid of sexist/racist social welfare advisor Sherman Boyson, BAMN is still on the grind with demanding justice. BAMN is a veteran civil rights group fighting for an equal opportunity to get an equal education for all students regardless of race or creed.
Monday's press conference was a move to pressure Chancellor Birgeneau into using his authority to push forward an agenda of justice which includes firing the sexist-racist-bigot advisor Sherman Boyson (who called a black CAL student a "Nigger" and her and her friend "Bitches") and also to plead for keeping the Hurrican Katrina students permanently at CAL as opposed to allowing them to stay only for this semester.
There is so much unnecessary stress, anxiety, and uncertainty that the New Orleans students will be put through if they are not allowed to stay at CAL for the rest of their college careers. This is an issue of interstate solidarity and American patriotism. Shame on the Chancellor and the U.C. Regents if they fail to implement these calls of justice.
There are plans to make a new sports center based on the Stadium being redone which will cost over $100,000,000. If U.C. has that kind of funding for a stadium then there can be no claim on the universities part that there will be some kind of financial burden on them from these students. This issue is very disturbing for many students, staff, and community people. please show your support and email the chancellor (chancellor [at] berkeley.edu) telling him what you as a California taxpayer would want to see on campus.
For more information:
http://www.BAMN.com
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