On April 19, 1969, Cornell students made history when they occupied Willard Straight Hall after a year long struggle for a more inclusive and diverse University. 33 hours later their courageous stance led to the establishment of the Africana Studies and Research Center-- an internationally acclaimed institution that has been a leader in the field of Africana Studies ever since.

42 years later, the struggle continues...

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

National Call in Days a SUCCESS!

Thank you to everyone who called the President, Provost, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees over the past two days (and double thanks to those of you who called more than once!).  We feel confident that the call in was a success, with reports coming in from all over the country that allies had called and left a message telling the administration that they support the full reversal of the decision to restructure the ASRC!!

Today some folks reported that their call had gone in straight to voicemail-- word on the street is Skorton and Fuchs are out of town for the month.  We imagine we jammed up the lines so much on the 18th that we were sent to voicemail today.  This is actually a great opportunity, though.  Just because tomorrow is the 20th doesn't mean we have to stop calling, especially if we can leave the administrators actual voicemails!

KEEP THE CALLS COMING!

Also, a big thanks to the Administrative staff in Day Hall who fielded our calls-- we're sorry we had to put you in the middle of this struggle, but we really appreciate how receptive to us you were.  We look forward to hearing from the big guys when they return to campus!

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