
Resource Centers Push Back as Their Walls Close In
Tracey Faulkner brought backup to the Board of Trustees meeting on April 24: fifteen student-parents accompanied by their children.
Tracey Faulkner brought backup to the Board of Trustees meeting on April 24: fifteen student-parents accompanied by their children.
On Jan. 23, the Board of Trustees adopted a resolution supporting undocumented and LGBTQ+ students at City College. Later in their discussion, Trustee Susan Solomon proposed an amendment to the resolution, calling for the chancellor’s assembly of a working group that included representatives from the groups working directly with the affected students, as well as the students themselves.
The Board met Thursday, Jan. 23, to pass a resolution in support of undocumented and LGBTQIA+ students. Interim Chancellor Mitch Bailey said he aligns with the language of the Board’s resolution: “City College of San Francisco unequivocally supports the fundamental belief that every person should be treated with dignity and respect and has a right to exist and be who they are without fear of reprisal,” he affirmed.
In preparation for President-elect Donald Trump’s promised immigration agenda, City DREAM has reaffirmed its partnership with the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area to provide the undocumented student community with free immigration legal services.
The biannual Unity Day event, organized by the Associated Students Council of Ocean Campus (ASCO), brought together over 30 student-led clubs, resource centers, and various food trucks to Ram Plaza for students to familiarize themselves with what City College offers.
The “Amplifying Sanctuary Voices” exhibit takes a humanitarian and empathetic look at the sanctuary movement as it questions United States immigration policies. It also gives power to individual migration stories and brings to the forefront climate change as one of the growing factors for fueling global migration.
City DREAM, a resource center for undocumented students, confidentially advises students and the City College community on academic, legal, and financial matters.
Continuous attacks on DACA legislation are outrageous and threatening to undocumented students who the program protects. The City DREAM resource center provides support for undocumented students, including DACA recipient students. All City College constituents have a role to play in creating an empowering academic experience for DACA recipient students.