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Corporate (Ir)responsibility Throw Down
On Thursday 10th of April, join your favourite amnesty and many of the campus' social justice groups in the postcrypt coffee house for a night of performance and merrymaking. Kick off is at 9pm and is expected to go until 11pm (the same night). Featuring the Amnesty Band, the Burma 88 family band, interrobang!? and even an appearence from one of the "Yes Men".
Social Gathering!
Apologies for the short notice, but there will be a "social gathering" this Thursday (28th Feb) at Chloe Ciccariello's suite at 10pm. Use the form on the "contact us" page for details of the gathering, we hope to see you there!
Take Action on Bhopal Now (12/5/07)
We have recently been impassioned over a matter of Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical, being honored as a global citizen for Dow's work with the UN's Millennium Goals. While these are certainly positive gains, we feel strongly that the unresolved issue of the Bhopal chemical disaster of 1984 and Dow's continued disavowal of the issue reeks of injustice. As such, we will be conducting a protest. (Images of this year's protest can be found here, images of last year's protest can be found here)
WHO: Amnesty International, New York Coalition for Justice in Bhopal,
Students for Bhopal, and students from Columbia University and New
York University
WHEN: Thursday, December 6th 6:30-7:30 pm
WHERE: Outside the Winter Garden, World Financial Center in New York
City (200 Liberty St. at West St).
WHAT: A Protest of the Black-tie Gala Honoring Dow Chemical's CEO on
the 23rd Anniversary of Bhopal Disaster
Get Informed: Looking at US-sponsored Torture (11/28/07)
Amnesty International with Global Solutions, ACLU, the Muslim Students Association, and Hillel will be hosting two days of informational events to discuss United States sponsored torture from multicultural and multi-philosophical perspectives. On Wednesday, members from all of the participating campus groups will be on Low Plaza with information and urgent actions on US sponsored torture. The event will conclude in the evening with a speaker panel including Jumana Musa and Rachel Kahn-Troster. Refreshments will be served. For more info, see events.
Town Hall (11/13/07)
We came to voice our concerns and give suggestions to those who control the use of Columbia University's considerable endowment. Action on Bhopal through influence of shares in Dow Chemical, action in Burma through shares in Chevron and a call for proxy voting guidelines which take human rights concerns into consideration were all tabled to a very receptive committee. Only time will tell us the extent of our success...
Regional Conference (10/29/07)
Over the weekend several members of CUAI attended the Northeast Regional Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. It was fun. Go to the photos page to see photos and a slightly oddball commentary by the photographer. Also check out the events page for details on the Bhopal event later tonight.
Busy Week of Action (10/19/07)
This week we had a great deal to do... on Wednesday, we ate (most of) an enormous cake to celebrate the 1st birthday of the Military Commissions Act. On Friday, we participated in the CSC nightmarket which, this year, made the situation in Burma a very central theme. Check out the photos in the photo page and have a discussion about it in the forum.
Exciting events planned (10/9/07)
This semester is shaping up to be an exciting one with many great events in the pipeline. A Guantanamo Bay action involving some orange jump-suits and a cage, regional conferences and a very very very big cake are all on the horizon and approaching fast. The website is also beginning to take shape as an online meeting place and point of contact for all things CUAI-related.
Junta sees red, supporters wear it (9/29/07)
The movement of monks in Burma continues to suffer at the hands of the brutal military dictatorship in Burma (Myanmar). At least three monks dead and tens injured after first round of violent clashes erupts in the streets. UN special envoy led by Ibrahim Gambari is sent to meet with the Burmese administration after a special emergency session of the security council on Wednesday morning. Hundreds of thousands of protesters, lead by buddhist monks have taken to the streets in recent days in the largest show of defiance in almost 20 years. Closer to home, students have gathered nightly in front of the Butler library wearing red and holding candles in a show of support and solidarity.
New additions to the e-board (9/26/07)
This week saw some exciting new blood enter the board of CUAI. Click on the "board members" link to find out who they are.