Difference between revisions of "1996 Ethnic Studies Demonstrations"
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== References == | == References == | ||
| − | * [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E04E1D91239F931A35757C0A960958260 Article] from [New York Times] | + | * [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E04E1D91239F931A35757C0A960958260 Article] from the ''[[New York Times]]'' |
| − | * [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/?q=node/28039 Article] from 2007 [[Spectator]], on the reaction by alumni of the | + | * [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/?q=node/28039 Article] from 2007 [[Spectator]], on the reaction by alumni of the 1996 Hunger Strike to the [[2007 hunger strike]] |
* [http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/hunger.html Summary] of Statements by the 1996 Hunger Strikers with detailed timeline | * [http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/hunger.html Summary] of Statements by the 1996 Hunger Strikers with detailed timeline | ||
* [http://chronicle.com/che-data/articles.dir/art-42.dir/issue-33.dir/33a05001.htm article] from April 26, 1996 [Chronicle] | * [http://chronicle.com/che-data/articles.dir/art-42.dir/issue-33.dir/33a05001.htm article] from April 26, 1996 [Chronicle] | ||
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* [http://www.astro.columbia.edu/~marcel/galleries/El_Regreso/ES_past/ pictures] | * [http://www.astro.columbia.edu/~marcel/galleries/El_Regreso/ES_past/ pictures] | ||
* [http://www.astro.columbia.edu/~marcel/galleries/El_Regreso/ES_past2/ more pictures] | * [http://www.astro.columbia.edu/~marcel/galleries/El_Regreso/ES_past2/ more pictures] | ||
| − | * [http://www.astro.columbia.edu/~marcel/galleries/El_Regreso/jack.pdf letter] from striker's dad to then-president [George Rupp] | + | * [http://www.astro.columbia.edu/~marcel/galleries/El_Regreso/jack.pdf letter] from striker's dad to then-president [[George Rupp]] |
[[Category:Protests]] | [[Category:Protests]] | ||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 21 November 2007
In 1996, several students went on a hunger strike to demand the creation of an Ethnic Studies department.
Timeline
April 1, 1996 - April 15, 1996
People
Began with 4 strikers, although the [Chronicle] cites 3 strikers.
- Marcel A. Agueros, a senior majoring in astronomy
- Michael Maldonaldo, a Columbia College senior;
- Heather Starr, a senior at Barnard College;
- Joaguin Ochoa, a graduate student at Columbia Teachers College
6 Negotiators:
- Othniel Harris, Sophomore
- ?
Organizers: Jane Sung E Bai
Protesters: Estimated at 125 by the [Chronicle]
References
- Article from the New York Times
- Article from 2007 Spectator, on the reaction by alumni of the 1996 Hunger Strike to the 2007 hunger strike
- Summary of Statements by the 1996 Hunger Strikers with detailed timeline
- article from April 26, 1996 [Chronicle]
- Article from The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, No. 12. (Summer, 1996), p. 37.
- speech by a hunger striker
- pictures
- more pictures
- letter from striker's dad to then-president George Rupp
