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Congressman Fossella Arranges for Opening of Compensation Fund Help Center to Assist Families of 9/11 Center to Operate at CSI the Week of March 25

March 12th, 2002 | College of Staten Island

Congressman Vito Fossella (R-NY) today announced that the temporary Staten Island Victim’s Compensation Fund Help Center will be located on the campus of the College of Staten Island beginning the week of March 25. Fossella arranged for the opening of the Center last month to assist the families of September 11.
The Help Center will be [...]

CSI Welcomes Award Winning Author Chanrithy Him along with Film Crew from Denmark for a special program and documentary on ‘The Will to Live.’

March 6th, 2002 | College of Staten Island

The CSI Center for International Service presents an unforgettable speaker, Ms.Chanrithy Him, speaking of her experiences, as a child growing up under the rule of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. When the Khmer Rouge seized power in 1975, Ms. Him’s father was executed and her family, stripped of all their belongings, were assigned to work [...]

CSI presents The Willowbrook Lawsuit – 30 Years After

March 5th, 2002 | College of Staten Island

On March 17, 1972, parents with children in the Willowbrook State School filed a lawsuit to force the state to improve conditions there. Three years later, all parties signed the Willowbrook Consent Decree, a legal agreement which changed the treatment of the developmentally disabled in New York State and ultimately, the nation.
To mark the 30th [...]