I just got this message from another list. Any comment?:
Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 13:17:47 -0400
>
> To members of the community of photographers,
> artists, curators, teachers,
> and others,
>
> There is currently a big problem at the New School
> in New York City: The
> darkroom on the 5th Floor of 66 West 12th Street is
> scheduled for demolition
> on June 1st. This is a darkroom that has hosted such
> teachers as Berenice
> Abbott and Diane Arbus. Besides its historical
> value, the darkroom sets the
> foundation for the whole photography program at the
> New School. Therefore,
> the New School photography teachers are reaching out
> to the photography and
> film world to ask help with a campaign called "Save
> the Darkroom."
>
> We ask that you click on:
> http://www.petitiononline.com/Darkroom/petition.html
> and sign a petition
> that will ultimately be sent to the Dean, Provost
> and President of The New
> School. If you would also like to send Dean Shapiro
> a direct email, her
> address is: shapiroa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Please forward this email to any of your colleagues
> or friends might be
> interested in signing this petition.
>
>
> Thanks again for your help,
>
> Robert Schaefer, Instructor
> rasjrpro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
