[PHOTOS] Incarceration to Education Coalition Occupation of Kimmel
March 26, 2016
IEC organizer and Gallatin alumnus Eric Sturm coordinates the distribution of flyers Friday evening.
Student protesters prepare to sleep in Kimmel’s staircase Friday evening.
Protesters chant after Kimmel closes to the public early Saturday morning
While some supporters exited the building before Kimmel closed at midnight, they stayed outside chanting alongside IEC organizers.
Protesters outside Kimmel chant in solidarity with IEC organizers who stayed overnight
After Kimmel closed to the public, IEC sit in participants settled in the staircase lobby.
Students gathered before an IEC teach in on Saturday afternoon
Students are remain in Kimmel after occupying the staircase for more than 24 hours.
Gallatin alumnus Eric Sturm educates students about the box at IEC’s teach in on Saturday
A 33 hour sit-in in March seems to have persuaded the university to change its policy regarding asking applicants about criminal background.
CAS alumna Emma Pliskin addresses the crowd during IEC’s sit in last weekend
Vice President of Student Affairs Marc Wais converses with IEC supporter Sophie Lasoff
IEC supporter makes calls to mobilize others to join the sit in at Kimmel
Organizers and supporters of the Incarceration to Education Coalition have been occupying the Kimmel Center for Student Life since Friday afternoon to protest the presence of the box — questions pertaining to criminal histories or disciplinary records — on NYU’s Common Application. More than 20 students chose to stay in Kimmel after it closed to the public, despite being told by NYU administration that those trespassing after midnight could face disciplinary action.
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