Dear Doug:
I don't know if this is appropriate material for yur list, but I'd appreciate it if you'd post it.
Thanks
Loren
Carol Lang, long-time clerical employee of CUNY and former shop steward of DC 37, was arrested last Friday (Mar. 11) in her office by four plainclothesmen. She had been caught up in a scuffle with campus security on Wednesday the 9th, when security attacked a group (including Carol) protesting army recruiters' presence at a campus "jobs fair". The initial charge was felonious assault on a security officer, subsequently reduced to a misdemeanor. Carol was held for 36 hours (while police obstructed communication between her and her attorney), in a holding cell with 15 women and 3 mattresses to sleep on, and a filthy toilet facility that prison employees refused to clean. CCNY has suspended Carol for one month without pay, prior to any trial or conviction. DC 37 is thus far minimally defending Carol, accompanying her through administrative procedure over her suspension.
There is a rally to defend Carol on the CCNY campus on Thursday Mar. 17 at 12:30 PM, at the administration building (opposite the NAC). Carol cannot be present because she has been banned from campus. (To get there by subway, take the A or the D to 145th St and walk to the intersection of 138th and Convent, where the rally will take place.
To let the CUNY administration know what you think of this attack on a long-term radical activist, write to CCNY President Gregory Williams at
Loren Goldner