HELU Events
June 5 – NYC Congressional Town Hall
With HELU members PSC-CUNY and Rutgers AAUP-AFT, HELU is co-hosting a NYC-area congressional town hall. Join us in-person at PSC’s Union Hall (25 Broadway, 15th floor) for a town hall featuring candidates running for U.S. Congress in the June 23rd primary. We will spend 15 minutes with each candidate, including Chuck Park (NY-6), Claire Valdez…
April 22 – May Day Strong: Students and Workers Rise Up on May Day
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 22, 8 – 9:15pm EDT Students and workers are rising up on May Day! Join us for a MASS CALL to hear how students and workers are organizing for freedom, affordability, and safety all across the country. Get the tools you need to host a May Day action at your…
April 26 – Prioritizing Faculty Equality to Defend Higher Education: Defining Obstacles to Solidarity and Strategies to Surmount Them
Prioritizing Faculty Equality to Defend Higher Education: Sunday, April 26, 3-5pm ET (2-4pm CT, 1-3pm MT, 12-2pm PT) Register for the zoom forum here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WZntS-qRQFyCjcnWihF98g#/registration Featuring voices from Higher Ed Labor United’s Contingency Task Force: Holly Clarke, Professional Staff Congress, City University of New York Ann Robertson, California Faculty Association, San Francisco State University John Holmes, Merritt Community College, Writers Union…
April 27: Stand Up for Free Speech & Academic Freedom at CUNY Graduate Center
From our colleagues at the CUNY Graduate Center Chapter of the Professional Staff Congress: The CUNY Graduate Center Chapter of the Professional Staff Congress is hosting a stop on Tom Alter’s Defend Free Speech tour! Come listen to Tom and Noelle discuss the struggle for free speech on campus, and join the discussion on how…
April 21 – Delegate Open Discussion
Please register early to receive more information. HELU’s new Quarterly Open Delegate Discussions (QODDs) will allow HELU Delegates a chance to meet each other and talk though current issues on HELU’s radar. Our first QODD will be April 21 at 7pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PT on Zoom. Register here This particular discussion group is only…
April 8 – Distributed Organizing Training
From our colleagues at the Emergency Campaign to Support Higher Education: We Have to Get Smaller to Get Bigger — The Foundation of Distributed Organizing At a basic level, people need meaningful roles to stay engaged. As your organization grows, responsibilities must be distributed effectively. Small teams are the best structure — they allow members…