The Climate Crisis (2pm - 3pm): Ajay Singh Chaudhary, Alyssa Battistoni, and Chase Iron Eyes from Lakota People's Law Project will discuss the connections between capitalism and the climate change crisis.

Virtual teach-in from Columbia YDSA this Friday!

TODAY: join us for an all-day teach-in featuring 50+ speakers on 13 panels on topics related to the demands of our tuition strike. Tune in here, anytime between 10 am - 10 pm ET: bit.ly/teach-in-tuiti…

HUGE NEWS! On the first day of the largest Tuition Strike in American history, Columbia has met one of our important demands to formally commit to FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT, now and "for the foreseeable future." We have power when they stand together. #CUtuitionstrike

This divestment would not have been possible without years of dedicated organizing from students in Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 and Sunrise Movement Columbia + Barnard.

BREAKING: Columbia University divests from fossil fuels — a huge win for student activists, coming on day one of a tuition strike for which divestment was a key demand. #CUtuitionstrike

AMAZING! Columbia University has committed to divest from fossil fuels!!! Divestment is gaining momentum in the Ivy League -- next up Harvard? Yale?

As a Columbia University alumn, I am proud to stand in solidarity with students. This is a critical step in addressing the #climatecrisis and showing the power of the people when we come together to demand change. Congratulations!✊🏽#CUtuitionstrike

🥳🥳🥳 From the #CUtuitionstrike to the #HuntsPointStrike, New York is proving that the working class doesn't need saviors -- we will force change ourselves by flexing our collective power. Great work everyone!

UPDATE: We have already raised $4,100+ to cover these late fees for students who cannot afford them. Columbia University it is DISGUSTING that your students have to take on this burden during a pandemic when you have an $11 BILLION endowment and a multimillionaire president.

so, the Columbia YDSA tuition strike teach-in was pretty awesome! in case you missed it, don't worry--the full recordings (all 15 hours!) are available here: bit.ly/columbia-ydsa-… here are some of my personal highlights:

Last fall, UManchester Rent Strike won a 30% rent cut. Today, 53 British universities are on rent strike. The #CUtuitionstrike has already won increased financial aid & fossil fuel divestment. Next fall, there should be a NATION-WIDE TUITION STRIKE! Here's how to get started:

We have worked with UChicago Student Action to create a tuition strike guide with sample petitions, demands letters, press releases, FAQ’s, and more. docs.google.com/document/d/1jN…

We are planning a tuition strike at Howard for the fall semester. Please spread the word and join us.

Columbia finally responded to years of student organizing and divested from fossil fuels on the first day of our #CUtuitionstrike. If you want to organize a strike at your school, here is how to get started!

#CUtuitionstrike coverage in the New York Times! We need to clarify though: the strike is about much more than online classes. We strike to create a more democratic university and affordable education beyond the pandemic. nytimes.com/2021/01/29/wor…

Columbia has now charged a total of $157 THOUSAND in fees for striking students who already can’t afford tuition. Now, Columbia has announced they will charge another round of fees on February 18 if we continue to strike. CANCEL FEES NOW!

We've grown used to operating under a political narrative of cynicism for most of our lives. But what if for a decade, we believed that a better world was possible, and tried to build it together, and avert the climate crisis? Come build it with us: smvmt.link/GJ4A

Join us on the pickets lines tomorrow! #CUonStrike SIGN-UP | In-person: bit.ly/GWCStrikePicket | Digital: bit.ly/GWCStrikePicke…