#hail2pitt

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Towards a Black November at the University of Pittsburgh

We demand a world without police so we can create a world for each other, so we might be able to gather and grow with one another in a less alienating way.

“We occupy in hopes that all students can feel empowered to organize and resist autonomously; in hopes that one day we will occupy the entire University, and finally set it free.”

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****full description posted in event**** Last year on November 17th, students, workers and community members marched together in the streets of Oakland...

Last year on November 17th, shortly after Trump’s election, around fifty students, workers and community members marched together in the streets of Oakland to demand an end to student debt and protest Trump’s election. Together, the group entered and exited Towers Lobby to give a few speeches and sing a song. The group was met by Pitt Police officers who brutally beat, injured and arrested multiple students right outside of their dorms. Many of our friends sustained physical injuries, emotional trauma, and two of them spent the night in jail. Shortly after this incident, Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner released a statement regarding the protest which condoned the acts of the police officers and condemned the student protestors. Since last November, student’s demands for a more just University have routinely been ignored. Our voices have been silenced, student debt has grown, workers are still making poverty wages, and the police are more antagonistic toward student protestors than ever before.

We refuse to let our stories of this day be silenced and replaced by the blatant lies from the University administration. On the one year anniversary of this event, we will gather once again to demand an end to student debt, the rise of fascism on our campus and unfair wages for workers. But this time we must also demand that the Pitt Police be disarmed. We will walk out of class to demonstrate that our classes can not be as important as the safety of our friends and demanding a more just campus and world. We will walk out of class to show that our we can not be educated in an institution that silences the people who make it up. We invite everyone – all the people that make this university our place for learning and growing – to join in this walk out and together we will share a space for our collective visions for making this university a just & safe space that belongs to the people that make it up.

We recognize that the struggle to disarm campus police at the University of Pittsburgh is linked with the necessity of disarming the campus police that murdered queer activist Scout Shultz on Georgia Tech’s campus. We recognize that the policing on our campus is part of the same policing, but in no way equal to or as devastating as the policing that terrorizes and murders innocent people of color every year. We understand that the presence of police on our campus upholds an atmosphere that continuously disregards student safety and is an extension of the violent policing throughout the city of Pittsburgh.

Come out to commemorate this day, and demand that the University disarms campus police & meet the demands of students:

1. That all student workers should be paid a minimum, living wage of $15 an hour. 2. That the University freezes tuition hikes and advocates for federal cancellation of student debt and free tuition. 3. That the University vocally endorses a grad student union. 4.That the University immediately stops spending money, time and resources on union busting tactics, and creating intimidating environments that prevent workers from having free choice 5. That the University divests its financial holdings in fossil fuels. 6. That the University takes a firm stance against private prisons. Any investments or connections between private prison corporations and the University of Pittsburgh should be made transparent, and terminated. 7. That the University declares itself a sanctuary campus and actively works to create spaces where students feel safe. 8. That gender neutral bathrooms are accessible in every campus building. 9. That the University promises a real commitment to diversifying the student body (in class, race, gender/sexuality), investing in cultural organizations, rather than merely advertising itself as diverse institution. 10. That the University prioritizes and provides affordable housing and living for all student tenants (mental health, food security, health insurance) 11. That the University sustainably invests in the interests of the Pittsburgh community, rather than its own interests, or those of the board of trustees. 12. That all campus cops are disarmed and that city cops are banned from campus. 13. That the University commits to increased transparency in its investments, and that students, faculty, staff and alumni know exactly where Pitt’s money is going. 14. That the University commits to switching to renewable energy. 15. That Chancellor Gallagher takes a 10 percent paycut to hike employee pay and a pay cap enforced on all highly paid positions (admin, coaches).

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Thank you guys for your run it been fun to watch and the games don't stop here. #HardWorkAlwaysPaysOff. #Hail2Pitt And way to help these young men see they can win games. @jeffcapel (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9m8epTpKI9/?igshid=1tnsjteybvicx

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I tell my students "don't just be a player, be a playmaker ". This play is great on so many levels. The @philadelphiaeagles just lost @2live_am #hail2Pitt and had to put in #39 who was about sixth on the depth chart. You know future hall of Famer @aaronrodgers12 is coming at him..... #mindset #urbanmedialiteracy #urbanliteracy #greatness https://www.instagram.com/p/B26NNKAnKX_/?igshid=z5rlt7anr0w0

[johncihon]

#Hail2Pitt #HailToPitt #H2P #PittFootball #PittPanthers #BeatPennState (at Oakland (Pittsburgh)) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bne2MnBgcR6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mgugw2qexpjz

[johncihon]

#Hail2Pitt #PittPennState #Pirogues (at Pints on Penn)

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This Week in Solidarity: 9.9 – 9.17

Here’s this week’s rundown of ways to connect with the movement in Pittsburgh!

Here’s this week’s rundown of ways to connect with the movement in Pittsburgh!

Please let us know if there there’s an event that is not listed that you would like us to promote through our Facebook, our blog, our Twitter, and through flyers or email.

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DON'T LET THEM ORIENT YOUUU!! Come out to some back to school events next week !;) Hit us up if you want to help run any events or if you want to run your own event! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday - Tabling // all day // various locations Tuesday - Free Lunch and Zine reading // Schenley Plaza // 11:30 - 1:00 Wednsday - Student Debt Info // Schenley Plaza 11:30 - 1:00 Plants and Herbs // Schenely Plaza // 3:00 - 4:00 THursday: Share Fair // Schenley Plaza // 3:00 Friday: Radical Tour of Oakland // Cathy // 1:00 Night Shade Potluck // Frazier Fields // 5:00