Protesters Confronted By Heavy NYPD Presence Near Baruch College (pic)tuition hike approved

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http://gothamist.com/2011/11/28/protesters_confronted_by_heavy_nypd.php#photo-1

Several hundred protesters are currently marching near Baruch College at 24th Street at Lexington Avenue to demonstrate against the planned $300/year (over five years) tuition hikes that the City University Board of Trustees is expected to vote on this afternoon, as well as a need for "democratic accountability." There's a heavy NYPD presence, with police on scooters attempting to funnel the demonstrators into barricaded areas and off the street.

Student loan bills are being burnt, and chants like "Banks got bailed out / Students got sold out," made popular by the Occupy movement, can be heard along the route. A freelance photographer tweeted, "Would LOVE an explanation from @NYPD / @DCPI why Officer Torres #11394 found it necessary to run me over TWICE on his motorbike. #CUNY" The photographer, Daniella Zalcman, added, "Visible press credential, camera in hand, very obviously working. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE." There's also a heavy union presence, with the TWU and the CWA getting top billing.

Updates below
According to CBS, the CUNY trustees have approved the tuition hikes that were expected to pass this evening. NYPD officers in riot gear, around 16 of them according to one reporter, have arrived outside the 25th street entrance to Baruch.
https://twitter.com/#!/CBSNewYork/status/141282990406909952

We'll update as pertinent details become available. You can see the livestream here.
http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution/


According to reporter Ryan Devereaux, around 500 students and protesters are now approaching Gramercy Park.
https://twitter.com/#!/RDevro/status/141286476213260288
About 500 demonstrators approaching Gramercy Pk protesting CUNY tuition hikes and exclusion of students/faculty in decision-making process.

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. These students occupied a bank a few days ago or so. They're serious.

California University students are planning a state-wide strike in response to greedy tuition hikes, hopefully the NY students will call one as well! Take back the power!

[reggie the dog]

2. they need to block expressways and trains

that stops enough people from getting to work that the corporations are not productive, do that for a few days and the government usually caves quickly , at least here in France they do.

they need to resarch (easy to do) where traffic jams start to happen and once traffic is stopped then you just block the highway with people. this fucks traffic.

you do the same in train stations, block the stopped trains.

you can also march then sit down in main 6 lane arteries in town.

i have seen these tactics win strikes. i have even participated.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. Watch the West Coast on the 12th of next month :)

[reggie the dog]

4. watch france on the 15th

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. Oooh, didn't know about that, thanks for the heads-up, please post a thread on the 15th!