Archive for June, 2020
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Steering Calls on CUNY to Cut Formal Ties with NYPD
The latest incidents of Black people being killed by police have brought the brutality and injustice of the police system in the United States to the center of public attention. The DGSC Steering Committee notes that CUNY jeopardizes the safety and […]
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Joint DGSC Steering Adopts Resolution in Support of PhD SOS Campaign
Having already endorsed the open letter signed by more than one thousand students, faculty, and staff, the DGSC Steering Committee has adopted a resolution that affirms our support for the CUNY PhD SOS campaign, and its demands – emergency funding […]
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Call for Contributions: The Advocate
The year 2020 has become synonymous with the COVID-19 pandemic. As the coronavirus sweeps across the globe, forcing us indoors and providing a powerful frictional counterforce to the relentlessly spinning wheels of capitalism, it has compelled us to take stock […]
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DGSC Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and the Calls for Racial Justice
The Doctoral and Graduate Students’ Council (DGSC) stands in solidarity with the families of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the innumerable other Black people who have suffered under systemic racism in the United States and around […]