Dear Comm Committee,
The New York Chapter is planning a direct action this Friday at 8:30 in the morning. We are targeting the Carnegie Corporation, the employer of Dan Fallon. Or message is simple though a little prankish:

Action Flyer

DAN FALLON —SAVE ANTIOCH COLLEGE

* Dan Fallon, chair of the education division at Carnegie Corporation, is a member of the Antioch University Board of Trustees executive committee.

* As of June 30 2008, the Antioch University Board of Trustees will suspend operations of Antioch College, a historic 156-year-old small liberal arts college with an outstanding record of innovation and academic excellence.

* Antioch College Continuance Corporation(ACCC), a group of major alumni donors had entered into negotiations with the Board of Trustees and sought to buy the College and it’s assets from the University.

* Last month, with negotiations well into overtime, talks broke down over the details of the sale and all offers by the ACCC were removed from the table. Their newest offer consisted of what is being called the 10/10 plan. They are offering the University 10 million dollars for 10 seats on a 19 seat board.

* The end of the school year nears, and the school’s tirelessly devoted staff and faculty have been laid off—including the director of the Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom, which is housed at the College and would be closed along with it.

* Someone on this board needs to break the impasse and save Antioch College. We know that Mr. Fallon, a man of fierce intellect and tremendous expertise in higher education, is just the person to make this happen. The fate of a great American educational institution hangs in the balance.

We’re counting on him.

Antioch College Alumni of New York

(BOILERPLATE—famous alums, Fulbrights, etc.)

For more information on the fight to save Antioch College, please visit www.antiochians.org
http://saveantioch.org/get-informed/

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