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 Education, Solidarity & Outreach on May 7th, 2007
Palestine Awareness Week is taking place at UC Santa Cruz from May 7th through May 10th and began with a Check Point established in the Baytree Plaza. Five Palestinians were being detained for no apparent reason while two Israeli soldiers mentally and physically abused the detainees and prevented them from leaving the prison cell. [...]
Posted in Mexico, Solidarity & Outreach on Dec 22nd, 2006
On December 22nd, 2006, hundreds of people came together in Mexico City to honor the peoples of Oaxaca, Acteal and Atenco during a global day of remembrance and solidarity. The demonstration was held at the Hemiciclo a Juárez in Mexico City’s Historic Center where people spoke about Oaxaca and the demonstrations taking place around [...]
Posted in Mexico, Solidarity & Outreach on Nov 20th, 2006
In response to the Zapatista call for global solidairty with the people of Oaxaca and in coordination with demonstrations all over the world on November 20th, about 40 students and workers rallied and marched at UC Santa Cruz. Ashish Sahni, UCSC’s Assistant Chancellor since May 15th, 2006, met outside with students who marched to [...]
Posted in Labor, Solidarity & Outreach on Oct 29th, 2006
‘the year that was’ in the struggle for fair food…
On October 29, 2006, allies of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers demonstrated in front of the McDonald’s on Mission Street / Highway 1 in Santa Cruz, California during coordinated days of actions and solidarity with the CIW. Activists played music, held signs calling on McDonald’s [...]
Posted in Education, Labor, Solidarity & Outreach on Oct 18th, 2006
On October 18th, AFSCME workers and students at UC Santa Cruz held a rally in the Baytree Plaza and then marched to the base of campus calling on UC President Dynes to release funds promised by the California Legislature to low-paid UC workers. AFSCME workers and students are also demanding wages comparable to those [...]
