I'm so proud of Melody Garcia, a member of our Young Invincibles NY Youth Advisory Board, for sharing their experience & advocacy here.

Our NY #UniversalFAFSA policy can ensure that every student, regardless of background, has support applying for financial aid. Let's pass it!

Melody added, in support of our proposed NY #UniversalFAFSA policy:

Young Invincibles Chalkbeat New York @Chalkbeat Senator Andrew Gounardes Jonathan G. Jacobson Hunter College Melody, far right, seen here rallying with Young Invincibles and CUNY Rising Alliance in 2022 for the #NewDeal4CUNY , another key bill for educational equity in NY.

Conditions at CUNY are infamous for being so awful. Broken ceiling tiles, leaks, mold, pests, broken hvac, broken elevators, broken bathrooms. The city has a responsibility to make up for decades of disinvestment and fully fund CUNY community colleges. #CrumblingCUNY #NoMoreLeaks

Today we are in the New York City Council hearing on CUNY facilities. The students and workers of CUNY are TIRED of ceiling tiles and leaks falling on our heads☔️! The City must fully fund our Community colleges! #CrumblingCUNY #FixCUNY #FullyFundCUNY #AprilShowersBelongOutside

Join us for a panel discussion on the State of #CUNY , Monday April 15th at 12:15pm at Queens College | The City University of New York School of Music 226

actionnetwork.org/events/state-o…

Topics
- budget crisis
- PSC_CUNY contract
- adjunctification
- grassroots mobilization
- lobbying for #NewDeal4CUNY Queens College PSC NYPIRG

Don't miss an opportunity to dramatically increase funding for all of CUNY in the #NYSbudget Governor Kathy Hochul NY Assembly Majority NYS Senate Democrats Invest in NY's Upward-Mobility Machine. #NewDeal4CUNY nytimes.com/2024/04/08/bri…

An urgently important report from Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander:
'[It] is critical that the City & State work together to reinvest in CUNY, & therefore reinvest in our workers, in economic mobility, & in a thriving New York City economy.' Hey Governor Kathy Hochul Mayor Eric Adams: we need a #NewDeal4CUNY !

Join us next Wednesday, April 17 at 1pm as the New York City Council Committee on Higher Ed holds a public hearing concerning #CUNY facilities.

Join CRA and make your voice heard, and demand that we get funding NOW!

Let us know you will be there! #CrumblingCUNY actionnetwork.org/events/council…

This report from Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander makes clear: The City University of New York is an engine of economic mobility and growth—but that engine is at risk.

To protect it, we need to pass my #NewDeal4CUNY , which would restore free tuition, increase faculty, and renovate campuses.

comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/spotli…

‼️URGENT‼️ The NYS budget is still being delayed, and CUNY is still at risk of not receiving major funding. Call Governor Hochul’s office now to tell Albany that we need $100 million in funding to fix our schools, pay our faculty/staff, and support students!!!

When I shared in class @LEhmanCollege what President Fernando Delgado Félix V. Matos Rodríguez along with other CUNY execs are paid students were FURIOUS. Still 1 year without a contract. Execs get 30% raises and we were offered 3% annually. PSC_CUNY Rank and File Action CUNY Strike 2024 PSC_CUNY_HEO

Imagine if The City University of New York received the sustained funding it needs from the state and city rather than relying on random charity from billionaires. Send a letter to state and city leaders today: actionnetwork.org/letters/nd4c-a… #FundCUNY #FundingNotCharity #NewDeal4CUNY #TaxTheRich #ThanksIGuess

Now is not the time to pull back, Governor Kathy Hochul! We join UUP @NYSUT in urging you to work with the Senate and Assembly to increase CUNY and SUNY funding in the final #NYSBudget . #NewDeal4HigherEd #NewDeal4CUNY

PSC and CUNY Rising Alliance members in Albany to keep pushing for full funding in the #NYSBudget and #TaxTheRich #NewDeal4CUNY

.PSC_CUNY CUNY Rising Alliance
at the Invest In Our New York Campaign rally
The rich need to pay their fair share & what's in the one-house bills is a step in that direction #TaxTheRich
# #NewDeal4HigherEd
#CUNY #SUNY

Rally for a #NewDealforCUNY today at the Capitol. Public education is a necessity & I am proud that both one-house budgets provided necessary capital and operating funds needed for The City University of New York & SUNY - The State University of New York. In these final days of budget negotiations, we cannot forget our students.