Wednesday, December 14th 2005
BAMN Update
BAMN is still keeping up their whining on the Erika Williams/Sherman Boyson incident. While most students were busy with tests, the group held a press conference on Monday. Here’s some IndyBay coverage from the event:
After a long semester of battling with the University over Affirmative Action, allowing the Hurricane Katrina victims to stay at CAL until the graduate, and getting rid of sexist/racist social welfare advisor Sherman Boyson, BAMN is still on the grind with demanding justice. BAMN is a veteran civil rights group fighting for an equal opportunity to get an equal education for all students regardless of race or creed.
Monday’s press conference was a move to pressure Chancellor Birgeneau into using his authority to push forward an agenda of justice which includes firing the sexist-racist-bigot advisor Sherman Boyson (who called a black CAL student a “Nigger” and her and her friend “Bitches”) and also to plead for keeping the Hurrican Katrina students permanently at CAL as opposed to allowing them to stay only for this semester.
There is so much unnecessary stress, anxiety, and uncertainty that the New Orleans students will be put through if they are not allowed to stay at CAL for the rest of their college careers. This is an issue of interstate solidarity and American patriotism. Shame on the Chancellor and the U.C. Regents if they fail to implement these calls of justice.
In this picture, the protestor with the red sign was able to avoid embarrassment by naming the correct hurricane on only her second try. In this video clip (Quicktime), “Tamara” complains that the university robbed her of the chance to find housing and a job with their unsolicited gesture of temporary accommodation.
I haven’t heard much coming from the administration about the Boyson case, but I hope to see some kind of resolution by next semester. One, because it’s a free speech issue. Two, because it was off-campus and, thus, none of the university’s business. And three, because I want to see BAMN’s apoplectic reaction.
I like how their list of “things that BAMN did” consists of all failures.
Comment by Beetle — 12/14/2005 @ 12:58 am
I like the brunette on the left side of that picture… We didn’t have those when I was in school.
I tell you man, having a good football team does wonders for the co-eds. not that they’re any kinds of intelligent…
Comment by Jihad Jimmy, Minister of War Crimes and Chief Defender of the Faith — 12/14/2005 @ 9:59 am
How IndyBay describes BAMN tells us far more about IndyBay.
Comment by Michael C. Mikulis — 12/14/2005 @ 2:46 pm
Actually, anyone can post “news” on IndyBay. I’m pretty sure this was posted by a BAMN member. It is funny how they have accomplished absolutely nothing in these past couple of years. They did try to take credit for getting rid of Ward Connerly, even though he didn’t want another term anyway.
Comment by patr — 12/14/2005 @ 3:02 pm
BAMN is rather busy in Michigan right now. Yesterday it was reported that “youths” brought in from Detroit overturned tables and disrupted a meeting of an government body in Lansing that is getting ready to put the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative on the ballot there next year. The “youth”, of course, are “demandind” that this does not happen. BAMN is doing everything it can to keep Michigan from having the chance to ban race-based discrimination, as California did 10 years ago. It will be on the ballot, of course, and will pass. BAMN knows this, and is terrified.
Comment by Scott — 12/15/2005 @ 8:01 am
Well, it will pass for sure. Getting on the ballot and surviving court is never a guarantee, though, since the government may just not defend it.
Comment by Beetle — 12/15/2005 @ 10:51 am
Davis didn’t defend proposition 187 for instance, despite his campaign promises.
Hopefully, Jennifer Gramholm won’t get re-elected as governor.
Comment by Michael C. Mikulis — 12/15/2005 @ 12:59 pm
as an aside, in the latest newsweek, a quote from chairman howard dean on how the war in iraq is unwinnable: “The idea that we’re going to win… is just plain wrong.”
haha. oh howard.
Comment by jane — 12/15/2005 @ 1:18 pm