Students for a Democratic Society

MEDIA ADVISORY — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Demand Affirmative Action Day

#BlackEducationMatters: Protest for Affirmative Action

On Thursday, December 3rd, at 3 PM, Students for a Democratic Society will be holding a demonstration front of the Westcott administration building to demand that the affirmative action program be reinstated and for an end to racist admissions policies.

This is happening along with other SDS chapters and affiliates across the country that are holding events for Affirmative Action in response to an upcoming Supreme Court case. The Court has decided to take a second look at the Fisher v. University of Texas case, which deals with the legality of the affirmative action program used in the University of Texas system. However, the decision made in this case will decide the fate of affirmative action programs in colleges and universities across the United States.

In Florida, affirmative action policies have been banned since 1999 when politicians like John Thrasher and Jeb Bush worked to implement the “One Florida Initiative” which resulted in the drastic decrease in black enrollment at universities across the state. At FSU Black enrollment has dropped from 12.3% of the FSU undergraduate class in 1999 to 8.0% in 2015 according the FSU Office of Institutional Research. At Florida State University, SDS and other groups have been building a campaign to increase Black enrollment by putting an end to racist entrance policies and reinstating the affirmative action program.

Who: Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

What: Demand Affirmative Action Day #BlackEducationMatters: Protest for Affirmative Action

Where: Westcott Building

MEDIA ADVISORY --- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Demand Affirmative Action Day

#BlackEducationMatters: Protest for Affirmative Action

On Thursday, December 3rd, at 3 PM, Students for a Democratic Society will be holding a demonstration front of the Westcott administration building to demand that the affirmative action program be reinstated and for an end to racist admissions policies.

This is happening along with other SDS chapters and affiliates across the country that are holding events for Affirmative Action in response to an upcoming Supreme Court case. The Court has decided to take a second look at the Fisher v. University of Texas case, which deals with the legality of the affirmative action program used in the University of Texas system. However, the decision made in this case will decide the fate of affirmative action programs in colleges and universities across the United States.

In Florida, affirmative action policies have been banned since 1999 when politicians like John Thrasher and Jeb Bush worked to implement the "One Florida Initiative" which resulted in the drastic decrease in black enrollment at universities across the state. At FSU Black enrollment has dropped from 12.3% of the FSU undergraduate class in 1999 to 8.0% in 2015 according the FSU Office of Institutional Research. At Florida State University, SDS and other groups have been building a campaign to increase Black enrollment by putting an end to racist entrance policies and reinstating the affirmative action program.

Who: Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

What: Demand Affirmative Action Day #BlackEducationMatters: Protest for Affirmative Action

Where: Westcott Building