Binghamton Political Initiative (B.P.I.) is a group of politically and socially conscious
students and professors at Binghamton University who plan educational events (panel
discussions, workshops, speaker series, etc.) and other engaging activities in order to raise awareness and encourage open discussions regarding important current issues.

MEETING TIME BPI meetings are held every Wednesday at 6:00pm in the Geology Lounge (Science 1) at Binghamton University FIND OUT MORE Home                 Mission Statement                Coming Events               Archives                Contact Us                Photo Gallery LINKS Broome County Peace Action Campus Anti-War Network Citizen Action of New York DemocracyNow! Experimental Media Organization/Student Action Collective Food Not Bombs Indymedia Iraq Veterans Against the War Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation Radio Not Bombs St. Patrick's Four The Radicalender

PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR FALL 2008 Food and Sustainability Campaign - You are what you eat This semester BPI will be focusing on issues of food on campus. We will organize educational events on problematic aspects of the main food providers on our campus (Coca Cola and Sodhexo) and alternative ways to a healthy and sustainable way of living and eating in our communities. We will also engage in activities for raising awareness on campus amongst students, faculty, and other university employees. It is the goal of this campaign to link issues of food and health to wider issues concerning social and economic justice, war, political oppression, resistance, etc. If you would like to participate, join our weekly meetings: Wednesdays @ 6pm in the Geology Lounge (Science 1) at Binghamton University.                                                                        SUNY Social Justice Conference, November 7-9, 2008 The first SUNY Social Justice Conference at Binghamton University will be a staging ground for students, organizers, activists and allies to build a united movement across our diverse communities for solidarity and social change. Budget cuts and privatization close doors to public higher education, but the state's prison system drains away funds into an ever-expanding industrial complex. As more young people of color enter penitentiaries than enroll in the SUNY system, campuses reap the benefits of forced prison labor. As educators and students fight to be heard, the state suffocates the power of unions to organize and negotiate. And as endless wars rage overseas, vital resources are wrested from communities back home. Drawing upon the rich history of vital student participation in struggles for social change, we will gather in November to build new movements for justice. Join us for a weekend of organizing, learning, networking, and connecting, feauturing workshops, strategy-sessions, discussions and a keynote address by people's historian Howard Zinn. For more information see: http://www.sunysocialjustice.org/