So why don’t we have just one manifesto?
The ECSU “Constitution” is an evolving document. As a non-hierarchical structure, all members can contribute to it. We each have our own reasons for joining, our own unique experiences, and our own ideas about what the union should and can be. These ideas have changed and will continue to change as we evolve our vision for the union. Additions to the manifesto will be documented here for anyone to access.
Below are member’s thoughts on the need and role for an Emerson College Student Union from before our creation to now:
An Open Letter: OneEmerson?
By: Diego Torres (Class of ’21) When I see OneEmerson plastered on walls and headlining emails, all I do is think. I think of the students who live through police brutality and racial injustice on a daily basis and it isn’t just some liberal game of superior ideals and social media posts. I think of…
2020: GOODBYE LETTER
By Gus Hlavacek Dear Emerson student, Hi. I hope that you’re doing alright amidst everything that’s going on right now. I’m Gus. We may or may not have gotten to know each other in our shared time at Emerson College. As students, our time at this school is bookended by each of our own widely…
2020: REFLECTIONS FROM THIS SIDE OF A PWI
By Sahil Nisha I’ve spent five years going through Emerson College. I entered as an alcoholic Writing major who barely made it into the Honors Program and exited as a theorist with a custom-built major in Post/Colonial Media Studies. I want to leave the next generation of Union members and the Emerson community…
2019: EMERSON IS NOT LGBT FRIENDLY
Emerson College hosts professors, classes, and price tags that are hostile to students of color, of low income, and of the LGBTQ+ community. Emerson is not unique in this way, but it does market itself as a uniquely progressive institution, celebrating its ranking as the most LGBT+ friendly school in the nation by the Princeton…
2019: A call for an Emerson Student Union
To the Students reading this:As exemplified by the recent scandal revealing bribery to gain access to prestigious universities, the people who control our colleges and universities care more about making the most money possible than young people’s education. Higher Education sets its ideals upon values of exploration, seeking knowledge, and expression. Instead, modern universities exist…
2019: Let’s Do Something About It
Emerson costs too much. That’s not controversial, 62% of Emerson students receive some kind of financial aid to help with the cost. It’s a well known and publicized issue. Why, then, did the College raise Emerson’s price tag 5% last semester without raising financial aid? Maybe Emerson didn’t have enough money to shoulder their new…
2019: Fighting for a better Emerson
At the heart of it all (and the heart of our Union) we want to bring class equity to Emerson College. Too many of us have seen our classmates get priced out of this College. Too many of us struggle to stay as ever-climbing tuition pushes us into debt. And too many of us feel…
Submit your own manifesto:
We accept manifesto submissions from all students! Just write about what a student union means to you and what your hopes are for the future of student power at Emerson.
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