CFA is a union dedicated to economic, political, and cultural transformation through collective bargaining and anti-racism and social justice organizing. Our power as a union comes from the diverse experiences and identities which make up the whole of who we are, together.
In 2022, CFA established an Art Organizing Committee. Its first collaborative art project — engaging CFA members and staff — was the publication of a short chapbook. As artists, writers, dancers, meme makers, and creative thinkers, we know that art, in all of its expressions, is about connection. Art lets us communicate more deeply, helps us see new perspectives, and helps us imagine and dream.
CFA Chapbook v. 1: We Rise, Move, Build, Sing, Make, Work Together
The first CFA chapbook features a variety of art from over 30 contributors, but most importantly, it tells a collective story. Telling our stories is how we build solidarity with each other, within the labor movement. Below, scroll through chapbook excerpts, or contact your chapter field representative to order a hardcopy.
We Walk Together, Jie Tian
We Walk Together, Jie Tian
Playlist for Road Weary Adjuncts, Kamy Martinez
I Don’t Like Being A Teacher Anymore, Anonymous
I Don’t Like Being A Teacher Anymore, Anonymous
Go Faster! Slow Down!, Anonymous, inspired by Vent Diagrams: Move From the Overlaps
Longing, Sharon Elise
Past all Pretense of Post Racialism, Sharon Elise
Past all Pretense of Post Racialism, Sharon Elise
Past all Pretense of Post Racialism, Sharon Elise
Installation view of: Come to this Water, Jamie Nakagawa Boley
Untitled, Clare Sandy
Cut My Salary In Half, Devery Rodgers
Benefits, Devery Rodgers
Life Cycle of a College Lecturer, Steve Cannon and Loren Cannon
Salary Schedule, CSU Board of Trustees
Budgets are a Morale Document, CFA Art Organizers, with Steven Filling
Budgets are a Morale Document, CFA Art Organizers, with Steven Filling
Budgets are a Morale Document, CFA Art Organizers, with Steven Filling
Budgets are a Morale Document, CFA Art Organizers, with Steven Filling
Budgets are a Morale Document, CFA Art Organizers, with Steven Filling
Budgets are a Morale Document, CFA Art Organizers, with Steven Filling
Budgets are a Morale Document, CFA Art Organizers, with Steven Filling
Budgets are a Morale Document, CFA Art Organizers, with Steven Filling
Budgets are a Morale Document, CFA Art Organizers, with Steven Filling
Budgets are a Morale Document, CFA Art Organizers, with Steven Filling
Life Cycle of An Administrator, Steve Cannon and Loren Cannon
Faculty Ratings of Administration, Anonymous
Academic Fat Cats, Libby Lewis
Legion of Doom SSU, Clea Felien
It’s the Room, CFA Art Organizers
Title IX is Not Enough, Students for Quality Education
Press Release, California Faculty Association
CFA Statement of Anti-Racism and Social Justice Demands, California Faculty Association
Cultural Strategy, Jessica Lawless
Rights, Respect, Justice, Sol Collective
Thank you Ellen Carlton, Clea Felien
Stand Up, Speak Up, Show Up, Leslie Bryan
Stand Up, Speak Up, Show Up, Leslie Bryan
Stand Up, Speak Up, Show Up, Leslie Bryan
Action Planning Steps, CFA Staff, Inspired by Ruckus Society
Action Planning Steps, CFA Staff, Inspired by Ruckus Society
Action Planning Steps, CFA Staff, Inspired by Ruckus Society
CFA Rally in Long Beach, California Faculty Association
Rally & Picket Chants, CFA Staff, Inspired by Ruckus Society
Students for Quality Education, California Faculty Association and Raul Gonzalez
Students for Quality Education, California Faculty Association and Raul Gonzalez
The Crescendo, Jennifer Kady Stanton
Membership Signup, John Chen
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To become involved in CFA’s Art Organizing Committee, or to submit artwork for a future chapbook, complete the form below.
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