CUNY Rising
CUNY Rising Alliance is a coalition of 30+ organizations fighting for free and quality CUNY. CUNY Rising Alliance: Member Organizations
1. BALCONY
4. NYPIRG
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Alliance for Quality Education
2. Black Youth Project 100 NYC
3. Citizen Action
5. CUNY Coalition for Students with Disabilities
6. CUNY University Student Senate
7. Coalition for Educational Justice
8. College Access Consortium of NY
9. CWA 1180
10. Community Voices Heard
11. Cypress Hills Lower Development Corporation
12. DC 37 AFSCME
13. Fight for $15 Campaign
14. Federation of Protestant Wel
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"It's Spring Break we want, not ! It's big increases in recurring state funding that CUNY needs," says Matt Ahrens, student at City Tech CUNY & Campus Liaison for CUNY Rising Alliance
Were not done yet!! Please join us this Thursday at 1pm for PSCโs Late State Budget Rally at Governor Kathy Hochulโs NYC Office at 633 3rd Ave - We need a !
RSVP here: https://psc-cuny.org/calendar/late-budget-rally/
โGovernor Kathy Hochul & Mayor Eric Adams, support ! We the students of the City University of New York will not let you sleep if you donโt let us dream!โ
https://youtu.be/QNNgykshNUI
Wishing all those who celebrate a happy Passover and a happy Easter!
May your celebrations be filled with joy.
Click below to watch a video taken yesterday via Instagram Live... campus interviews at Hunter College to hear about what improvements are needed on their campus and why we need a !
Thank you Hunter Nypirg! https://www.instagram.com/p/CqoJfexgvpg/
NY needs a !
Send a letter to your legislators and tell them to fund a New Deal for CUNY --> https://cunyrisingalliance.org/
โFor more than 100 years โฆ the majority white student population at CUNY could attend without paying a dime in tuition. But today, when the student population is majority people of color, the state takes more than one billion dollars from the pockets of studentsโโthat is an average of more than $4,000 per student, per year. Put differently, that is groceries for the yearโโor a laptop and a few monthsโ rent. If a free CUNY was good enough for the majority white population in its first century, surely it is good enough for the majority students of color population today.โ
CUNY students rally, want โNew Deal for CUNYโ enacted - New York Amsterdam News Four-time CUNY grad Jamell Henderson is still studyingโhe says heโs on the path to graduating a fifth time.
Wishing you a happy, healthy and meaningful holy month.
Today is the day! Join us as we voice our demands for a fully funded & tuition-free CUNY!
Looking forward to seeing you at Brooklyn Borough Hall today at noon.
Together we will demonstrate the powerful force of the community fighting together to demand a !
Keep sending those lettersโฆ tell your legislators to support the New Deal for CUNY! CUNY can be free again and well funded!
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Rally & march with us for a !
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Sunday, March 19th
12-3PM
More details here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-in-march-2023/?link_id=0&can_id=62e79345c9a245f59b657f82a488c9af&source=email-march-and-rally-to-support-cuny&email_referrer=email_1836878&email_subject=march-and-rally-to-support-cuny
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โThe One-House budgets were both a positive sign in the right direction. Although the one-house budgets do not meet our full demand for a , the legislature has made the right choice to restore investment in and omit the Governor's proposed tuition hikes, showing solidarity with the working people of New York. We commend the great work of champions for CUNY, including legislators, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members, all working together to uphold the principle that access to a ~quality~ CUNY is a right for all. We call on the legislature to push even harder for the full investment CUNY needs, and we demand that the Governor complies with the overwhelming demand to end racist austerity policies, and work with the legislature to fully invest in public higher education and pass a budget that reflects a New Deal 4 CUNY.โ - Ethan Milich, Coordinator for the CUNY Rising Alliance
Full statement here:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b749d234cde7a27099bb13d/t/6413790fdffbf01c4d8cb31e/1678997776210/CRA+Response+to+One+House+Budgets.pdf
ICYMI last week we participated in a Teach-In at Hunter College with State Senator Andrew Gounardes, Assemblyman Alex Bores, Hunter Nypirg, Hunter YDSA, & Hunter College PSC to educate and spread the word about the New Deal for CUNY โ what it is, why itโs important, and how you can get involved! -->https://cunyrisingalliance.org/
We need a NOW!
Find out how you can help โคต๏ธ
https://cunyrisingalliance.org/
We are ONE WEEK away from the rally for a !
Have you made a commitment to join us? March with us over the Brooklyn Bridge.
RSVP here โ>https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-in-march-2023/?link_id=0&can_id=62e79345c9a245f59b657f82a488c9af&source=email-march-and-rally-to-support-cuny&email_referrer=email_1836878&email_subject=march-and-rally-to-support-cuny
Are you ready to ? Bring the energy with you midday on Sunday, March 19th as we take our fight for a to the streets and March over the Brooklyn Bridge for a FREE AND FULLY FUNDED CUNY! You in?
RSVP here โ> https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-in-march-2023/?link_id=0&can_id=62e79345c9a245f59b657f82a488c9af&source=email-march-and-rally-to-support-cuny&email_referrer=email_1836878&email_subject=march-and-rally-to-support-cuny
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We have a busy several weeks coming up.... there are various ways to engage in the fight for a New Deal 4 CUNY.
The Professional Staff Congress/CUNY is holding a contract rally on Monday, February 27th at 8AM. Let's show up in numbers to demonstrate our solidarity! โ
On March 7 at 11am we will join โs Campaign Launch & their fight for
On March 9th we are heading up to Albany to demand & a ! Sign up for your spot on the bus. ๐
ARE YOU READY for a New Deal for CUNY? Let's go..... ๐ช
Join us as we
Rally for a
Tomorrow - February 21
12:30pm at Baruch College
Join us on twitter now to participate in a Chat with Young Invincibles on and
NYC needs a !
Join the fight to fix this escalator...
And *all* of .
We are campaigning to win a New Deal for CUNY:
-Free Tuition for All CUNY Undergrads
-Repair CUNY infrastructure
-Hire Faculty to ensure reasonable class sizes
-Hire staff to expand mental health and other student services.
Our CCNY kickoff will be 2/16 at 12:30!
Application deadline is February 28
National Scholarship (closing Feb 28, 2023) award is up to $39,000 for students to earn a bachelorโs degree at one of 80+ Partner Colleges. Full information on eligibility and how to apply can be found on our website: http://www.thedream.us/
CUNY Rising Alliance Outraged by Governor Kathy Hochul's Executive Budget
Read our Full Statement here: https://cunyrisingalliance.org/newsandupdates
Once a month YI gives it's entire staff a paid Monday off to focus on our mental, physical & emotional well-being.
On those Mondays we'll be bringing you tips on how to prioritize your mental health for mental health Monday!
Our first tip: join us for Chegg's Feb 6-12th & learn how to prioritize your mental health daily!
Learn more about the first annual Student Mental Health Week here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkc_kktVIPk
We mourn the senseless and brutal death of Tyre Nichols, and our thoughts are with Tyreโs family and all folks impacted by this tragedy. This is another example of the anti-blackness, racism, and systemic oppression against BIPOC communities that pervades this country. Instead of funding for more police, jails, and militarization, we must demand funding for more teachers, resources, and education. Governor Kathy Hochul Mayor Eric Adams
Brush up your resume! Learn new skills and get hired.
CUNY Upskilling courses are:
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A new year, a new beginning, the same fight! Best wishes for a wonderful start to the Spring 2023 semester at ! Join us this semester as we fight to stop tuition hikes, end austerity, & get closer to passing a !
Our hearts are with the victims of the recent shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, CA. The CUNY Rising Alliance stands with the AAPI community and we reject all forms of hate, racism, bigotry, and violence.
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Weโre heading to SCOTUS on February 28th to say:
PEOPLE SUPPORT PRESIDENT BIDEN'S ACTION TO !๐ฃ๏ธ
Join us! Register today using this link:
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-us-at-the-supreme-court?source=yi
Congratulations Governor Kathy Hochul! Looking forward to your continued commitment of supporting CUNY and public higher education. Many this be the year we succeed in achieving a !
New York begins a new chapter today with the inauguration of Governor Kathy Hochul, the first woman to be elected governor of this great state. The City University of New York looks forward to working alongside the governor to keep building on New Yorkโs leadership of public higher education.