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IN-PERSON - NAC 1/203
Did you know CUNY used to have free tuition? Interested in learning about how organizations & legislators fight together to create change in New York State?
Join this workshop to learn more about CUNY's history of student activism, & the current push in Albany to secure more resources for students!
This event will include special guests including New York State Assemblymember Karines Reyes & organizers with the CUNY Rising Alliance & New York Public Interest Research Group.
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**Everyone who attends in-person must be ready to display evidence of full vaccination. See Covid Guidelines below.
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COVID-19 GUIDELINES
All attendees must be vaccinated, & masks are required. For guests (non-CUNY, non-CCNY attendees), here is the Cleared4 link for registering & submitting vaccination credential. This needs to be done at least 3 days in advance of the event. ((bit.ly/Health-Verification-GUEST))
Karines Reyes, Assemblymember of the 87th District, has been a Bronxite for nearly 20 years. Born in the neighborhood of Los Minas, Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, she identifies as an Afro-Latina. In addition to serving in Albany, she is a registered nurse, union representative, activist, volunteer, & mother. She is a two-time CUNY graduate & the prime sponsor in the Assembly for the New Deal for CUNY bill.
Labiba Chowdhury is an undergraduate student at City College studying applied math. She was formerly a staff organizer for CUNY Rising Alliance & the New Deal for CUNY campaign. She also worked as the Deputy Campaign Manager for Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes.
Pamela Stemberg is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of English at CCNY, Vice Chapter Chair for the PSC-CUNY CCNY Chapter, & an Officer for Part-Time Personnel on the PSC Executive Council. As a City College alumna, she has experienced firsthand the impact of state disinvestment on the CUNY system. She organizes workers & students around the issues of equity & dignity for the CUNY community.
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