Rally to Win Healthcare for Part-Time Faculty: Friday, October 13th, at the San Jose Evergreen Community College District Office
FA-PAC Intern Coordinator Isabel Caballero Teixeira, faculty mentors Danny Solomon and Laura Chin and some of her POLI 1 students (first row).
The Faculty Association Political Action Committee (FA-PAC) is the political arm of the union. It advances the interests of faculty through campaigns and elections, advocacy, and community organizing.
The FA-PAC consists of five voting members:
Jim Nguyen (De Anza full-time representative)
Kerri Ryer (Foothill full-time representative)
Tim Shively (FA President)
Danny Solomon (District part-time faculty representative)
Bob Stockwell (Chair)
All faculty are welcome! We meet the fourth Wednesday of every month, typically from 3:30-4:30 pm via Zoom. Please contact Bob Stockwell for more information.
Since 2012 the FA-PAC has maintained a student internship program. We are excited to present this year’s cohort:
Rami Abukhater, De Anza
Audrey Kim, De Anza
Isabel Caballero Teixeira, Intern Coordinator, De Anza
Raiyah Hussain, Foothill
Antonio Facio, De Anza
Justin Fry, De Anza
Molara Mabogunje, Foothill
Leila Salam, De Anza
Faculty mentors include: Laura Chin, Eric Reed, Daphne Small, Danny Solomon, and Bob Stockwell.
The FA-PAC Internship Program is a faculty-student collaboration: PAC funds compensate faculty mentors and the intern coordinator; DASG and ASFC Advocacy funds pay student interns. Together we organize and fight to advance our collective interests!
Our Fall 2023 priorities include these projects:
- Continued Arts advocacy work at De Anza through the Measure G Taskforce and in coalitionwith Arts faculty and students
- Ongoing housing advocacy work through the District Affordable Housing Taskforce (chairedby Eric Reed) to build and/or purchase below-market rate student, faculty, and staff housing
- Volunteer mobilization
- Community engagement and shared governance
- Voter registration and education
The election, advocacy, and organizing work of the PAC and its continued engagement with the FA-PAC Internship Program is made possible by the approximately 150 faculty (and staff and administrators) who make voluntary contributions averaging $8.71/month.
If you’re already a supporter, thank you! If you wish to increase your support or become a supporter, please do so: FA-PAC Voluntary Payroll Deduction Form.
And, if you want to become involved with the PAC and/or the FA-PAC Internship Program, please contact Bob Stockwell. Thank you!
