FreeCity! Why is City College of San Francisco Still Fighting to Survive?

On May 13, 2021, CPE and PM Press co-hosted "FreeCity! Why is City College still fighting to survive?" which featured the co-authors of "Free City!"--Marcy Rein, Mickey Ellinger, and Vicki Legion--as well as student organizer EK of CCSF Collective and Beatriz Herrera from AFT 2121. Moderated by Prof. Jason Ferreira of San Francisco State University, the event discussed the drastic cuts and layoffs CCSF is facing just years after organizers pulled the school through an accreditation crisis and won free tuition.

0:00 - intro
2:21 - historical context of liberatory education (Prof. Ferreira)
16:05 - current struggle at CCSF (Beatriz Herrera - AFT 2121)
21:15 - authors of Free City! (Marcy Rein, Mickey Ellinger, and Vicki Legion)
47:30 - current organizing work (EK - CCSF Collective and Beatriz Herrera)
1:05:00 - audience Q&A