Redbud Woods Free State

Come Join the Free State- Save Redbud Woods
help defend Ithaca's urban green space
spend a week, a day, or an afternoon,
Ithaca, NY- university ave, uphill from the cemetary

After four solid years of intense community, student, faculty, and staff opposition, Cornell University still plans on paving the historic Redbud Woods to build a 176 space parking lot. University officials have ignored petitions, three student assembly resolutions, and dozens of faculty letters. When students engaged in a non-violent sit-in and lock down in the university’s administration building the Cornell President Jeff Lehman responded by ordering CU police to use pain compliance to remove students.

Surveyors and construction crews are currently on site making final preparations for the destruction of the woods. Since Wednesday afternoon, Redbud woods activists have been occupying a tree in the woods to protect the section of the woods. Students and community members are preparing to engage in non-violent direct actions in the woods. Organizers are inviting all supporters to come occupy the woods and build a free state.

come join the free state-save redbud woods
help defend ithaca’s green space
spend a week, a day, or even an afternoon
ithaca, NY. Corner of University Ave. and Lake St.
bring camping gear, building materials, art supplies, buckets, drums, and spirit
OCCUPATION BEGINS SUNDAY EVENING

For more information contact pjy3 (at) cornell.edu or call Patrick at 607 857 0128