Direct action against the fences
We encourage people to engage in creative nonviolent direct action against the fences.
Examples of nonviolent direct action may include: Information warfare, stickers, flyers, picketing, vigils, sit-ins, leafletting, letter writing, art, music, poetry, community education, civil disobedience, boycotts, sabotage, fraternization, noncooperation, general strikes. These examples are just that, examples. We don't endorse any particular tactic. Find others who share your opinion and who you can trust. Be creative. Be proactive.
Whatever your level of commitment is, don't just silently hate the fences.
DO SOMETHING!
Add Ithaca Isfences on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/people/Ithaca-Isfences/100001845424199) or send an email to info@ithacaisfences.org to get updates on actions against the fences.
Examples of nonviolent direct action may include: Information warfare, stickers, flyers, picketing, vigils, sit-ins, leafletting, letter writing, art, music, poetry, community education, civil disobedience, boycotts, sabotage, fraternization, noncooperation, general strikes. These examples are just that, examples. We don't endorse any particular tactic. Find others who share your opinion and who you can trust. Be creative. Be proactive.
Whatever your level of commitment is, don't just silently hate the fences.
DO SOMETHING!
Add Ithaca Isfences on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/people/Ithaca-Isfences/100001845424199) or send an email to info@ithacaisfences.org to get updates on actions against the fences.
Cornell University, the City of Ithaca and Newspapers and the Architect hired by Cornell University
Tell them what you think about the fences.
Demand open hearings about the fences
The students will not be here when the vote on the fences occurs in summer 2011. Again the city and Cornell University will shut students out from discussion about the fences.
Send a letter or email to demand that:
1. all further discussions about the fences should be open to the public
2. all further discussions should be announced and widely advertised with adequate notice so citizens and students can contribute
3. all further meetings and votes should be scheduled while the University is in session so students can attend
4. the issue of whether the suicide fences are necessary must be discussed openly and voted on by Common Council before they are permitted to proceed on any other issue about the suicide fences especially erecting replacement suicide barriers
5. the secret meetings with Cornell at the Means Restriction Committee end immediately and the minutes of the prior meetings be published so the community can see what has happened at those closed and unadvertised meetings
Send a letter or email to demand that:
1. all further discussions about the fences should be open to the public
2. all further discussions should be announced and widely advertised with adequate notice so citizens and students can contribute
3. all further meetings and votes should be scheduled while the University is in session so students can attend
4. the issue of whether the suicide fences are necessary must be discussed openly and voted on by Common Council before they are permitted to proceed on any other issue about the suicide fences especially erecting replacement suicide barriers
5. the secret meetings with Cornell at the Means Restriction Committee end immediately and the minutes of the prior meetings be published so the community can see what has happened at those closed and unadvertised meetings
Who to Contact
City Officials and Departments
Mayor Carolyn K. Peterson
Mayor's Office Carolyn K. Peterson Fourth Floor of City Hall 108 E. Green Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: (607) 274-6501 Fax: (607) 274-6526 e-mail:asherman@cityofithaca.org City of Ithaca Department of Public Works Superintendent of Public Works: William J. Gray, P.E. Second Floor of City Hall 108 East Green Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: (607) 274-6527 Fax: (607) 274-6587 email: kgehring@cityofithaca.org City of Ithaca Planning and Development Director of Planning and Development: JoAnn Cornish Third Floor of City Hall 108 East Green Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: (607) 274-6550 Fax: (607) 274-6558 email: dgrunder@cityofithaca.org |
Cornell University
Cornell University President
David J. Skorton Office of the President 300 Day Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-5201 Fax: (607) 255-9924 e-mail: president@cornell.edu Vice-President for Student and Academic Services Susan H. Murphy Office of Student and Academic Services Day Hall Room 311 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-7595 e-mail: smh1@cornell.edu Kent L. Hubbell Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley Dean of Students 401 Willard Straight Hall 607-255-1115 klh4@cornell.edu Architects
University Architect Gilbert Delgado
University Planner Mina Amundsen Head designer for the Suicide Fence project, Nader Tehrani of Office dA |
Common Council Members
All Common Council members are called Alderperson they may be reached at the following address:
108 E. Green Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Common Council - First Ward - Maria Coles Phone (607) 272-0106 Email: mcoles@cityofithaca.org Common Council - First Ward - Jennifer Dotson Phone:(607) 351-5458 Email:jdotson@cityofithaca.org Common Council - Second Ward - J.R. Clairborne Phone:(607) 272-4905 Email: jclairbo@cityofithaca.org Common Council - Second Ward - Eric Rosario Phone:(607) 273-2417 Email: erosario@cityofithaca.org Common Council - Third Ward - Ellen McCollister Phone:(607) 272-5936 Email: emccollister@cityofithaca.org |
Common Council - Third Ward - Joel Zumoff
Phone:(607) 273-8794 Email:jzumoff@cityofithaca.org Common Council - Fourth Ward - Svante Myrick Phone (315) 750-8304 Email:smyrick@cityofithaca.org www.svantemyrick.com Common Council - Fourth Ward - Eddie Rooker Phone: (315) 406-0990 Email: erooker@cityofithaca.org Common Council - Fifth Ward - Deborah Mohlenhoff Phone 607-351-0047 Email: dmohlenhoff@cityofithaca.org Common Council - Fifth Ward - Daniel Cogan Phone: (607) 273-7040 Email: dcogan@cityofithaca.org |
