Written by 10:52 am News, Occupy CC 2023 • 17 Comments

Day 6 and 7: 168 Hours in Fanning

Photo courtesy of Minnie Madden ’26


Morning 3/4: SVE announces that they will spend the weekend focusing on demands and resting. SVE calls for respective clubs and organizations to continue with activism on campus. 

Morning 3/4: It was a quiet morning in Fanning. They are taking it easy after a long week. Occupiers spent some time reading notes and letters of support that were delivered last night. Students have been resetting, gaming, and catching up on classwork. 

3/4 2:36 p.m: SVE provides an update to students. They communicated how some Fanning Hall occupiers left last night, whilst others remain and continue to occupy the building. They stress that real action will be made towards meeting demands and are still as passionate about the movement as ever. SVE also recommend a fun way to show support: attending the CC Amaltheia frisbee tournament on Freeman Green, showing their support to SVE with a new uniform. 

3/4 4:30 p.m: Public display of demands occurred in New London Hall on the first floor. SVE members along with protestors put up large demands along the entrance of the campus at the Conn College sign. 

3/4 5:10 p.m: Sticking demands on the Conn College sign are delayed as it is too windy and the paint is chipping. SVE are now going to get more supplies and water sealant from Home Depot so that banners can be displayed. 

3/4 Evening: After a day of school work, Fanning occupiers had a group meeting over a dinner of Indian food. The group then watched Catching Fire to relax. 

3/5 afternoon: Fanning occupiers spent the morning working hard on class work. Some occupiers took a Zoom call with 2016 occupiers and many took a break from school work for a couple of hours in the afternoon to play board games. 

3/5 3:00 p.m: Alumni from the 2016 take-over Zoom with students about their experiences in Fanning 2016 and offer their suggestions for moving forwards. 

3/5 15:45 p.m: SVE puts out communication to all in the Occupy group thanking everyone for the efforts of their last week. They explain how over the past 5 days they have called for a boycott of classes but realize that cannot continue. SVE has sent a message to faculty requesting they resume classes on Monday. They have also asked that they remain flexible with attendance and provide virtual and/or asynchronous options for the people who have been heavily involved in the movement – both with organizing and participating in protest since many are exhausted. They urge students not to boycott but to take time to care for themselves and to process the last week. 

3/5 9:02 p.m: The Office of Communications puts out an update from senior administration stating it has been a week since SVE started a sit-in (not a lock-in) and protest for change at Conn. The administration explains how in the last week they have been working with SVE leadership and making sure to check in on the safety and well being of all students. They assert that a dialogue has been occurring with the Staff Council and that Deans Arcelus, Smith and Egan have been meeting with SVE to collaborate on long term change. Further, the email states the Board of Trustees continues to engage and meet to review the information they have received on what is currently happening on campus.  

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