RSVP Now: Thurs 10/13 6pm Heartbeat of City College Film Premiere & Prop O Fundraiser

Posted on October 3, 2022 by AFT 2121

Beloved colleagues and comrades,

I am delighted to invite you to the world premiere of “The Heartbeat of City College,” a short film created by faculty, staff, and students in English, ESL, Theatre Arts, Cinema, and Music. As our administration and trustees continue to cut classes and programs, shutting thousands of students out of higher education, this film reminds us of who we are, why CCSF matters, and what we continue to fight for.

I began writing the poem by the same name in Spring of 2019 (see an early version here) not realizing that it would strike such a deep chord in our college community. As I read early drafts at events and rallies, members of our community joined with me to re-envision it for a larger canvas. This beautiful collaboration sings out our passion, creativity, and commitment to ourselves and to our communities. It sings in the face of layoffs and heartless cuts.

Please join me for small bites, stories, and song, as we bring you “The Heartbeat of City College” and raise funds for Proposition O: SF WERCS, which, if passed, will invest up to 45 million dollars a year to keep the heart of City College beating. Chronic under-funding by the State has shaken our college for a decade, but Prop O will give us the independence we need to help our students and our city thrive.

Join with us to grow the college so that it may inspire our community, offer pathways to a living wage, help us build careers we love, and keep us learning and growing. We are all the Heartbeat of City College.