Posted in Globalization, Labor, Solidarity & Outreach on May 11th, 2007
The Student/Farmworker Alliance announced that May 11th and 12th would be Days of Action vs. Burger King calling on the world’s #2 burger chain to take responsibility for the conditions of farmworkers in the fields. On May 11th, four students from the University of California at Santa Cruz and one loyal Burger King [...]
Posted in Counter Recruitment, Education, Globalization on Apr 24th, 2007
UC Santa Cruz’s Last Chance Job Fair took place on April 24th, but this year the United States Army and United States Marine Corps were not among the participants. With foreknowledge of students planning a large demonstration against the presence of military recruiters at UCSC, both the Army and Marines withdrew a week before [...]
Posted in Education, Globalization on Apr 7th, 2007
On April 7th, 2007, an antiwar rally was held at the Oakland docks to mark the fourth anniversary of the Oakland police attack on protesters, longshoremen and journalists.
Organizers of the event outlined the following key points:
* Stop war shipments.
* Port money for schools & social services.
* Bring the troops home now and give [...]
Posted in Globalization, Government on Feb 16th, 2007
On February 16th, 2007, a protest targeting Sam Farr, Representative for the 17th Congressional District, was held at the Santa Cruz County Building. In a comment posted on Santa Cruz Indymedia, Steven Argue explained the primary reason behind the protest, “While Sam Farr has voted against supplemental war appropriations, He has voted for well [...]
Posted in Education, Environment, Globalization, Police on Oct 18th, 2006
The first big protests of the 2006-2007 school year at UC Santa Cruz took place on October 18th, 2006, the day the UC Regents came to visit campus. It had been five years since all 26 UC Regents came to UCSC. During the second demonstration of the day by hundreds of students outside the [...]
