tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89889122398566195112024-03-12T17:39:30.121-07:00Defend Public Education, Equal Education For AllThis is the official blog for UCLA Fights Back - the coalition of students, faculty, and unions formed on September 24, 2009, the state-wide day of action against the budget cuts. We are dedicated to defending public education and fighting for equal, quality education for all Californians. <p> Join us! We meet EVERY *TUESDAY* at 6PM in the Public Affairs Building, 3rd Floor Student Lounge. </p>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-22221392064597119402010-02-25T19:46:00.001-08:002010-02-25T19:46:24.233-08:00March 4th Across the State!Regional Events<br />
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Los Angeles Regional Rally<br />
• 3 pm Rally @ Pershing Square (5th & Hill) in downtown L.A.<br />
• 4 pm March from Pershing Square to the Governor’s office<br />
• 5 pm Rally @ Governor’s office (300 Spring St.)<br />
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East Bay/Oakland Regional Rally<br />
• 12 pm-4 pm Rally @ Frank Ogawa Plaza (in front of Oakland City Hall, 14th & Broadway)<br />
• March to the Ogawa Plaza Rally from:<br />
-UC Berkeley: 12 pm Rally @ Bancroft & Telegraph, followed by March<br />
-Laney College: 11 am Rally, followed by March<br />
-Fruitvale BART: Assemble @ 11 am, March @ 11:30 am<br />
• Travel to San Francisco Regional Rally (See regional listing below)<br />
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San Francisco Regional Rally<br />
• 5 pm Rally @ San Francisco Civic Center<br />
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Sacramento/State Capitol Rally<br />
• 11 am-1 pm Rally @ State Capitol (North Steps of Capitol)<br />
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San Diego Regional Rally<br />
• 3 pm Rally @ Balboa Park, followed by March to governor’s office<br />
• 4 pm Rally @ Governor’s office (downtown)<br />
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San Fernando Valley Regional Rally<br />
• 3:45 pm gathering @ CSU Northridge Sierra Quad<br />
• 4:15 pm March<br />
• 5 pm Hands around CSUN<br />
• 5:30 pm Rally @ CSU Northridge Sierra Quad<br />
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Local Events<br />
UC Berkeley<br />
• 7 am-12 pm Pickets<br />
• 12 pm-1 pm Rally/Action @ entrance to Sproul Plaza (Telegraph & Bancroft)<br />
• 1 pm-3 pm March from UC Berkeley to Oakland’s Ogawa Plaza<br />
• Students, faculty, workers and campus community will travel to San Francisco Regional Rally (See regional listing above)<br />
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UCLA<br />
• 10 am Pickets<br />
• 11:30 am Walk Out<br />
• 12 pm Rally @ Bruin Plaza<br />
(UCLA invites high schools and community colleges in the Westside area to join)<br />
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UC San Diego<br />
• 11:30 Walk-out & Rally @ Gilman Parking Structure<br />
• 12:30 pm March from Gilman to the Silent Tree outside Giesel Library and Rally there<br />
• Students, faculty, workers and campus community will travel to San Diego Regional Rally (See regional listing above)<br />
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UC Santa Cruz<br />
• 6:00 am Picket at the entrances to campus<br />
• 9:00 am Rally @ main entrance to the campus (Bay and High)<br />
• 12:00 pm Rally @ main entrance to the campus (Bay and High)<br />
• 5:00 pm General Assembly @ main entrance to campus (Bay and High)<br />
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UC Riverside<br />
• 1 pm gathering @ UCR Bell Tower<br />
• 2:30 pm March from UCR to downtown<br />
• 3:30 pm Rally @ University Ave and Market St. (Downtown Riverside)<br />
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CSU Bakersfield<br />
• 11:30 am-1 pm @ the Student Union Patio (rain: Stockdale Room in Runner Café)<br />
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CSU Channel Islands<br />
• Students, faculty, workers and campus community will travel to the San Fernando Valley to participate in San Fernando Valley Regional Rally @ CSU Northridge (See regional listing above)<br />
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CSU Chico<br />
• 8 am sendoff for students, faculty, workers and campus community traveling to State Capital Rally (See regional listing above)<br />
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CSU Dominguez Hills<br />
• Students, faculty, workers and campus community will travel to Wilson High School Long Beach and Los Angeles Regional Rally (See Long Beach details below or regional listing above)<br />
• 11 am-1 pm students hold a fair on CSUDH East Walkway (Games to learn about public education costs, access and quality)<br />
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CSU East Bay<br />
• 12 pm Rally/Open Mic/Speack Out @ Agora Stage<br />
• Students, faculty, workers and campus community will travel to San Francisco Regional Rally (See regional listing above)<br />
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Fresno State<br />
• 10:30 am March from NW corner of Blackstone and Shaw, go down Shaw to Fresno State<br />
• 12 pm-1 pm Rally @ Peace Garden<br />
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CSU Fullerton<br />
• Students, faculty, workers and campus community will travel to Los Angeles Regional Rally (See regional listing above)<br />
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Humboldt State<br />
• 3 pm-5 pm Rally @ Humboldt County Courthouse-Eureka with CSU and K-12 faculty and students<br />
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Cal State Los Angeles<br />
• 9:30 am Rally @ the USU area (Free Speech area)<br />
• 2 pm March to Los Angeles Regional Rally (See regional listing above)<br />
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CSU Long Beach<br />
• 12 pm-1 pm Rally @ South Campus, Upper Quad,<br />
• 1 pm-2 pm Parade<br />
• 4 pm Rally with K-12 and Community College (see below)<br />
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Long Beach: Wilson High School<br />
• 4 pm Rally @ Wilson High School Gymnasium (4400 E. 10th St.)<br />
• Music by Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman)<br />
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California Maritime Academy<br />
• Students, faculty, workers and campus community will travel to San Francisco Regional Rally and Sacramento/State Capitol Rally (See regional listing above)<br />
• 12 pm Street Theatre/Mock “Die-In” @ Maritime’s main quad<br />
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CSU Monterey Bay<br />
• 11 am-1 pm Rally/March<br />
• Followed by car-pools to Community Rally<br />
• 4 pm Community Rally @ Colton Hall (570 Pacific St. between Madison & Jefferson)<br />
- Contact: Kat General, 415-728-8927<br />
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CSU Northridge/San Fernando Valley Regional Rally<br />
• 3:45 pm gather @ CSU Northridge Sierra Quad<br />
• 4:15 pm March<br />
• 5 pm Hands around CSUN<br />
• 5:30 pm Rally @ CSU Northridge Sierra Quad<br />
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Cal Poly Pomona<br />
• 1:30 pm- 2:30 pm Send off Rally @ - as CFA members, students and campus community board buses for Los Angeles Regional Rally (See regional listing above)<br />
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Sacramento State/Sacramento/State Capitol Rally<br />
• 11 am-1 pm Rally @ State Capitol (North Steps of Capitol)<br />
- Contact: Kevin Wehr, 916-541-2125<br />
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CSU San Bernardino<br />
• 11:30 am March @ Marquee entrance (NW corner of University Pkwy and Northpark Blvd)<br />
• 12 pm Rally @ Pfau Library<br />
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San Diego State/San Diego Regional Rally<br />
• 11:30 am-12:00 pm collect video testimonials from students and campus community next to Aztec Center (Large “scoreboard” showing the loss of students, teachers and classes at SDSU due to budget cuts)<br />
• 12:00 pm Rally by Aztec Center<br />
• Students, faculty, workers and campus community will travel to San Diego Regional Rally (See regional listing above)<br />
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San Francisco Sate<br />
• 7 am Campus Shutdown<br />
• Students, faculty, workers and campus community will travel to San Francisco Regional Rally (See regional listing above)<br />
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San Jose State<br />
• 11 am gather at San Jose City Hall<br />
• 11:45 am March to San Jose State Tower Lawn (7th Street Plaza entrance)<br />
• 12 pm Rally @ San Jose State Tower Lawn<br />
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo<br />
• 3:30–5 pm Rally @ Office of state Senator Abel Maldonado (1356 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo)<br />
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CSU San Marcos<br />
• 10:30 am-11:30 am Teach-in on State Budget @ Academic Hall (ACD) 102 (simulcast to other classrooms)<br />
• 12 pm-1 pm Rally @ Kellogg Library<br />
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Sonoma State<br />
• 11:30 am Student Walk Out<br />
• 12:00 pm-1:30 pm Rally near Stevenson Quad<br />
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CSU Stanislaus<br />
• 11:30 am-1pm Rally @ campus QuadUC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-92202845311396761312010-02-03T23:11:00.000-08:002010-02-03T23:11:08.745-08:00UCLA Fights Back Movement Program<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br />
<blockquote style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></span></b></span></div></blockquote><span style="color: blue;"><strong>1. Lower Student Fees.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>2. Stop the Privatization of Our Public Schools. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>3. Defend the Right to Quality Higher Education. Prioritize funding to public education.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><blockquote style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="color: blue;">a) Provide budget transparency, provide transparency in the decision making process, allow for an independent audit of the UC budget, and implement progressive budget solutions.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">b) Maintain our resources, including weekend library access.</span><span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span><span style="color: blue;">c) Maintain comprehensive, critical, and culturally representative educational excellence.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">d) Stop cuts to Humanities and Social Sciences.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">e) Cut funding for war. No military recruitment on our campuses.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">f) Tax the rich and prioritize funding in the public interest.</span></blockquote><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>4. Stop the Resegregation of Public Education. Ensure access and diversity in higher education.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><blockquote style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="color: blue;">a) Increase underrepresented minority student enrollment.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">b) Provide full scholarships for AB540 Students.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">c) No ICE/UCPD collaboration on our campuses.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">d) Expand the Blue and Gold Opportunity Program to ensure access for low-income students.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">e) Allocate funds for recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority students.</span></blockquote></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><strong>5. Respect Workers’ Rights and Contracts</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><blockquote style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="color: blue;">a) Reverse the layoffs, protect vital services, and stop pay cuts for the lowest paid workers.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">b) Stop the union busting and bargain in good faith.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">c) No furloughs for workers who make $40,000 or less. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">d) No ICE/UCPD collaboration on our campuses.</span></blockquote></span></span>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-89231901910520967092010-01-31T14:06:00.000-08:002010-02-23T23:40:57.775-08:00March 4th Schedule!6:30-Noon Campus-wide<br />
Picket set-up and pickets/flyering at campus entrances.<br />
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7-11am Campus-wide<br />
Students reclaim campus with outreach, activist art, chalking, flyering, drums, music, etc.<br />
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11am-Noon Ackerman Turn-Around<br />
Student and Worker Picket<br />
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11:30am-Noon Campus-wide<br />
Any students still stuck in class are encouraged to WALKOUT! <br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Noon-1pm ALL OUT TO BRUIN PLAZA! </span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Rally followed by March around UCLA campus; Speakers, media coverage, chanting, opportunities for circulating petitions, etc.</span></span></b><br />
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1-4pm Royce Quad<br />
Student and Faculty Led Teach-Ins<br />
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4:30-5:30pm Bruin Plaza<br />
Rally; Speakers, media coverage, chanting, petitioning, etc.<br />
UTLA, CFT, CTA, LAUSD, Community Colleges, and California State Universities join.UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-21353100096350946162010-01-02T16:30:00.000-08:002010-01-05T16:33:36.717-08:00First Meeting of the New Year!<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you're having a wonderful holiday! The new quarter/semester is about to begin and we're getting an early start with our first meeting of 2010. The meeting will be on <b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday, January 5th 2010 at 6pm in the Public Affairs Building, 3rd Floor Student Lounge</span></span></b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This new year brings a wealth of challenges and opportunities to defend public education. After our actions at November's Regents' meeting the entire nation is looking to us for leadership. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We will send out a detailed agenda for the meeting in the next few days. Until then, we look forward to hearing from you regarding agenda items and reports you would like to add. <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In Solidarity,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">UCLA FIGHTS BACK<br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">UCLA FIGHTS BACK: Proposed Agenda<br />
Tuesday, January 5th 2010 @ 6PM<br />
Public Affairs Building, 3rd Floor Student Lounge</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">A. Introductions and topics you want to cover at this meeting.<br />
</div></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">B. Brief introduction.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">C. Coalition Reports:<br />
</div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Report from AFSCME </li>
<li>Report from UC-AFT </li>
<li>Report from GSA </li>
<li>Report from USAC, Student Worker Front, and other campus orgs. </li>
<li>Report from 'UC Commission on the Future' hearing </li>
<li>Report from ‘Northern California Coordinating Committee’ meeting </li>
<li>Report from USAS – UCLA Case Study for National Campaign </li>
<li>Report re: Police Brutality ‘Review Committee’ </li>
</ol><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">D. Upcoming Actions:<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">January 18th 2010 – MLK Day Action (Rally, March, ?)<br />
</div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>No More ‘Back of the Bus’ Education</li>
<li>Messaging</li>
<li>Outreach</li>
</ol><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">March 4th 2010 - National Day of Action<br />
</div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Current plans, coordinating bodies, and calls to action </li>
<li>UCLA Fights Back Call to Action </li>
</ol><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">E. Outreach to:<br />
</div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>UCLA Students - Undergrads and Grads </li>
<li>Other So. Cal UC Campuses </li>
<li>LAUSD </li>
<li>CSU's and CC's </li>
<li>Media </li>
</ol><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">E. Other Actions, Meetings, Etc.<br />
</div></div>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-50465143506048116502009-12-05T11:31:00.000-08:002009-12-05T11:31:08.212-08:00Some Recent Important Media Reports<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Editorial: <a href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_13927281" style="color: #2a5db0;" target="_blank">http://www.contracostatimes.<wbr></wbr>com/opinion/ci_13927281</a><br />
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L.A. Times Opinion Piece: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rutten5-2009dec05,0,2869973.column" style="color: #2a5db0;" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/news/<wbr></wbr>opinion/commentary/la-oe-<wbr></wbr>rutten5-2009dec05,0,2869973.<wbr></wbr>column</a><br />
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L.A. Times on UCLA Police during Protests: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla-protesters5-2009dec05,0,6145625.story" style="color: #2a5db0;" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/news/<wbr></wbr>local/la-me-ucla-protesters5-<wbr></wbr>2009dec05,0,6145625.story</a><br />
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More Executive Scandals: <a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/1148/story/1736198.html" style="color: #2a5db0;" target="_blank">http://www.fresnobee.com/1148/<wbr></wbr>story/1736198.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=52928&tsp=1" style="color: #2a5db0;" target="_blank">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/<wbr></wbr>blogs/nov05election/detail?<wbr></wbr>entry_id=52928&tsp=1</a><br />
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Anti-Yudof Press: <a href="http://www.cityonahillpress.com/2009/12/03/time-magazine-declares-yudof-a-top-university-president/" style="color: #2a5db0;" target="_blank">http://www.cityonahillpress.<wbr></wbr>com/2009/12/03/time-magazine-<wbr></wbr>declares-yudof-a-top-<wbr></wbr>university-president/</a><br />
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The Protesters are Winning: <a href="http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_13898399?source=most_viewed" style="color: #2a5db0;" target="_blank">http://www.santacruzsentinel.<wbr></wbr>com/ci_13898399?source=most_<wbr></wbr>viewed</a><br />
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Cal Police Brutality: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail??blogid=95&entry_id=52406" style="color: #2a5db0;" target="_blank">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/<wbr></wbr>blogs/abraham/detail??blogid=<wbr></wbr>95&entry_id=52406</a><br />
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Compiled by Bob Samuels, UC-AFT</span>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-92231638608642151122009-12-04T17:42:00.000-08:002009-12-04T17:42:59.036-08:00Take Action this MONDAY to Rescind Fee Hikes!<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Commission on the Future – UCLA Listening Forum<br />
Monday, December 7, 2009<br />
Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room<br />
1:00 p.m. </span></b><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">If you have not RSVP'd meet us outside of Covel at 1PM for a coalition speak-out!<br />
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This Monday, December 7, 2009 at Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room students must speak out against and expose UC President Yudof's "Commission on the Future" hearing at UCLA. The Commission is charged with coming up with proposals to adapt to reduced public funding by cheapening and privatizing the UC system.<br />
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We must take a stand against the fee hikes and the entire effort to privatize the UC system.<br />
The "UC Commission on the Future," formed in September 2009 and co-chaired by UC President Yudof and Regents Chairman Russell Gould, is charged with exploring different ideas, including:<br />
• finding sources of private funding<br />
• expanding "collaborative research" with "industry partners" (i.e. corporation-directed research)<br />
• reducing undergraduate programs that are not "cost effective" (i.e. social sciences and liberal arts)<br />
• online classes<br />
• reducing UC freshman enrollment, and increasing the number of transfers from community colleges<br />
• reducing the number of California residents admitted in favor of out-of-state residents who pay higher fees and are much less racially and economically diverse<br />
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Another proposal raised at a Commission hearing and highlighted in the Commission's press materials is asking firms to pay the UC system a fee for every UC graduate they hire.<br />
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[Website at: <a href="http://ucfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/welcome.html" target="_blank">http://ucfuture.<wbr></wbr>universityofcalifornia.edu/<wbr></wbr>welcome.html</a> ]<br />
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Taken together, these proposals would lead to the privatization of the UC system. Inequality would increase, and in particular Latina/o, black, Native American, immigrant, undocumented, and low-income students of all races would be pushed out of the UC system.<br />
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For the past few weeks, thousands of students have been mobilizing to defend public education. This new movement has the power to reverse the fee hikes, and to stop the privatization of our university.<br />
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Join us Monday and defend public education!UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-22944694398547233562009-12-04T17:33:00.000-08:002009-12-04T17:33:04.576-08:00Open Letter to Chancellor Block from 100 UCLA Faculty to Investigate Police Actions at Regents MeetingOPEN LETTER TO CHANCELLOR BLOCK<br />
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Dear Chancellor Block,<br />
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As UCLA faculty we write to express our grave concern over the behavior of the Campus Police during the Regents meeting at UCLA. There are clearly documented examples (in both video and photographic evidence) of officers using tasers and batons on students, at least one incident of a security figure using either mace or pepper spray on students, as well as officers displaying tear gas rifles and pointing weapons at students. On a campus devoted to the free interchange of ideas and the rights of individuals to express their political views, these actions of the police were unacceptable.<br />
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We recognize that UCPD has the difficult task of balancing the security of the Regents with the free speech rights of protesters. We also recognize that protests are by their nature unpredictable and difficult to control. These challenges make it all the more important that campus police, as a force and as individuals, should avoid behavior that escalates tensions. Perhaps the UCPD considered the stance of their forces to be a deterrent to violence? Unfortunately, there is ample evidence to suggest that it had the opposite effect, serving only to raise tensions and intimidate individuals who were protesting the Regents’ actions.<br />
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We also recognize that the more egregious uses of force may have been individual actions rather than a common policy. But we would like to know what the protocols and policies are regarding the use of force. Officers wearing riot gear and carrying weapons should be trained and deployed in a manner that enables them to handle the unquestionable pressures of their position. Did Campus police prepare properly and plan for the meeting so as to minimize conflict and harm? While there have been some criticisms of protestors for their challenges to the Regents entering and leaving the building, it was the protestors who suffered most from the effects of the use of force. In what way did campus police and the event’s planners prepare the police to act appropriately? What steps were taken to ensure the safety not only of the Regents and University officials but students, staff, and faculty protesters?<br />
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We think that these events indicate a serious problem—not only for the individuals who suffered personally, but for the University as it moves ahead. UCLA has a long-standing tradition of vibrant political debate and the defense of First Amendment rights. There is, as you know, a good deal of distrust between students and the Administration. Your willingness to meet with students in a GSA led town hall meeting was an important first step. But a full and open investigation of last week’s events, as well as a review of campus policy on protests is required. We also call upon you to make a general statement to the Campus community that addresses the events of the Regents meeting and lays out the process of the Campus’ review of protocol and practice for ensuring the safety of all involved in future events.<br />
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Signed:<br />
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Edward A. Alpers, History<br />
Andrew Apter, History<br />
George Baker, Art History<br />
Victor Bascara, Asian American Studies<br />
Ali Behdad, English / Comparative Literature<br />
Maylei Blackwell, Chicana & Chicano Studies<br />
Gary Blasi, School of Law<br />
Ra'anan Boustan, History / Near Eastern Languages and Cultures<br />
Joseph Bristow, English<br />
Karen Brodkin, Emeritus Anthropology<br />
Carole H. Browner, Anthropology / Women's Studies / Neuroscience & Human Behavior<br />
Shane Butler, Classics<br />
Keith Camacho, Asian American Studies<br />
Judy Carney, Geography<br />
Jack Chen, Asian Languages & Cultures<br />
Michael Chwe, Political Science<br />
Michelle Clayton, Comparative Literature / Spanish and Portuguese<br />
Michael Cooperson, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures<br />
Donald Cosentino, World Arts & Cultures<br />
Susan Curtiss, Linguistics<br />
Jan De Leeuw, Statistics<br />
Elizabeth DeLoughrey, English<br />
Robin Derby, History<br />
Helen Deutsch, English<br />
Ellen Dubois, History / Women’s Studies<br />
Aisha Finch, Women's Studies / Afro-American Studies<br />
Matthew Fisher, English<br />
Russell Ferguson, Art<br />
Susan Foster, World Arts & Cultures<br />
Andrea Fraser, Art<br />
Dan Froot, World Arts & Cultures<br />
Nouri Gana, Comparative Literature<br />
Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Chicana and Chicano Studies<br />
David Gere, World Arts & Cultures<br />
Mishuana Goeman, Women's Studies<br />
Andrea Goldman, History<br />
Yogita Goyal, English<br />
Nile Green, History<br />
Gerry Hale, Emeritus, Geography<br />
Sondra Hale, Anthropology / Women's Studies<br />
Christian Haesemeyer, Mathematics<br />
Natasha Heller, Asian Languages and Cultures<br />
Tobias Higbie, History<br />
Darnell Hunt, Sociology<br />
Gail Kligman, Sociology<br />
Grace Kyungwon Hong, Asian American Studies / Women's Studies<br />
Sanford M. Jacoby, Management<br />
Sarah Tindal Kareem, English<br />
Katherine Callen King, Comparative Literature / Classics<br />
Gordon Kipling, English<br />
Raymond Knapp, Musicology<br />
Namhee Lee, Asian Languages & Cultures<br />
Rachel Lee, English<br />
Francoise Lionnet, French & Francophone / Comparative Literature<br />
Arthur Little, English<br />
Chris Littleton, School of Law / Women’s Studies<br />
Christopher Looby, English<br />
David Wong Louie, English / Asian American Studies<br />
Marissa López, English<br />
Ghislaine Lydon, History<br />
Reynaldo F. Macías, Chicana & Chicano Studies / Education & Applied Linguistics<br />
Saree Makdisi, English / Comparative Literature<br />
Elizabeth Marchant, Spanish & Portuguese / Women’s Studies<br />
Victoria Marks, World Arts & Cultures<br />
Valerie Matsumoto, History / Asian American Studies<br />
Peter McClaren, Graduate School of Education<br />
Kirstie McClure, Comparative Literature / Political Science<br />
Kathleen McHugh, English<br />
Muriel McClendon, History<br />
Sara Melzer, French & Francophone<br />
Michael Meranze, History<br />
Ruth Milkman, Sociology<br />
Kathryn Morgan, Classics<br />
Peter Nabokov, World Arts & Cultures<br />
Steven Nelson, Art History<br />
Sianne Ngai, English<br />
Thu-huong Nguyen-vo, Asian Languages & Cultures / Asian American Studies<br />
Chon Noriega, Film, Television & Digital Media<br />
Sung Deuk Oak, Asian Languages & Cultures<br />
Frances Olsen, School of Law<br />
Catherine Opie, Art<br />
Vilma Ortiz, Sociology<br />
John K. Papdopoulos, Classics / Archeology<br />
Rafael Pérez-Torres, English<br />
Peter Petersen, Mathematics<br />
Meredith Phillips, School of Public Affairs / Public Policy<br />
Gabriel Piterberg, History<br />
María Cristina Pons, Chicana and Chicano Studies<br />
Lionel Popkin, World Arts & Cultures<br />
Jeffrey Prager, Sociology<br />
Alex Purvas, Classics<br />
Allen Roberts, World Arts & Cultures<br />
Mary Nooter Roberts, World Arts & Cultures<br />
Vilma Ortiz, Sociology<br />
Jan Reiff, History<br />
Geoff Robinson, History<br />
Teofilo Ruiz, History<br />
Michael Salman, History<br />
Mark Sawyer, Political Science<br />
David A. Scott, Art History / Archeological Conservation<br />
Mark Seltzer, English<br />
Jenny Sharpe, English<br />
Shu-mei Shih, Comparative Literature / Asian Languages & Cultures<br />
David Shorter, World Arts & Cultures<br />
Susan Slyomovics, Anthropology<br />
Zrinka Stahuljak, French & Francophone Studies<br />
Timothy R. Tangherlini, Asian Languages & Cultures<br />
Dominic Thomas, French & Francophone / Comparative Literature<br />
Chris Tilly, Urban Planning / Sociology<br />
Sharon Traweek, Women’s Studies / History<br />
M. Belinda Tucker, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences<br />
Abel Valenzuela Jr., Chicana & Chicano Studies<br />
Brian Walker, Political Science<br />
Juliet Williams, Women’s Studies<br />
E. Victor Wolfenstein, Political Science<br />
Steven Yenser, EnglishUC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-46110761450059106282009-12-03T21:11:00.001-08:002009-12-05T20:21:43.677-08:00UTLA and AFSCME 444 Resolution in support of a statewide strike and day of action on March 4, 2010<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Call for Statewide Day of Action to Support Public Education</b><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Whereas, </b>California<b> </b>public education from pre-kindergarten through college and adult ed, is facing its most dangerous crisis in years; with funding cuts, tuition increases, reduction of college seats available, furlough days for educators and support staff, and layoffs of employees and outright closures of entire departments; and<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Whereas, </b>new registrations for anti-union referenda have been introduced in order to further damage education workers and their unions, and<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Whereas, </b>the official national, state and, in many cases, local agendas for public education will result in increased class size, increased testing, teacher accountability measures which do not take into account many factors, and the creation of tiered categories of employment based on such measures, and<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Whereas, </b>following successful statewide events at CSU, UC and community college campuses in September, 2009, a conference was held on October 24 in San Francisco and issued a call for a Statewide Strike and Day of Action (actions to be decided locally) on March 4, 2010, to “Save public education! No budget cuts, fee hikes, or layoffs! For state-wide student, worker, and faculty solidarity!;” therefore, let it be<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Resolved, </b>that UTLA join the call for a statewide day of action to be held March 4, 2010, to include the demands of 1) restoring full funding of all public education, 2) assuring all of our students their right to a safe and free public education, 3) maintaining the rights of education employees to guaranteed pay, benefits and safe working conditions, and 4) ensuring adequate funding for the health, housing, jobs and safety of all working people; and further<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Resolved</b>, that UTLA will organize within United Teachers Los Angeles its own internal education campaign, and mobilize support for an action locally, building coalitions with other education and affiliated unions, teachers, students, and community organizations to further the goals of this resolution, and further<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Resolved</b>, that UTLA work with other public sector unions and members of the County Federation of Labor to present a forum on Privatization and the Attacks on Education and other Public Human Services; and finally<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Resolved</b>, that UTLA will carry this resolution to all its affiliates and to the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor for their concurrence and support.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">WHEREAS California<b> </b></span><span style="font-size: small;">public education from pre-kindergarten through college and adult ed, is facing its most serious crisis in years; with funding cuts, tuition increases, reduction of college seats available, furlough days for teachers and support staff, and layoffs of employees and outright closures of entire departments; and</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">WHEREAS unemployment in California has risen to 12.5% and is closer to 25% among youth and even higher among young people of color;</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">WHEREAS 1.6 million construction jobs have been lost since this recession began with 136,000 construction jobs lost in California this past year and 322,000 public service jobs have been lost in the last four years: and</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">WHEREAS more job losses are expected as stimulus money dries up; and</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">WHEREAS 1 in 53 housing units received a foreclosure notice in the California during the third quarter of 2009 as people are being thrown out of their homes as well as their jobs; and</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">WHEREAS this is occurring as trillions of dollars of taxpayer’s money has been handed to bankers and other financial institutions in the wake of the current crisis, much of it unaccounted for; and</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">WHEREAS thousands of students at the University of California facing 32% increases in fees and increasing privatization of education, joined striking university employees on September 24<sup>th</sup>; and</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Whereas; following these events a hugely successful conference was held at UC Berkeley on October 24<sup>th</sup> attended by 800 students, workers and supporters; and</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">WHEREAS this conference issued a call for a statewide strike and day of action on March 4<sup>th</sup>2010 to <i>“Save public education” </i></span><span style="font-size: small;">against budget cuts, fee hikes or layoffs; and</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">WHEREAS students have faced brutal actions by the police for being in the forefront of the struggle to save education, jobs and for calling for solidarity and joint action with workers; therefore let it be</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">RESOLVED that AFSCME Local 444 support the October 24<sup>th</sup> call for a statewide strike and/or day of action on March 4<sup>th</sup> 2010; and be it further</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">RESOLVED that AFSCME Local 444 recognizes that without united action no single group or one Union can reverse this offensive; and be it further</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">RESOLVED that the 1,200 AFL-CIO and Change to Win unions in the California Labor Federation representing 2.1 million union members in such crucial industries as shipping, retail, manufacturing, public service and communications have tremendous potential power; and be it further</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">RESOLVED that through a united mobilization of all workers and students regardless of status we can win free federally funded education at all levels, increased jobs, a halt to foreclosures and a better life for all; and be it further</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">RESOLVED funding for such social needs come from diverting funds from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, from taxing the corporations and the rich, taxing trades in the stock market and currency trades, and not taxes on workers or the middle class. California, the third biggest oil producer in the country is the only one of the 22 major oil states that does not impose a tax on oil taken from the ground; and be it further</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">RESOLVED that the leadership of the California Labor Federation, the Change to Win Coalition and the international Unions so affiliated to these bodies, as well as non-affiliated Unions join the call for and participate in a statewide strike on March 4<sup>th</sup> 2010 and publicly announce such intentions; and be it finally</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">RESOLVED that the resources of organized Labor in California be used between now and March 4<sup>th</sup> 2010 to build support among the members of its affiliated Unions, the communities in which we live and work, and among the youth for a successful and united statewide strike against the assault on working people and our families.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Adopted by AFSCME Local 444 Executive Board 12-03-09</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">cc California State Labor Federation AFL-CIO</span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Alameda County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO</span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> AFSCME District Council 57 AFL-CIO</span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> AFSCME International Union AFL-CIO</span><br />
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</div>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-6729090208989768982009-11-28T21:31:00.001-08:002010-02-25T19:53:44.609-08:00The Latest...<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have just posted entries on: 1) why faculty should resist Yudof's narrative; 2) on how we are paying a steep price to subsidize athletics; 3) the gender inequality in UC pay, and 4) the UC compensation scandal at: http://changinguniversities.blogspot.com/</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bob Samuels, President UC-AFT</div><div style="text-align: center;">_________________________________________________________________________</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">CSU Grad/UG Students convened two meetings, with 40 students at each meeting, to plan a march and rally at the Governor's office on 12/2 from 11:00 - 1:00 pm. Over 50 social work graduate and undergraduate students have committed to this event and each is taking responsibility for bringing students, parents or community supporters to the rally. Graduate students, who are in field internships, on this date are helping with pre-event work. Students have established a goal of turning out at least 200 students for the march. They have established 4 sub-committees, headed by students: outreach, publicity, program, and logistics. They have created an email address and facebook page for the event: reinvest4higher@gmail.com.</div><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000479027141&ref=nf</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a meeting with CSULA ASI leadership yesterday, and they have signed on as co-sponsors of the event.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our major purpose for this event is to influence the state's 2010-2011 budget process to prevent further cuts the public higher education system in California. Students want to describe the campus and classroom effects of budget cuts and to show the legislature that they will no longer continue to remain sitting down, while higher education budgets continue to be slashed. Just as the Governor used his power to bring the legislature together to pass crucial water legislation, we want to ask the Governor and the legislature to address the higher education crisis to ensure future access for all Californians.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are extending an invitation to the regional campuses to join in this effort. Students from DH, Northridge, Pomona and Long Beach have easy access to the activity via public transportation. The CSULA students have identified bus/rail routes, schedules and parking information, which will be posted on the Face Book page. They have copied a very large number of flyers to post on campuses, and they have initiated outreach efforts to the LACC and LATTC. We need you to forward the attached flyer on your campus for distribution to your networks. We invite you to send (at least) 5-10 students from your campus to represent the consequences of the cuts on your campus. We ask that each campus to send a student speaker, who can discuss how cuts are affecting instruction on their campus. We plan to send a contingent of students to the governor's office to deliver copies of the testimonials, DVDS and other materials developed to illustrate the issues.</div><div style="text-align: center;">_________________________________________________________________________</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The World Arts and Cultures department is interested in the what now aspect of this crisis. We're going to have a meeting on Tuesday December 1st from 5-6 PM. Could someone from the coalition possibly come to a meeting in Kaufman on Tuesday from 5-6?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For more information contact barbarabarbara619@yahoo.com</div><div style="text-align: center;">__________________________________________________________________________</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</div><div style="text-align: center;">Contact: District Attorney</div><div style="text-align: center;">Date: November 27, 2009</div><div style="text-align: center;">(530) 681-7232</div><div style="text-align: center;">NO CHARGES AGAINST UC DAVIS PROTESTERS</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">DA Will Monitor Future Demonstrations</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Woodland, CA) – November 27, 2009 – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that no criminal charges will be filed against 51 individuals who were arrested by police for trespassing inside an administration building at UC Davis on November 19, 2009. The 51 individuals, mostly students, had gathered inside the administration building to protest recent fee hikes. They were arrested for trespassing after refusing to leave for several hours after normal closing time. University officials reported no property damage as a result of the protest, nor was there any report of violence or resistance among the 51 students arrested by police inside the building. District Attorney Jeff Reisig said, “Based on my discussions with Chancellor Katehi and Police Chief Spicuzza, the District Attorney’s Office will not be filing criminal charges at this time. While criminal charges may be filed for up to one year after the date of the alleged violation, it is our hope that future student demonstrations will comply with the law and eliminate any need for the District Attorney’s involvement at all.” One additional case involving an individual who allegedly assaulted a police officer outside the administration building on November 19 is still being reviewed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">For more information contact the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office at (530) 681-7232.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Follow us on:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/lyvyya</div><div style="text-align: center;">Twitter: http://twitter.com/YoloDA</div></div>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-59834343600621276132009-11-28T14:43:00.001-08:002009-11-28T21:54:12.976-08:00State-Wide, National, and International Actions<span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;">Updates and media COMING SOON! </span></span><br />
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<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Nov. 18-23 Actions in Protest of Fee Hikes, Budget Cuts and Police Brutality<br />
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SF State: class walkouts, Administration Building Occupation<br />
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CS Long Beach: Protests Outside where Board of Trustees was meeting.<br />
Cal Poly Pomona 19th: 800 Students Walkout, Rally<br />
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CS San Bernadino: 18th, walkout and action<br />
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CS Fresno: Library Takeover, 100 Students Keep it Open for 24 Hours<br />
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UC Davis: Administration Building Occupation / Sit-in<br />
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UC Santa Cruz Campus Shut Down, intersections Blocked<br />
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* Kerr Hall, Aministrative Building Occupied<br />
* Kresge Town Hall Occupied<br />
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UC Berkeley, Massive Protests, Students go on Strike, UPTE strike,<br />
Wheeler Hall Occupied for 12 hours<br />
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Solidarity Protest for Victims of Police Bruality @ UC in New York and Vienna<br />
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150 Students Occupy UC Headquarters in Oakland<br />
Went to courthouse, charges dropped to misdemeanor.</span>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-20258044439092179382009-11-20T19:48:00.001-08:002009-11-21T11:33:10.350-08:00UC Regents Protest Timeline<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=171122&id=548003017&l=2159982be3&subject"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See Movement Photos!</span></span></a><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">November 18th 2009</span></b><br />
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</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8am-Public comment speakers and 75 speakers, white-liners, and Regents are let into Regents’ meeting room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8-10am-Students speak at public comment about affordability, access, and diversity. Students’ speak about issues of underrepresented minority students, undocumented students, and low-income students. Workers speak in solidarity with students and on workers’ rights and contracts. Coalition disrupts meeting several time. Teresa and Alejandra are thrown out by Berky Nelson and several cops at the request of Regents. Updates are given outside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10am-(Inside Covel) After police clear the room, 6 students (from Student Worker Front) and 2 organizers (from AFSCME 3299) stay in the room and sing "we shall overcome"; they are arrested and go peacefully.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10:30am-Students outside see opportunity to occupy but are prevented by self-appointed student police. "Student police" assists police in holding protesters back from entering building.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11:30am - 5 students (from Student Worker Front) stand up inside Covel, during the regents' meeting, and disrupt their discussion of the fee hikes by singing "we shall overcome". 50 students in public area raise their fists silently, in solidarity with the students who are singing. the singing students are escorted out by the police and arrested peacefully.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11:30am-Skirmishes begin with the police outside of Covel Commons where the Regents are holding their meeting. One student has been tasered and kicked back by cops. One student in the rush has injured his leg and National Lawyers Guild is on the scene to help. Police target black men due to racism.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11:40am-Students protest. Inside Regents’ Meeting several students are arrested and released. Swat team and police give students 10 minutes to evacuate, at least 10 arrests.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11:40am - 12:30pm-Police demand protesters disperse for no valid legal reason. Students maintain their ground. Police aim and threaten with riot gear and semi-lethal weapons. After a 30+ minute stand off police move crowd away from front entrance of Covel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12:55-1:10pm-Reports that at least 3 members of UCLA's Afrikan Student Union have been tasered by police, more beaten with batons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2-4pm-Teach-outs held at Covel Commons. Bob Samuels’ class and Chicana Feminism class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5:00pm-Crisis Fest and Tent city set-up begins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6:00pm-About 75-100 people at Crisis Fest/Tent City. Hip hop fills the campus as we wait for buses from Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, San Diego, Santa Cruz, and more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7-9pm Bands, live performances at Crisis Fest. Unions and USAC provide free dinners and warm drinks to students and workers setting up tents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9: 00pm-Buses from Berkeley come in, wild dancing begins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10:00pm-University shuts down sound at Crisis Fest, students form a general assembly to talk about the effects of racism, the wars abroad, capitalism and the future of the student movement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10:30pm-People invited on stage to share their own ideas and opinions about the student movement. Rousing speeches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12:30am: Students occupy Campbell Hall and rename it Carter-Huggins, after two Black Panthers shot at UCLA in 1969.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5am-Unions and students awake for live media feed from Tent City.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5:10am-Organizers wake-up Tent City with KTLA media coverage. 200 march to Covel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6 am-Picket begins at Covel. Organizers see an opening for occupation. Crowd takes side entrance; they are met by police at a secondary door. They chant, share spoken word, are energized and retreat to return to picket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7am-Students issue communique: http://uclaresists.blogspot.com/2009/11/communique-from-ucla-occupation.html </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10am-"Student police" consistently do job of police. They form a barricade; students hesitate and are more vulnerable to police brutality. Organizers urge "student police" to back-off in the interest of the movement. "Student police" refuse claiming that they are protecting AB540 students. Reports from AB540 students confirm that they were able to decide for themselves which actions to participate in given vulnerable legal status.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10:30am -Students take opportunity to include campus in protest. Students leave Regents meeting protest for campus-wide march. 150 students begin class disruptions and calls for solidarity. Many students walkout of class to join march. Students rush through Powell, Haines, Royce and other buildings screaming "walkout."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10:45am-Die-In mourning death of public education. Student quickly rise and continue protesting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11am- 500 students march from Covel to Campbell hall to support the occupation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11am-Student march has taken over intersection of Westwood and Le Conte. About 700 and growing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11:05am-Second group of marchers join march at Westwood and Le Conte. Happy re-union. Students then move on to take Wilshire and Westwood one of LA’s busiest intersections.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12:30pm-Students arrive in Westwood, blocking of Wilshire, marching down Wilshire to Veteran and back to Covel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1pm-Return to Covel, several speakers address issues of racism and privatization. Approximately three speakers express support for the occupation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1pm-Vote for 32% tuition hikes confirmed. The UC Board of Regents voted, as threatened, for a two-year phased 32% increase in student fees despite system-wide protests yesterday and throughout the quarter. In response, thousands of students, faculty and workers have blocked the exits to the meeting space. The regents are locked-in. </span><br />
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2:20pm-Students and workers surround exits and vehicles escorting Regents out. Students chase all Regents’ and chant ‘Shame On You’, etc. Police presence is stepped up. Pepper spray, tear gas, tasers, batons, and excessive force is used on a small number of students in several locations. One van is blocked from exiting in front of Sproul containing 2 Regents and Ward Connerly. Police eventually escort all Regents off campus, many are forced to leave cars in parking lot. <br />
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2:30pm-Chicana Feminism class is held outside, on the steps of Campbell Hall, explaining the history of the Black Panthers assassinated there and some reasons behind the occupation<br />
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6pm-Last stand off between police and protestors ends in a dance-in. Students serve the cops with b-boy moves, poplockin’, Afro-Brazilian, and swing dancing. Students beat drums and chant to the beat, ‘Who are you serving and protecting?’ Cops realize they are losers and leave.<br />
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6:30-7pm-Small group head to Campbell to support occupation. Students are invited in and discussion takes place. A small group of students come in, are let in, and start chastising occupiers and allies. They start screaming, attempting to break locks, and rip down Carter-Huggins banner. They claim to represent underrepresented minority students, although occupiers and allies are majority students of color, and eventually push for occupation to end. Students do not want to end occupation, many leave disappointed. Students (excluding "meeting hijackers" who left after "hostile intervention") agree to continue discussion and move forward together.<br />
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</div>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-61305377457875001352009-11-16T16:02:00.000-08:002009-11-16T16:05:23.697-08:00Agenda for Today's Meeting<div style="text-align: center;">Monday, November 16, 2009 @ 6PM – UCLA FIGHTS BACK COALITION MEETING<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Public Affairs Building, 3rd Floor Student Lounge<br />
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<strong>I. 5 Minutes – Introductions</strong> (name, affiliation, & identify one demand you feel is central to this movement)<br />
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<strong>II. 60 Minutes – Reports and Planning</strong><br />
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<blockquote>a) Report from Regents Planning Meeting—Teresa Avendano<br />
b) Volunteer Sign-Up—Alejandra Cruz<br />
c) Report from USAC External Vice President’s Office—Susan Li<br />
d) National Lawyers Guild Legal Observers—Lincoln Ellis<br />
e) Public Forum and Crisis Fest—Hugo Sarmiento and Eric Gardner<br />
f) Report from USAS DC Conference—Kenia Acevedo<br />
g) Report from Students of Color Conference—Sonja Diaz<br />
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h) Action Plan for Public Comment/Regents’ Voting—15 Minutes for Discussion<br />
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i) UCLA Student Outreach–ALL<br />
j) Outreach to LA Community–ALL <br />
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<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">UCLA Fights Back Movement Program</span></strong><br />
</div></blockquote><span style="color: blue;"><strong>1. Lower Student Fees.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>2. Stop the Privatization of Our Public Schools. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>3. Defend the Right to Quality Higher Education. Prioritize funding to public education.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><blockquote><span style="color: blue;">a) Provide budget transparency, provide transparency in the decision making process, allow for an independent audit of the UC budget, and implement progressive budget solutions.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">b) Maintain our resources, including weekend library access.</span><span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span><span style="color: blue;">c) Maintain comprehensive, critical, and culturally representative educational excellence.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">d) Stop cuts to Humanities and Social Sciences.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">e) Cut funding for war. No military recruitment on our campuses.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">f) Tax the rich and prioritize funding in the public interest.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>4. Stop the Resegregation of Public Education. Ensure access and diversity in higher education.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><blockquote><span style="color: blue;">a) Increase underrepresented minority student enrollment.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">b) Provide full scholarships for AB540 Students.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">c) No ICE/UCPD collaboration on our campuses.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">d) Expand the Blue and Gold Opportunity Program to ensure access for low-income students.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">e) Allocate funds for recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority students.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>5. Respect Workers’ Rights and Contracts</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><blockquote><span style="color: blue;">a) Reverse the layoffs, protect vital services, and stop pay cuts for the lowest paid workers.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">b) Stop the union busting and bargain in good faith.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">c) No furloughs for workers who make $40,000 or less. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">d) No ICE/UCPD collaboration on our campuses</span><br />
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<strong>Tuesday, November 17th </strong><br />
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</div>• ALL DAY/8:30AM-Evening—Flyering, announcements, and sign making. Find us on Bruin Walk!<br />
• 2pm Press Conference—Pat Morrison @ Covel Commons<br />
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<strong>Wednesday, November 18th @ Covel Commons (unless otherwise stated)</strong><br />
<ul><li>6AM Set-up pickets, <strong>Volunteers needed meet at AFSCME Office</strong> 1085 Gayley (btw El Pollo Loco and the Psychic) </li>
<li>630-730am – Picket Prep and Picket Lines </li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: red;">8-10am – Public Comment</span></li>
<li>10-1130am — Picket and Flyer</li>
<li>10:30am – Food <strong>Food Volunteers Needed at 10AM</strong></li>
<li>1130-12noon—Meet at Bruin Plaza and march to Covel Commons </li>
<li>12-1pm—Press Conference/Rally</li>
<li>2-4pm—Teach-Out</li>
<li>1-4pm—Picket and Flyer</li>
<li>4-5pm—Tent City Prep Tent Prep Volunteers Needed at 4PM</li>
<li>5pm-Midnight Tent City and Crisis Fest<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">2 buses Berkeley</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"> 1 bus Santa Cruz</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"> 1 bus Santa Barbara </span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"> 1 bus Riverside </span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"> 1 bus Irvine </span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"> 3 buses San Diego</span><br />
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<strong>Thursday, November 19th @ Covel Commons (unless otherwise stated)</strong><br />
<ul><li>6am Set-up pickets, <strong>Volunteers needed meet at AFSCME Office</strong> 1085 Gayley Ave, (btw El Pollo Loco and the Psychic) </li>
<li>6:30-7:30am Picket Prep and Picket Lines</li>
<li><span style="color: red;">8-10am—Public Comment</span></li>
<li>10:30am – Food Food <strong>Volunteers Needed at 10AM</strong></li>
<li>10-11am—Regents Trial – Political Theater <strong>Volunteers Needed, Actors and Script Writers</strong></li>
<li>12-1:30pm—Rally at Covel (to march (through Bruin Plaza) – TBD on-site)</li>
<li>3pm—All buses scheduled to leave</li>
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</div>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-6375741646066613952009-11-15T22:04:00.001-08:002009-11-15T22:04:42.310-08:00FINAL ORGANIZING MEETING BEFORE THE REGENTS COME TO UCLA<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">UCLA FIGHTS BACK TO SHUT DOWN REGENTS MEETING </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">FINAL ORGANIZING </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">MEETING</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">BEFORE THE REGENTS COME TO UCLA</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">Join us MONDAY, November 16th, 2009 @ 6PM</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">Public Affairs Building, 3rd Floor Student Lounge</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">Students report back from the Students of Color Conference at UCSD and much more!</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Find out how to help with outreach and sign-up as volunteer staff for the 18th and 19th. There will be fliers for pick-up.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">Hear the latest about who is coming to UCLA and what actions are planned.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">If you have a student org meeting that conflicts, bring your group or send a representative.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">This is an open meeting so invite your friends!</span></span></li>
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</div>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-59787340102451190772009-11-14T11:26:00.000-08:002009-11-14T11:26:38.803-08:00UNIVERSITY "RE-DECORATION" Party<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">U</span>NIVERSITY "RE-DECORATION" Party</blockquote><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><blockquote>UCLA Kaufman Hall</blockquote><blockquote>Saturday Nov 14 9am-4pm (possibly later)</blockquote><blockquote>Sunday Nov 15 12pm-6pm (possibly later)</blockquote><blockquote><br />
</blockquote><blockquote>Bring your paint, markers, chalk, cardboard, banners, paper, canvases, boxes, old sheets, old shirts, tape, glue, and other supplies, and other random junk to help create signs, posters, art, and installations for the upcoming UC STRIKE! Most importantly though, just bring YOURSELF...and some friends. We will have snacks and perhaps some cheap wine to help get us into the festive and revolutionary spirit.</blockquote><blockquote><br />
</blockquote><blockquote>We need to make this Strike & Protest VISIBLE. We need to make sure that no surface of campus goes untouched. We need to make sure that no student will be able to say he or she didn't know what was going on. We need to make some beauty, some horror, and some fun. And most importantly...we need to have fun doing it. So let's make it happen!</blockquote><blockquote><br />
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</blockquote><blockquote>for more info email</blockquote><blockquote><a href="mailto:mathew1@ucla.edu" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:mathew1@ucla.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color: #364452;">mathew1@ucla.edu</span></a></blockquote></span>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-91230706220822222942009-11-08T18:10:00.001-08:002009-11-08T18:11:29.099-08:00Monday Meeting - One Week To Go!<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;">Hello UCLA Fights Back!</span></span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;">Please note that we are discussing a proposal to adopt a short list of concrete, winnable demands that capture the principles of our movement program. (See below.) We are still in need of more information concerning (1) the specific program cuts at UCLA that we should call on Block and Regents to reverse and (2) the specifics concerning worker and instructor lay-offs that we should include in our list of demands. Please bring any knowledge and information you have to Monday's meeting! <span style="text-decoration: underline;">ALSO, we will have plenty of copies of the flier for pick-up!</span></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Monday, November 9, 2009 – UCLA FIGHT BACK COALITION MEETING<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">UPDATES – http://ucfightsback.blogspot.com<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Proposed Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">I.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">5 Minutes – Introductions</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"> (Name, Affiliation, Short phrase, 5 words or less, describing what you are fighting for.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">II.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">20 Minutes – Reports<o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">a)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Report from Regents Planning Meeting</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">—Teresa Avendano<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">b)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Report from Saturday regional coordinating meeting </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">[organized by UCB coordinating committee]—Alejandra Cruz<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">http://ucfightsback.blogspot.com/2009/11/get-on-bus.html<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">c)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Report from National Lawyers Guild legal observer training for Regents’ Meeting Nov. 19th</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">—Lincoln Ellis,</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"> training will take place 12:30 PM on Friday, Nov. 13<sup>th</sup>, Law School Rm 1447</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">d)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Report from Student of Color Conference Organizers</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">—Sonja Diaz</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">III.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">15 Minutes – Reports from Organizing Committees</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">a)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Coalition Public Forum on Budget Cuts and Movement Goals—</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Bob Samuels and Hugo Sarmiento [See http://changinguniversities.blogspot.com<b>]<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">b)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">UCLA Student Outreach – </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Susan Li, Jeremy Schmidt, et. al<b><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>i.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Dia de los Muertos – Death of Public Education<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>ii.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Class announcement and club meetings<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">c)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Outreach to Community Colleges and CSUs – </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Kenia Acevedo and Jessica Herman<b><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">d)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">LAUSD and Community Outreach Committee – </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Alejandra Cruz and Mzilikazi Kone<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">IV.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">15 Minutes – Formulate Concrete and Winnable Demands for Regents’ Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">A. Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">1. We call on the UC Regents to reverse the fee hikes. </span></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">2. We call on the UC Regents and Chancellor Block to provide a scholarship fund for AB540 students. <span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>(Each year 25,000 undocumented students graduate from California high schools. Undocumented immigrant students currently receive no financial aid and are the group most likely to be barred from attending UCLA or will drop-out of classes due to recent fee increases. We must stand united on the principle that we will not allow the budget cuts to bar access to higher education for any student based on race, citizenship, or socio-economic status.)</i></span></span></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">3. We call on the UC Regents and Chancellor Block to reverse the lay-offs </span></b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">(narrow this to a specific and winnable demand. <b>Info needed:</b> who was laid-off, consequences, etc.)</span></i><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"> and we call for no furloughs for workers who make $40,000 or less.<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">4. We call on the UC Regents and Chancellor Block to reinstate Powell Library weekend hours.<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">5-6. </span></b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">(1-2 points on specific programs being cut that we can ask to be reinstated immediately as they relate directly to maintaining comprehensive, critical, and culturally representative educational excellence. <b> Info needed</b>: which programs were cut, consequences, why list some program cuts and not others, etc.)</span></i><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">B. The demands will be made into a petition accompanied by short paragraph that explains why these demands are important and winnable that will be circulated and forwarded to Chancellor Block and UC Regents.<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">UCLA Fights Back Movement Program<o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Lower Student Fees.<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Stop the Privatization of Our Public Schools. <o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Defend the Right to Quality Higher Education. Prioritize funding to public education.<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">a.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Provide budget transparency, provide transparency in the decision making process, allow for an independent audit of the UC budget, and implement progressive budget solutions. <span style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: red;">[Proposal to add a point about making Regents democratically accountable. (ex. Regents/Governor if especially hostile to movement should resign/leave our campus.) Point was made that asking Regents to resign and/or leave our campus should be made on the day of action by the larger crowd and shouldn’t be included in the coalition program.]</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: red; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">b.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Maintain our resources, including <s><span style="color: red;">night and</span></s> weekend library access for students. <span style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: red;">[We won Night Powell back for students!]<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">c.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Maintain comprehensive, critical, and culturally representative educational excellence.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">d.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Stop cuts to Humanities <span style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: red;">[include other programs and departments being cut].</span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: red; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">e.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: red; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">[We can add a point or more referring to additional cuts being made to essential programs at UCLA and other UCs.]<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: red; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">f.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Tax the rich and prioritize funding in the public interest. <span style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: red;">[Proposal that we should be more specific when we say ‘tax the rich’. Why are we asking Regents to do?]<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">g.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Cut funding for war. No military recruitment on our campuses.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">4.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Stop the Resegregation of Public Education. Ensure access and diversity in higher education.<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">a.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Increase underrepresented minority student enrollment.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">b.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Provide full scholarships for AB540 Students.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">c.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">No ICE/UCPD collaboration on our campuses.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">d.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Expand the Blue and Gold Opportunity Program to ensure access for low-income students.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">e.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Allocate funds for recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority students.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">5.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Respect Workers’ Rights and Contracts<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">a.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Reverse the layoffs, protect vital services, and stop pay cuts for the lowest paid workers.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">b.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Stop the union busting and bargain in good faith.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">c.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">No furloughs for workers who make $40,000 or less. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">d.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">No ICE/UCPD collaboration on our campuses.</span><br />
</div>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-30277212753829208752009-11-08T17:07:00.000-08:002009-11-08T17:07:33.772-08:00Get on the Bus!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"></span><br />
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</div><div>(Created by UCB CalSERVE Student Leaders.)</div>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-13773793341170870522009-11-05T09:46:00.000-08:002009-11-05T09:46:16.613-08:00Send this letter to UCLA Chancellor Block<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif, 'Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1ex;">Dear UCLA Community Members,</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1ex;"><br />
</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1ex;">The UC Regents are meeting at UCLA November 17-19th, to vote on YET ANOTHER FEE HIKE FOR WINTER QUARTER and other measures of grave concern. If you are concerned about these hikes, faculty and staff furloughs and layoffs, and cutting of core academic services—which will undermine quality and equity in our public universities—please send a letter to Chancellor Gene Block expressing your disappointment. Concerned students have asked Chancellor Block to participate in a student-led Town Hall meeting sometime prior to the November Regents Meeting, in the hope that he will hear and consider our concerns before final decisions are made at the November meeting. But the Chancellor says he is “too busy” to meet until after the UC Regents meeting—which would defeat the entire purpose of the Town Hall and leave student voices unheard at the budget meeting. Now is the time to put pressure on the Chancellor to truly consider the concerns of all those affected by the proposed decisions! Please consider sending the following letter to Chancellor Block as soon as possible. Feel free to tweak or edit the letter as you like and please pass along to others.</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1ex;"><br />
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</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1ex;">Thanks so much,</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1ex;"><br />
</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 1ex;">UCLA Fights Back organizers</blockquote><br />
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TO: Chancellor Gene Block<br />
<a href="mailto:chancellor@conet.ucla.edu" style="color: #365452;" target="_blank">chancellor@conet.ucla.edu</a><br />
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FROM: [TYPE IN YOUR NAME]<br />
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RE: Student Fee Hikes and Privatization of our Public Universities<br />
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DATE: October 28, 2009<br />
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Chancellor Block:<br />
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Like many UCLA students, faculty, and staff, I am very concerned about the current budget decisions being considered by the Regents. I am equally disappointed to hear that you have not been more attentive to the concerns of students like me. Student organizers have very reasonably requested that you attend a student-driven Town Hall meeting <i>prior</i> to the meeting of the Regents at UCLA on November 17-19, 2009. It is essential that this meeting occur before the Regents meeting if student concerns are to be considered in any real way when critical decisions are made that affect them in extreme ways.<br />
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<div><i>[See Daily Bruin article from Oct. 7, 2009, "Undergraduates, graduates, union representatives meet with Chancellor Gene Block about financial crisis. Chancellor agrees ‘conditionally’ to town hall forum, but dates still to be confirmed." <a href="http://beta.dailybruin.com/articles/2009/10/7/representatives-meet-block" style="color: #365452;" target="_blank">http://beta.dailybruin.com/<wbr></wbr>articles/2009/10/7/<wbr></wbr>representatives-meet-block</a>]</i><br />
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I sympathize with the very busy schedule you must keep; however, it would seem that in the face of such extreme threats to the very foundation of what has always been a high quality and accessible public university system in California (indeed, the best in the Nation!)—in the face of the high toll students, faculty, and workers would pay as a result of these decisions—I would think that hearing and addressing the concerns of those you represent would be your highest priority.<br />
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Inviting over 33,000 students, not to mention staff and faculty, to sign up lottery-style for one of six slots during one office hour will not suffice given the growing awareness and deeply felt concern of the entire campus community in the face of devastating budget cuts. We will not be satisfied with a response that there are "official" avenues of communication that you must privilege. Our request is simple—we want a public forum.<br />
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Further, while it may be reasonable under normal circumstances for you to have a meeting proposal deadline for those who request meetings with you, it seems highly <i>un</i>reasonable of you to hold to this rule, given that students have had only so much time to react to the proposed fee hikes. This request was made of you when there were still several weeks until the Regent's Meeting, and there are still 2 weeks to go now. It is hard for me to believe that you cannot free up an hour or two to address student concerns in an open forum prior to the Regents meeting—if that were what you wanted to do. The fact that instead you have given these excuses about timelines and schedules implies that making the Town Hall as useful as possible to students is not a high priority for you.<br />
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As a stakeholder in the UCLA community, I am writing to hold you accountable to the community you are entrusted to lead, and I ask you to reconsider this decision and meet with students prior to the Regents meeting. Our education, our state, and indeed our democracy are at stake. Please do the right thing.<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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[your name]</div></div>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-83259263715023861752009-11-04T20:35:00.000-08:002009-11-06T00:35:48.636-08:00Press Conference on Student Aid and Educational Quality<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">EDUCATION MAKES CENTS </span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">Press Conference Thursday, November 5, 2009 </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">12 noon Meyerhoff Park </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Come out to the culminating event of the External Vice President’s Office’s Week of Action: Education Makes Cents. The press conference will be held tomorrow, Thursday, November 5 @ 12 noon in Meyerhoff Park (grassy area in front of Kerckhoff). </span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learn more about Saving Cal Grants, increasing Pell Grants through SAFRA and why student aid is so important to the quality of your education. </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Do you receive Cal Grants or Pell Grants? Interested in sharing your own testimonial? Email santobruin@gmail.com for a chance to share your own story at tomorrow’s press conference. </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Questions? Interested in getting more involved? Want more information about the EVP Office? Emailuclaevp.chiefofstaff@gmail.com.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">STATE-WIDE CALL TO ACTION TO DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION<br />
NOVEMBER 18th & 19TH 2009 AT UCLA</span><br />
two days of action to coincide with uc regents meeting <br />
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▪LOWER STUDENT FEES<br />
▪STOP THE PRIVATIZATION OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS<br />
▪DEFEND THE RIGHT TO QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION<br />
▪PRIORITIZE FUNDING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION<br />
▪STOP THE RESEGREGATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION<br />
▪ENSURE ACCESS AND DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION<br />
▪RESPECT WORKERS’ RIGHTS AND CONTRACTS</center><center><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday, November 18th <br />
</span>WHOSE SCHOOLS? OUR SCHOOLS!<br />
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8AM-10AM: Public Comment Covel Commons-Regents Meeting Room<br />
UCLA students, parents, alumni, and LAUSD students speak-out about the impact of budget cuts on their education.<br />
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12 NOON: Press Conference and Rally to Defend Public Education, Covel Commons<br />
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7AM to 2PM: Work Action and Picket, Covel Commons<br />
Students, staff, and faculty picket to demand that the UC respect workers’ rights and contracts.<br />
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Buses arrive throughout the evening. <br />
Dinner, music, and tent city for travelers. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday, November 19th<br />
</span>ALL OUT TO UCLA!<br />
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8 AM-10AM: Public Comment, Covel Commons-Regents Meeting Room<br />
Students, staff, and faculty voice movement goals and demands to defend public education.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">12 NOON: STATE-WIDE RALLY TO DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HOLD REGENTS ACCOUNTABLE, COVEL COMMONS<br />
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10 AM to 2PM: Plans are currently in the works for a rally, speak-out, activist art, political theater, and much more!<br />
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7AM to 2PM: Work Action and Picket, Covel Commons<br />
Students, staff, and faculty picket to demand that the UC respect workers’ rights and contracts.<br />
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contact ucfightsback@gmail.com<br />
visit ucfightsback.blogspot.com<br />
</center>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-39859104148598173452009-11-04T12:54:00.001-08:002009-11-04T12:58:51.790-08:00LA Community College Candle Light Vigil Against Budget Cuts on Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrUfT0e9tuK5JA_CIIgYNefst7fRhxwk8Pz_w0JXlfG05YVKO7pzGgNViDtkiuHNEla1BSgVB2zGxdz-ZhdnP7O0DG9ur-XkpvGbikXnwZxZ7rcPmNENqkpAlvOUheMGABZVvPONzaDw/s1600-h/Slide1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrUfT0e9tuK5JA_CIIgYNefst7fRhxwk8Pz_w0JXlfG05YVKO7pzGgNViDtkiuHNEla1BSgVB2zGxdz-ZhdnP7O0DG9ur-XkpvGbikXnwZxZ7rcPmNENqkpAlvOUheMGABZVvPONzaDw/s200/Slide1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400355776965249986" /></a><br />Contact David Chavez [dfchavez86@gmail.com] for more information.<br />UCLA Fights Back will be there to support and meet people!UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-56561291406917319732009-11-04T11:47:00.000-08:002009-11-04T11:48:16.552-08:00UC Berkeley Coordinating Committee to Hold Meeting in LA SaturdayThis Saturday: Coordinating Committee Meetings: Northern California and Southern California<br /><br />While the Oct. 24th Conference was a great step forward, most of our work lies ahead of us. We need your help to coordinate on a regional and statewide level the struggle to defend public education. So everybody is invited to participate this Saturday (Nov. 7th) in the Coordinating Committee meetings.<br /><br />This Saturday, Nov. 7th at 1pm the Coordinating Committee will be holding simultaneous regional meeting to a) coordinate the UC and CSU strike and mobilization that will be taking place on Nov. 17th– 20th b) begin preparing for the March 4 Strike and Day of Action and the 2010 Statewide Mobilizing Conference and c) coordinate any other actions relating to the fight to defend public education that folks feel are important.<br /><br />Time: 1pm<br /><br />Northern California Location: Mission Campus of City College of San Francisco, 1125 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 -- Meet at the Cafeteria on campus<br /><br />Southern California Location: Southern California Library, 6120 S. Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90044<br /><br />Nor-Cal Contact: Jonathan, bruce_frusciante@hotmail.com, (925) 695-6840<br /><br />So-Cal Contact: Julia, oolia17@gmail.com, (310) 404-6729<br /><br />The volunteer coordinating committee was formed after the Oct. 24 Conference held at UC Berkeley. To join the Coordinating Committee listserve — oct24coord@lists.berkeley.edu — please contact oct24list@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the email list.<br /><br />We encourage other individuals and activists to join the coordinating committee and attend the regional meetings on Nov. 7th. It is open to all!UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-6230080909906877192009-11-03T22:24:00.000-08:002009-11-03T22:29:57.569-08:00Dia de los Muertos - Death of Public Education<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs081.snc3/14856_1245144496462_1464875648_30650090_4320492_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 453px; height: 604px;" src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs081.snc3/14856_1245144496462_1464875648_30650090_4320492_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Student Worker Front is keeping the Altar up from NOON to 5PM tomorrow, Wednesday, November 4th! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check it out in front of Kerckhoff!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Visit the Facebook event page for more information:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183326136192&ref=mf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183326136192&ref=mf">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183326136192&ref=mf</a></div>UC FIGHTS BACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176761661182181647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988912239856619511.post-13349262766235261822009-11-03T21:47:00.000-08:002009-11-08T18:14:42.126-08:00UC Regents' State-Wide Call to Action - Poster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxIsshHY7U0TS3DCkkUn7-Z3rDws828QpfhbyiQECVS4EMcAk2X8G9GXnvHnu1RzuOMOodli7PNtYLSvwNf1GZzrA7FeV6VVyA7ZgSPzgzANeDR98hWz0BF67hKKB9iswMK4rkyiK1RI/s1600-h/bearpic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxIsshHY7U0TS3DCkkUn7-Z3rDws828QpfhbyiQECVS4EMcAk2X8G9GXnvHnu1RzuOMOodli7PNtYLSvwNf1GZzrA7FeV6VVyA7ZgSPzgzANeDR98hWz0BF67hKKB9iswMK4rkyiK1RI/s640/bearpic.JPG" /></a><br />
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