Difference between revisions of "1996 Ethnic Studies Demonstrations"

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# Heather Starr, a senior at Barnard College;  
 
# Heather Starr, a senior at Barnard College;  
 
# Joaguin Ochoa, a graduate student at Columbia Teachers College
 
# Joaguin Ochoa, a graduate student at Columbia Teachers College
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6 Negotiators:
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# Othniel Harris, Sophomore
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Organizers:
 
Organizers:

Revision as of 12:46, 21 November 2007

Timeline

April 1, 1996-April 15, 1996

People

Began with 4 strikers, although the [Chronicle] cites 3 strikers.

  1. Marcel A. Agueros, a senior majoring in astronomy
  2. Michael Maldonaldo, a Columbia College senior;
  3. Heather Starr, a senior at Barnard College;
  4. Joaguin Ochoa, a graduate student at Columbia Teachers College

6 Negotiators:

  1. Othniel Harris, Sophomore
  2.  ?

Organizers: Jane Sung E Bai

Protestors: Estimated at 125 by the [Chronicle]

References

  • Article from [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]