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Highlights from UC Regents Protest at UCSC

by josh sonnenfeld (sugarloaf [at] riseup.net)
Much has been said and written about the UC Regents protest at UCSC on Wednesday, Oct. 18. These photos aren't meant to explain the situation in full, but to fill in some gaps in coverage and highlight some of the most interesting and inspiring moments.
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See my series of photos on the victims of UC police violence at the event:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/22/18322461.php

See a summary of what happened:
http://indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/21/18322107.php

See Bradley's great run-through of events:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/22/18322376.php

See Jamie's summary and photos:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/20/18321742.php

See Sarah's great action photos:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/20/18321715.php

And see the reasons behind the protest:
http://indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/18/18321441.php

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To republish photos, or for larger sizes, please contact sugarloaf [at] riseup.net - thanks! Also, please contact me if you feel uncomfortable having your photo displayed online.
§Marching from Bay Tree
by josh sonnenfeld
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§Regents' Bus
by josh sonnenfeld
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After arriving at the new Humanities Building at Cowell College and holding a Community Speak-Out for a while, the protesters rushed over to try and prevent the Regents from getting off a bus and sneaking in through a back door.

For a second there, I thought we might have a repeat of the 1968 UCSC protest of the UC Regents. Photo on the right from Covello and Covello (see: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/extra/century/61/index.html)
§Community Speak-Out
by josh sonnenfeld
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§Spoken Word
by josh sonnenfeld
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§No One In, No One Out
by josh sonnenfeld
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§Encircled Building
by josh sonnenfeld
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§Fuck the Regents
by josh sonnenfeld
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§Another Door
by josh sonnenfeld
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§And Another Door
by josh sonnenfeld
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"Are you all registered to vote?" The crowd laughs.
§Aint Happenin'
by josh sonnenfeld
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All the doors of the building were blocked except this one, which had a group of people with linked arms surrounding it. Alan Pagano, the Superintendent of the Santa Cruz City School District and some guy from the Chamber of Commerce tried to get out. The crowd wasn't hearing it though. Maybe they thought they were Regents.. maybe it didn't matter.
§eh.. maybe not
by josh sonnenfeld
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The cops realize there's not much of a chance that they're gonna get these guys out of the crowd without a big struggle.
§Back Inside
by josh sonnenfeld
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So back inside they go...
§Yet Another Door...
by josh sonnenfeld
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One of the many blocked doors. As mentioned earlier, only the main door where the cops were stationed wasn't completely controlled by students. So 4 of 5 doors were inaccessable for a few hours, with the last being a site of frequent tension.
§The Famous Incident
by josh sonnenfeld
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This student was grabbed and dragged a bit by some cops, then some other students pulled him back. I guess it's illustrative of the tug-of-war between cops and protesters that happened for a good hour. But the actual incident itself wasn't a key part of the day.
§Here's Where It All Starts...
by josh sonnenfeld
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Here's the beginning of all the ruckus. The police targetted an activist here - good 'ol Steve on the ground there. His friends tried to get him back, but in the process the cops snagged 2 more people - Alette and Tani.
§Last Photo Before Pepper-Spray
by josh sonnenfeld
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The students are still trying to get at their friends who were grabbed. The cops, who are getting anxious now, pull out their pepper-spray in about 1 second, before slamming the door shut.

I've put all the pepper-spray photos and images of hurt people in a different post, so check it out:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/22/18322461.php
§Meanwhile...
by josh sonnenfeld
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35 cops from the City of Santa Cruz and the County Sherrif's office arrive in the Stevenson parking lot. I go down there to take some friendly photos of 'em, and I get the big guy in the middle there (the one with no hair), telling me that if I take one more photo, he'll take my camera as evidence. The whole area's off limits, he says. I didn't see any signs.
§Brainstorming
by josh sonnenfeld
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§Negotiations
by josh sonnenfeld
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You've got your administrators on the left, and your students, professors and union folks on the right. They're talking about what they're gonna ask each other before they regroup in a minute. Keep in mind that the deal they made was eventually approved by consensus by all the student demonstrators.
§And Another Door
by josh sonnenfeld (sugarloaf [at] riseup.net)
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This one may have been the most fortified of 'em all.
§Presentation of Proposed Deal
by josh sonnenfeld (sugarloaf [at] riseup.net)
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Profs from Left to Right: Dana Frank (History), Tim Fitzmaurice (lecturer, city councilmember) and Paul Ortiz (Community Studies). They're up there with Sam and Jose who are helping to facilitate the decision-making.
§The Line
by josh sonnenfeld (sugarloaf [at] riseup.net)
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'cross the line and you won't get your friends back' - UCSC administrators scared of students preventing the Regents from leaving.
§Regents Leaving
by josh sonnenfeld (sugarloaf [at] riseup.net)
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§Riot Cops
by josh sonnenfeld (sugarloaf [at] riseup.net)
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Why they're standing in that far off corner over there? Who knows... on call in case they're needed but out of sight as to not intimidate?
§Riot Cops Take 2
by josh sonnenfeld (sugarloaf [at] riseup.net)
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§Free at Last.. well... at least for now.
by josh sonnenfeld (sugarloaf [at] riseup.net)
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From left to right: Steve, Tani, and Alette. Keep an eye out for the petitions to drop the charges against 'em.
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