A perception exists in American society, that College is just one more rung on the ladder — the rung after high school, and before our entry into the working world. This perception, in addition to being untenable in the current economic climate, doesn’t allow for nuanced self-expression or critical thought. Every day, we are bombarded [...]
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ASUW’S 11th Annual Vagina Monologues
Event Title & Host ASUW’S 11th Annual Vagina Monologues Website https://www.facebook.com/events/213845608702656/ When? Feb. 16th – Feb. 18th, 7 PM. Where? Kane 130, UW Campus Why? To spark radical dialogue about vaginas and female-identified humans! Description The ASUW Women’s Action Commission is proud to announce the 11th Annual ASUW “Vagina Monologues” production!Thursday, February 16th at [...]
The University of Washington or the University of Regents?
This year, while massively cutting higher education funding, Washington State legislators passed the “Higher Education Opportunity Act.” The bill allows unelected regents at Washington State’s public colleges to set tuition, instead of the state legislature. For their first act utilizing the bill, the University of Washington Regents propose hiking in-state tuition 20%, for a [...]
Take 3! Sit-In Photo Gallery
You(th) heard us chant “If this is how it’s gonna be, we are set for sit-in 3!” as we left the athletics building on May 19th. Wise has yet to cut our contract, so the Kick Out Sodexo Coalition promptly joined forces with the Diversity Coalition and extended our attention to Eric Godfrey, VP for [...]
Sit In #3: Amplifying Student Voice
Today the Kick Out Sodexo coalition allied with the Diversity coalition and came together to demand that the University of Washington administration respect student voice. Staging the third direct action of the Kick Out Sodexo campaign, 75 students performed a sit-in at the UW Admissions building, saying “No to Sodexo” and “Yes to Diversity.” OAG [...]
Why We Staged The Sit-Ins
This post originally appeared on Change.org -> many thanks to Jess Kutch, director of Organizing at Change.org, for all her tremendous support of the Kick Out Sodexo Coalition After 7 months of polite letter-deliveries, postponed meetings with the UW administration, and general disinterest in their message to “Kick Out Sodexo,” the UW chapter of the [...]
A Balmy, Social Entrepreneurship Night
It is with great excitement that SEC invites you to our annual Social Entrepreneurship Night at the University of Washington! You may wonder, “what IS social entrepreneurship?” The Skoll Foundation states it as: On May 19th we invite you to learn more on this burgeoning field of social entrepreneurship by joining like-minded innovators in social justice. [...]
Kick Out Sodexo from the Outside
Hey You(th) – check out the Kick Out Sodexo rally and sit-in from outside the room. This gallery includes images of rallies on Red Square, the vigil for Sodexo workers, students exiting the building post-arrest, and this morning’s protest at the Board of Regents meeting.
