Teach-In Speakers Dynamic, Draw Hundreds
John Servatius, Nick Zirbes, and Alex Farr
Issue date: 12/14/09 Section: News
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three college campuses to address the financial chaos that
continues unabated.
Though all campuses participated Feb. 3 and 4, two chose
radically different solutions, and the third dissolved
amidst growing bitterness and finger-pointing.
The on-going college budget crisis prompted the Associated
Students to sponsor a "Teach-In" at the CSM Little
Theater over the two days to highlight problems and call
students, faculty and workers to action - massive
organization and peaceful protest.
The "Canada Strikes Back Association," in partnership
with the San Francisco State University budget-cut
resistance, took the call to action one step further:
proposing far more vigorous measures than their CSM
counterparts. Rather than simply advocating protest,
speakers urged aggressive disobedience, including a
statewide general strike against the California government.
Skyline's "Teach-In" presentation fell into disarray
on the first day. Faculty was prohibited from commenting on
specific and sensitive topics. The consensus appeared to be
that political factions within the college were competing to
advance their own interests. Despite these setbacks, those
involved felt hopeful that future endeavors would be more
productive.
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Michael Hoffman
posted 2/05/10 @ 5:40 PM PST
I request that you print a retraction!!
As one of the organizers of the Skyline Teach-In I am disappointed by the coverage of the event. It is simply false to say the event "dissolved". (Continued…)
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