The Carol Lang Case at CCNY

[michael perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Loren Goldner sent this.

Carol Lang, long-time clerical employee of CUNY and
former shop steward of DC 37, was arrested last Friday
(Mar. 11) in her office by four plainclothesmen.  She
had been caught up in a scuffle with campus security
on Wednesday the 9th, when security attacked a group
(including Carol) protesting army recruiters' presence
at a campus "jobs fair". The initial charge was
felonious assault on a security officer, subsequently
reduced to a misdemeanor. Carol was held for 36 hours
(while police obstructed communication between her and
her attorney), in a holding cell with 15 women and 3
mattresses to sleep on, and a filthy toilet facility
that prison employees refused to clean. CCNY has
suspended Carol for one month without pay, prior to
any trial or conviction. DC 37 is thus far minimally
defending Carol, accompanying her through
administrative procedure over her suspension.

There is a rally to defend Carol on the CCNY campus
on Thursday Mar. 17 at 12:30 PM, at the administration
building (opposite the NAC). Carol cannot be present
because she has been banned from campus. (To get there
by subway, take the A or the D to 145th St and walk to
the intersection of 138th and Convent, where the rally
will take place.

To let the CUNY administration know what you think of
this attack on a long-term radical activist, write to
CCNY President Gregory Williams at

gwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


Loren Goldner

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Michael Perelman
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California State University
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