New School (New York) Students Occupy School

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From their website: http://www.newschoolinexile.com/

!! FLASH UPDATE !! (noon)

Students have just expanded the occupation to control one sidedoor exit at the occupation, and President Kerrey just showed up a little before noon. NYPD police have showed up and begun trying to arrest people at the side entrance (13th st.) of the building. Witnesses report at least two people were dragged out onto 13th street and there was as least one person confirmed arrested.

Read the Occupation Blog {here}

Statement to the New School Community

We have successfully occupied the Graduate Faculty student building (65 5th Avenue) and established a student space. We are in control of this building, and counter to any claims by the administration, they have not "let us stay." We have taken over this building and are actively occupying it. Come join us!

Statement to New School Workers

We wish to state publicly to the New School janitorial, clerical and related union staff (UNITE HERE! Local 100 and other locals) that we support you and wish to ally with you. We also ask you to respect the strike and occupation that the students have called and taken in the 65 5th Ave. building, and hope you will join efforts to improve the university for all of us, students, teachers and workers. If there are demands or issues you would like us to help voice, please bring them to students.

Notice to Consortium Students

You are welcome to join our occupation, and we strongly encourage you to join us. However, the university administration and security have unilaterally refused to allow other consortium students into the building without any reason. This is a direct violation of the Consortium agreement and is another attempt by the administration to claim they are "allowing" us to be here.

~ Demands of the Occupation ~

• The removal of Bob Kerrey as president of our university

• The removal of James Murtha as executive vice president of our university

• Students, faculty, and staff elect the president, EVP, and Provost.

• Students are part of the interim committee to hire a provost.

• The removal of Robert B. Millard as treasurer of the board of trustees.

• Intelligible transparency and disclosure of the university budget and investments.

• The creation of a committee on socially responsible investments.

• The immediate suspension of capital improvement projects like the tearing down of 65 fifth Ave.

• Instead, money towards the creation of an autonomous student space.
• Instead, money towards scholarships and reducing tuition.
• Instead, money for the library and student life generally.