Save Mills College
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Official Twitter account providing updates from the Save Mills College Coalition - as Mills faces the threat of closure after 169 years. #SaveMills #All4Mills
Oakland, CA
Joined March 2021
I stand in strong solidarity with Mills College staff who are striking against the union-busting tactics of Northeastern University who recently acquired the campus. Our educators and students deserve better and this entire shady deal gets more and more suspicious.
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Mills is a 170-year-old institution and its sudden purchase and rezoning along with these union busting tactics are concerning. We need transparency and an investigation like the council unanimously voted to ask for a few months ago. https://t.co/N2xvdfAFJu
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@Kaplan4Oakland thank you for bringing visibility to the outrage of @MillsCollege. Fyi @SFBayTimes alumnae is the correct plural-don't erase our legacy further. We still exist! @save_mills
@all4mills #investigatemills
sfbaytimes.com
By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– We have been watching an all-out assault on women’s rights, and the signs that the LGBTQ+ community is next. The U.S. Supreme Court just wiped...
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IT'S OFFICIAL! Today, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution calling for an investigation of the Mills acquisition. Please join us in thanking @ShengForOakland and Vice Mayor @Kaplan4Oakland for this major step toward justice and truth.
Thank you for my colleagues for voting to approve a resolution calling for an investigation into the closure of Mills College. Students & staff deserve transparency around this sudden sale & closure of one of the two remaining women's colleges in CA.1/ https://t.co/JZz25flXwC.
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As a Mills Alumnae myself, I understand how important it is to have safe learning spaces for women and the LGBTQ+ community. The sudden end to this pivotal, women-serving safe space as women's rights are under attack is a tragedy. We need answers. 3/
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Thank you for my colleagues for voting to approve a resolution calling for an investigation into the closure of Mills College. Students & staff deserve transparency around this sudden sale & closure of one of the two remaining women's colleges in CA.1/ https://t.co/JZz25flXwC.
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Huge thank you to @save_mills and @All4Mills for your advocacy and thank you to Claudia Mercado and Kieran Turan for joining me to speak on this issue to the press earlier this morning. 4/
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To: council@oaklandca.gov Dear Madam or Sir, I am an alum of Mills College and an East Bay voter. I support the resolution to investigate the Mills College merger. I feel that access to liberal arts education is a class issue!
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We agree with you, Kerri! In addition to your awesome tweeting, the council can be reached via email, which is more reliable: council@oaklandca.gov And we hope you're coming to the meeting!
VOTE YES - INVESTIGATE MILLS COLLEGE AND NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY We need an investigation to evaluate the irrevocable impact on queer, BIPOC and first gen students. @OkCouncil @DanKalb @nikki4oakland @carroll_fife @ShengForOakland @NoelGallo5 @lorenmtaylor @reidforoakland
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Come to the online meeting on Tuesday at noon! https://t.co/aqG7UgD22U Write a letter supporting the resolution for council@oaklandca.gov #InvestigateMills
#JusticeForMills
Mills College has had an irreplaceable impact on our city and on inclusionary higher learning period. Please join us on Tuesday in urging council to pass this resolution celebrating Mills and calling for an investigation into its acquisition.
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Mills College has had an irreplaceable impact on our city and on inclusionary higher learning period. Please join us on Tuesday in urging council to pass this resolution celebrating Mills and calling for an investigation into its acquisition.
Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Council President Pro Tem Sheng Thao have called for a resolution to both celebrate the almost two centuries of Mills College's contributions to the City of Oakland and the world. They need your support!
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Thank you @save_mills @All4Mills and the volunteer organizers who have called for this. I stand with you in your efforts to save this important safe space in our beautiful city.
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@save_mills Yes We need an investigation to evaluate the irrevocable impact on queer, BIPOC and first generation students. Email and say VOTE YES Council@OaklandCa.Gov
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Transparency and justice for Mills and for every liberal arts college. Let's make sure that no educational institution is allowed to die in darkness. #InvestiagteMills Please show up to the meeting and write a letter in support to council@oaklandca.gov https://t.co/aqG7UglqEk
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You can support the resolution to investigate NEU and Mills College at the Oakland City Council Meeting. 12PM PT, Tuesday 19 July, 2022. Meeting Online. https://t.co/doyf9wDwfu We demand transparency! #InvestigateMills
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Public support is essential to the passage of the resolution so we need you to step up ASAP. Please write an email to support this resolution to the City Council - council@oaklandca.gov #InvestigateMills
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Public support is essential to the passage of the resolution so we need you to step up ASAP. Please write an email to support this resolution to the City Council - council@oaklandca.gov Feel free to attach additional materials, but write your main message in the body of the email
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Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Council President Pro Tem Sheng Thao have called for a resolution to both celebrate the almost two centuries of Mills College's contributions to the City of Oakland and the world. They need your support!
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