"Birth of a Movement"
This Village Voice article covers the coalition effort that pulled off four simultaneous civil disobedience actions on April 25, 1995, stopping traffic at major bridges and tunnels to fight city budget cuts. Puerto Rican, black and Asian groups against police brutality; AIDS activists; CUNY students; and homeless people demanding housing united to build this historic protest.
Source | Subways, Suzy
Creators | Hsiao, Andrew ; Houppert, Karen
Date Created | May 9, 1995
Rights | Copyright The Village Voice
Item Type | Text (Article / Essay)
Cite This document | Hsiao, Andrew and Houppert, Karen, “"Birth of a Movement",” CUNY Digital History Archive, accessed October 2, 2023, https://cdha.cuny.edu/items/show/2281.
Creators | Hsiao, Andrew ; Houppert, Karen
Date Created | May 9, 1995
Rights | Copyright The Village Voice
Item Type | Text (Article / Essay)
Cite This document | Hsiao, Andrew and Houppert, Karen, “"Birth of a Movement",” CUNY Digital History Archive, accessed October 2, 2023, https://cdha.cuny.edu/items/show/2281.
