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Archive for January, 2006

Update: Marta Cruz-Sojo is coming back to the US!

Monday, January 30th, 2006

From Manuel Chinchilla, a GEO steward and GSI from the Romance Languages Department:
Marta Cruz got her visa and is coming back on Wednesday night but she still doesn’t
know if she’ll be able to keep her appointment in RLL so we should keep our e-mail
campaign to Mary Sue Coleman going until we know for sure that […]

Summary and Background Info: Marta Cruz-Sojo case

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Marta Cruz-Sojo is one of the most experienced GSIs in the department of Romance Languages and Literatures. She worked as a lecturer in the department for several years and has continued to work as a GSI in RLL while pursuing an MFA in the School of Art & Design.
During the break between semesters Marta returned […]

URGENT! Grad Student About to Lose Her Job

Monday, January 30th, 2006

GSIs and Allies:
CALL TO ACTION!
One of our fellow GSIs has been threatened with job termination; she has been unable to
renew her visa to study in the U.S. because someone with a similar name is a suspected
criminal. In response to GEO’s request that the administration take action on this matter, President Mary Sue Coleman closed her […]

Immigrant Workers Conference on Campus

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

FIRST CONFERENCE ON IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE!
“Organizing Migrant and Immigrant Workers”
January 19-20
Featuring Keynote speeches by:
Jennifer Gordon and Baldemar Velasquez, Winners of the McArthur Award
For more information visit:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dandanar/mira/conference.html
or email contactmira(at)umich.edu
This conference, organized by the students of MIRA (Migrant and Immigrant Rights Awareness) and the Labor Law Roundtable, with the support of UM faculty, is the first […]