Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 6 VTMBH Article: Article Order 6 VTMBH Article: Title Hunger strike protests tuition fee hike for undocumented immigrant students. VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Thikana VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb students. Weekly Thikana, January 18, 2002. Translated from Bangla by Moinuddin Naser. Twenty-three students and teachers at the City University of New York (CUNY) initiated a hunger strike Tuesday to protest the recently implemented tuition fee hike for undocumented immigrant students. Most organizations engaged in the movement immigrants rights expressed solidarity with the hunger strike. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Twenty-three students and teachers at the City University of New York (CUNY) initiated a hunger strike Tuesday to protest the recently implemented tuition fee hike for undocumented immigrant students. Dr. Bill Crain, a professor in the Psychology Department, coordinated the three-day-long hunger strike, as well as participated himself. The strikers will protest in front of the main offices of CUNYs Board of Trustees. They were backed by a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court charging the tuition increase is illegal and discriminatory. The case will be heard on January 25, 2002. Hunger striker Jerry Dominguez, a member of the Mexican-American Students Friendship, said undocumented immigrants must now pay $13,600 for four semesters of coursework, an increase of $7,200. CUNY spokesman Michael Arena said about 2,200 do not have immigration documents. He further said about two lakhs (200,000) students are studying at the 17 campuses of the university. Protesters charge that CUNY enacted tuition hike for undocumented immigrants due to the terrorist attack of September 11. The students who are on hunger strike said that many of them would not be able to continue their studies because of the increase in the tuition fee. It may be mentioned that if CUNY enacts the tuition increase, other public universities may follow suit. So activists have been mobilized, as well as filing the lawsuit. Most organizations engaged in the movement immigrants rights expressed solidarity with the hunger strike. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-01-18 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hunger strike protests tuition fee hike for undocumented immigrant students. 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. students. Weekly Thikana, January 18, 2002. Translated from Bangla by Moinuddin Naser. Twenty-three Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-01-18