The Demands as presented by members of SOURCe

We demand the following:

1. Re-establishment of Dean of Multicultural Affairs position (as stipulated from the Cole Agreement), in addition to the already-existent Presidential Assistant for Diversity position.

2. Creation of four new positions for full-time faculty in ALANA and Queer Studies.

3. Transparency in the process by which adjunct faculty become permanent faculty.

4. Re-evaluation of the Multiple Cultural Perspectives academic requirement.

5. Mandatory anti-oppression trainings for faculty, staff, Public Safety, and Residential Life staff and interns.

6. Stability in financial aid packages. If a student’s needs do not change, then the package must remain the same over the course of the student’s time at the college. Further, a student’s ability to register for classes will not be hindered by holds or other issues related to financial aid status.

7. Institutionalized funding for the Cultural Center, SOURCE groups, QCA groups, and Women’s Center. Identity-based groups will be exempt from the process of “group recognition” each semester.

8. Permanent staffing at the Cultural Center, Women’s Center, and Queer Community Alliance. Creation of a new staff position at the Cultural Center to be filled by an individual experienced in addressing the needs of international students.

9. Establishment of at least one residential hall designated for students of color, in the dorms, by Fall 2008.

10. Designation of a Queer-Identified (and not just Queer-Friendly) residential hall in the dorms.

11. Allocation of funds to expand library and media resources relevant to Third World Studies and students.

12. Immediate hiring search, for which a committee will be formed with students for whom this position is intended to serve, for a new staff member in health services with the goal of hiring this person within one year. Person must provide some kind of concrete experience/qualifications for relating to students of color, international students, queer students, trans students, and female students.

13. Guaranteed permanent identity-based housing on campus. Aggressive recruitment of students of color, international students, queer students.

14. For Hampshire to live up to its current plan of responsible investment, keeping with historical precedent of divestment from South Africa, we demand that Hampshire should cut financial ties with countries that occupy and practice racial apartheid.

15. Establishment of a comprehensive racial harassment policy to be outlined in Non Satis Non Scire.

16. Creation of a position in Institutional Advancement geared towards raising funds that specifically address issues of diversity on campus.

17. Closing of the college on Columbus Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to hold a campus-wide teach-in on racism and imperialism.

LASTLY, we demand that a committee of students and administrators be established to negotiate these demands and assess whatever agreements follow.