New SDS at UIC statement on recent victory in the fight for cultural centers

Fight Back! News is circulating the following statement from the New Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Illinois Chicago (New SDS at UIC).

New Students for a Democratic Society at UIC is proud to announce that we’ve successfully pushed UIC administration to commit to increasing funding for all seven cultural centers on campus! In the era of Trump 2.0, this is an important victory in the struggle to defend diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. When we dare to struggle, we dare to win!

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/new-sds-at-uic-statement-on-recent-victory-in-the-fight-for-cultural-centers

Tulane students rally while leaders meet with admin to discuss ICE and Trump’s compact

New Orleans, LA — On Friday morning, December 12, students rallied outside Tulane University while a member of Together United Louisiana Students for a Democratic Society (TUL SDS) met with administration. The meeting was scheduled after students’ hand-delivered letters in November demanding Tulane reject Trump’s compact for higher education.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/tulane-students-rally-while-leaders-meet-with-admin-to-discuss-ice-and-trumps

After appeal, Loyola University New Orleans students kick TPUSA off campus again

New Orleans, LA – On December 3, students at Loyola University New Orleans showed up to oppose the second attempt at chartering a Turning Point USA chapter on their campus.

In October of this year, a small group of conservative students attended a student senate session to propose a TPUSA Charter at Loyola. At that meeting, over 100 students packed the room to show their opposition to a chapter on campus. When the senate denied the charter, the pro-TPUSA students appealed to have their proposal heard again.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/after-appeal-loyola-university-new-orleans-students-kick-tpusa-off-campus-again

NYU SDS holds teach-in on the board of trustees

New York, NY – Students attended a teach-in about the NYU board of trustees, December 3, led by members of the Students for a Democratic Society at NYU. The teach-in talked about what the board of trustees were, their interests as a body, specific members of the board of trustees and the necessity to organize and take action.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/nyu-sds-holds-teach-in-on-the-board-of-trustees

Milwaukee: UWM students, community members hold press conference on repression at SDS convention

Milwaukee, WI – On Thursday, November 20, students gathered outside the Fire and Safety Building, demanding that the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee administration and the UWM Police Department stop its repression against student and community activists.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/milwaukee-uwm-students-community-members-hold-press-conference-on-repression

Texas students speak out against Trump’s attacks on Venezuela

Austin, TX – On November 20, Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a speak out against a U.S. war on Venezuela. A group of students and faculty gathered for speeches at the George Washington statue on the University of Texas campus

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/texas-students-speak-out-against-trumps-attacks-on-venezuela

Tampa students demand: No war on Venezuela!

Tampa, FL – On November 20, students and community members, including members from Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rallied near the University of South Florida (USF) Tampa campus to demand no war on Venezuela. Slogans and speeches included demands including “Stop the missile attacks now!” “No more U.S. wars for oil!” and “Lift the U.S. sanctions off Venezuela now!” The energy was high, with students passing by taking fliers from the rally, and cars honking in support of the anti-war event.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/tampa-students-demand-no-war-on-venezuela

UIC students demand board of trustees increase funding for cultural centers, divest from genocide

Chicago, IL – In the early morning of Thursday, November 13, dozens of student and union activists demonstrated outside of the UIC Dorin Forum in Chicago to demand that the University of Illinois (U of I) System Board of Trustees increase funding for cultural centers and divest from the genocidal state of Israel. The U of I System encompasses three universities – the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and University of Illinois Springfield.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/uic-students-demand-board-of-trustees-increase-funding-for-cultural-centers

NYU students rally at the University Senate, demand no compliance with Trump’s attack on higher education

New York, NY – On November 13, members of the Students for a Democratic Society rallied in front of the Kimmel Center at NYU, the building where the University Senate meeting was taking place. They rallied to demand NYU do not comply with Trump’s attacks on higher education.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/nyu-students-rally-at-the-university-senate-emand-no-compliance-with-trumps

Milwaukee: UWM students demand the rejection of Trump’s university compact

Milwaukee, WI – On Thursday, November 6, students gathered at Spaights Plaza on the UWM campus, demanding that UWM and all other universities, reject Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence, which includes demands to terminate DEI initiatives, a crackdown on free speech of students and faculty, and calls for repression against student activists.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/milwaukee-uwm-students-demand-the-rejection-of-trumps-university-compact