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DESCRIPTION:Here’s Real “History in the Making”:\nThe People Fight Back to Save 
 SF City College \nFriday, January 11,  9–10:30 AM\nSF City College, Ocean 
 Campus\nBetween Diego Rivera Theater & Visual Arts Bldg.\nMUNI  # 9X, 
 9AX, 9BX, 29, 36, 43, 49, 54, and K\nBalboa Park BART 3 blocks away on 
 Geneva\nSee map of campus:  http://tinyurl.com/aoq7yp6 \n\nContact: \nAllan 
 Fisher, afisher800@gmail.com\nWendy Kaufmyn ,(510) 714-8687, 
 kaufmyn@aol.com \n\n\nCity College of San Francisco students, staff, 
 teachers and department chairs will picket and boycott the interim 
 chancellor’s welcome address which traditionally kicks off the new 
 semester. Instead of listening to Dr. Thelma Scott-Skillman’s speech, 
 “History in the Making”, City College’s community will make its own 
 history by conducting a press conference and rally addressing the people of 
 San Francisco.\n\nThe people of San Francisco overwhelmingly showed a vote 
 of confidence in CCSF by passing Proposition A, a parcel tax specifically 
 dedicated to offset budget cuts, prevent worker layoffs, maintain essential 
 classes, programs and student support services. However, the district is 
 intending to use the funds for other purposes, namely paying high-priced 
 consultants and bolstering reserves.\n\nDuring this event people will be 
 asked to sign a Pledge of Resistance stating their intention to take 
 drastic action if the district doesn’t spend Proposition A funds (or 
 reserves) as intended.\n\n“San Francisco voters sent a clear message of 
 affirmation for City College’s mission to serve the whole community,” 
 said Leslie Simon, instructor in Women’s Studies and former department 
 chair. “We denounce the district’s downsizing our mission, downsizing 
 our college and limiting student accessibility.”\n\nAllan Fisher, ESL 
 instructor, insisted that, “The administration has failed to promote 
 student enrollment, thereby creating a ‘budget crisis’. Meanwhile they 
 are spending excessive amounts on administrative salaries, high paid 
 consultants and lucrative interim administrative positions.”\n\nWendy 
 Kaufmyn, Engineering instructor of 29 years, said, “ We need to remain 
 steadfast in our commitment to the California Master Plan and its vision of 
 free education for all and to AB1725, legislation which encourages an 
 administrative role by department chairs elected by their peers.”\n\nWe 
 accept the accreditation commission’s legitimate suggestions, but we will 
 not accept the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges 
 undermining of mission of our community college.  We demand a commitment to 
 the California Master Plan and its vision of free education for all, and to 
 AB1725, encouraging an administrative role by peer-elected department 
 chairs.\n\nSpeakers at the action will denounce:\n\n* how Proposition A 
 funds are not being used as the voters intended for classes, programs, and 
 student services, and to prevent layoffs\n\n* the limiting of student 
 accessibility through the downsizing of CCSF\n\n* the narrowing of CCSF’s 
 mission to serve the whole community\n\n* the failure of the administration 
 to effectively promote student enrollment, thereby creating a “budget 
 crisis”\n\n* the administration efforts to limit democratic culture and 
 institute an authoritarian, top-down business model for CCSF\n\n* the 
 dismantling of the Department Chair structure, and the negative impact on 
 the “diversity departments”\n\n* the excessive spending on 
 administrative salaries and high paid consultants\n\n* the unilateral 
 take-backs (an additional 9% salary cut from employees on top 2.85%) after 
 six years of employee pay freezes and concessions\n\n* the district 
 proposals to limit or terminate health benefits and pro-rata pay for 
 part-time employees\n\n* the use of CCSF funds for lucrative interim 
 administrative hiring positions\n\n* the mantra of productivity expressed 
 by the administration under the name “enrollment management” that 
 negatively impacts educational quality\n\n*  the chronic misrepresentation 
 of CCSF in the media \n\n* the taking away of power from the elected local 
 Board of Trustees \n 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/01/01/18729233.php
SUMMARY:Here’s Real “History in the Making”: The People Fight Back to Save SF City College
LOCATION:SF City College, Ocean Campus\nBetween Diego Rivera Theater & Visual 
 Arts Bldg.\nMUNI  # 9X, 9AX, 9BX, 29, 36, 43, 49, 54, and K\nBalboa Park 
 BART 3 blocks away on Geneva\nSee map of campus:  
 http://tinyurl.com/aoq7yp6
URL:http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/01/01/18729233.php
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