Tag Archive for ‘civil disobedience’
Protesting UC Students Arrested, Avoid Jail
Senator Leland Yee mediated on behalf of several protesting University of California students who participated in a sit-in in the office of Assemblyman Jim Nielson. The students refused to leave unless the Assemblyman promised to protect funding for higher education.
Democracy Now: Why Are We Destroying Public Education?
The governing body of the University of California system, the Board of Regents, is preparing to vote on a major tuition hike for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Hundreds Demonstrate, 13 Arrested at Regents’ Meeting
Hundreds of UC workers, students, and faculty demand UC Regents rescind attacks against students, workers and California families.
60 UC Workers Occupy Office of UC Regents Chairman Richard Blum, 20 Arrested
Our message was clear: “Living in poverty is no fun! Yudof, Blum get it done!”
Non-Violent Arrest Actions Disrupt “Business as Usual” at UC
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., hundreds of AFSCME members and community supporters honored his life’s work through non-violent civil disobedience to demand justice at UC.
36 Arrested at UCOP Civil Disobedience
Demanding increased pay for custodians and the in-sourcing of groundskeepers at UC Irvine, 36 custodians and UC students were willingly arrested Thursday outside the UC president’s office in downtown Oakland.
UC Berkeley Custodians Move to Civil Disobedience in Fight for Pay Equity
Custodians who have been fighting for pay equity over the last year will be conducting civil disobedience against UC Berkeley Chancellor with students and community leaders demanding that the resources be released to solve their pay equity issue.
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