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Reverse
the drop in black, Latina/o, and Native American student enrollment at the
University of Michigan and call on the University to use every legally
available means to maintain and increase minority student enrollment at
our university.
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Mobilize
to support legal efforts to undo Proposal 2 and restore affirmative action
in Michigan. Build the movement to restore the promise of Brown v. Board
of Education in k-12 and college.
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Make
UM a sanctuary campus and Ann Arbor a sanctuary city – defend and protect
immigrant students and community members from ICE threat; No University or
city cooperation with ICE investigations, harassment, or
deportations.
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Support
the passage of a Federal Dream Act to give undocumented immigrant students
the right to receive financial aid for college.
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Prevent
the rise of an increasingly racially-hostile campus climate. Expose and
take action against racism, sexism, sexual harassment, anti-Semitism,
anti-Arab and anti-Muslim prejudice, anti-Asian Pacific American,
anti-lesbian/gay bigotry, and all degradation and bigotry on campus.
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Investigate
and take action against all bigoted attacks. Stop rape and sexual assault
– No blaming the victim.
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Propose
eliminating the SAT, ACT, and other biased and discriminatory standardized
tests in the U-M admissions processes, in order to create equal
opportunity and greater access to our university for minority, women,
poor, and middle-class students of all races.
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Oppose
tuition hikes and increase financial aid programs. Oppose Congressional
cuts to student loan programs.
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Oppose
the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
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Build
the emerging national mass civil rights movement and student movement.
Support the mass struggle for full rights and dignity for immigrants.
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Support GEO and LEO in their
negotiations with the University. Support the temporary workers' struggle
for justice. Build an alliance of students, teachers and workers on
campus. Stop privatization of U of M services.
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Represent
and fight for student rights and interests - Abolish the "Student Code of
Conduct" for its abuse of students' civil liberties.
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Defend the right of minority student organizations
to maintain their long-standing access to Multicultural and
Minority-Cultural Lounges (Ambatana, Yuri Kochiyama, Cesar Chavez, etc.)
in residence halls.