Powerful Student Movement Building in California
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Alex
Dec 6, 2009, 12:44:34 PM12/6/09
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hey friends
just wanted to share a few links about the enormous, inspiring, and powerful student organizing that's been happening all across California in the past few weeks. for those who don't know, the UC Board of Regents recently approved a 32% increase in tuition for the whole system of public universities.
students at UC Davis, Berkeley, UCLA, Santa Cruz, as well as many CSU schools like San Francisco State went on strike, refused to go to class, and instead held enormous rallies, sit-ins and occupations. dozens were arrested when the colleges resorted to police violence, but the student actions have continued and incorporated the support of faculty, staff, and labor unions.
this is history, probably the largest student actions of the 00's, and we can learn a lot if we're paying attention. so here's 3 links to learn more:
1. click here for background information on what's going down: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/20/18629379.php
2. here's a whole playlist of youtube videos direct from the front lines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9KJcnCr6CI&feature=PlayList&p=7CCB702692F7AF1F&index=0
3. this site has essays trying to figure out what these new movements mean. there are some limitations with the analysis but it's worth checking out what these students are thinking about: http://wearethecrisis.blogspot.com/
keep loving and fighting
alex
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writer - "The End of Capitalism"
http://endofcapitalism.com
organizer - Philly Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
484.213.6747
"Believe in yourself. Trust in one another."
just wanted to share a few links about the enormous, inspiring, and powerful student organizing that's been happening all across California in the past few weeks. for those who don't know, the UC Board of Regents recently approved a 32% increase in tuition for the whole system of public universities.
students at UC Davis, Berkeley, UCLA, Santa Cruz, as well as many CSU schools like San Francisco State went on strike, refused to go to class, and instead held enormous rallies, sit-ins and occupations. dozens were arrested when the colleges resorted to police violence, but the student actions have continued and incorporated the support of faculty, staff, and labor unions.
this is history, probably the largest student actions of the 00's, and we can learn a lot if we're paying attention. so here's 3 links to learn more:
1. click here for background information on what's going down: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/20/18629379.php
2. here's a whole playlist of youtube videos direct from the front lines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9KJcnCr6CI&feature=PlayList&p=7CCB702692F7AF1F&index=0
3. this site has essays trying to figure out what these new movements mean. there are some limitations with the analysis but it's worth checking out what these students are thinking about: http://wearethecrisis.blogspot.com/
keep loving and fighting
alex
--
writer - "The End of Capitalism"
http://endofcapitalism.com
organizer - Philly Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
484.213.6747
"Believe in yourself. Trust in one another."
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