{"id":46,"date":"2022-04-29T03:26:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T03:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalexhibits.syr.edu\/studentstrike\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2022-05-17T13:41:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T13:41:44","slug":"strike-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalexhibits.syr.edu\/studentstrike\/strike-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Strike Infrastructure\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Strike Infrastructure<\/h1>\n

The work of the various groups that made up the Strike Committee of the May 4 Coalition was coordinated by a network of \u201caction groups\u201d supported by both formal and ad hoc publications. As with the tone and initiatives of the Strike in general, some of these groups and publications were more transient than others. While attempts to coordinate all Strike efforts succeeded to some degree, certain campus constituencies were more interested in the activities of their home schools and colleges or in searching for a specific role to play within the Strike that aligned with their personal priorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\nStudent Leadership<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

The May 4 Coalition comprised several subcommittees and groups responsible for coordinating Strike actions throughout the final days of the spring 1970 semester. The Strike Committee was composed of representatives from various \u201caction groups\u201d elected during meetings on the evening of May 4. These action groups were tasked with specific efforts and included the Non-Violent Studies Committee, Peace Marshals, the Community Action Committee, the Panther Defense Fund Committee, and the Academics Committee, to name only a few. Each of these groups reported regularly on their activities and provided updates about educational and direct-action opportunities through publications such as the Daily Orange<\/em> and Shut-Down<\/em>. \u201cThe action groups must be the basis of the Strike,\u201d one press release from the Strike Committee of the May 4 Coalition read. \u201cIf we are to have more than a boycott, it means people who are striking must get together around common actions and plan them for themselves.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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