I hear you, @AsleepAtTheWheel .
On the second point, I don’t think that’s the case. The process is open to the entire community as far as I can tell.
As to the first, the goals (yes, the language has changed, as has the actual content of the desired changes) seem reasonable and like they may be helpful: http://amherstuprising.com/goals.html
Maybe unlike what’s been happening at some other schools, Amherst seems to have kept discussion of the issues and potential solutions process moving in a very respectful and cooperative way. There’s a timeline/description of this process at http://amherstuprising.com/index.html