Tue Feb 13 2007 (Updated 02/27/07)
5 Bay Area Schools Join Dozens of Others in Nationwide Student Protests
On February 15, 2007, students at UC Santa Barbara, Columbia University, and Columbia College in Chicago went on strike against the war. Solidarity actions took place at more than a dozen other schools - including 5 in the Bay Area: San Francisco State, Lowell High School 
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The February 15 protests were initiated by activists at UC Santa Barbara who have been organizing a student strike for weeks. After hearing of UCSB's efforts, Columbia University in New York signed on to organize a strike as well. Since then, more than a dozen other schools began planning various Feb15 antiwar actions on their campus, including solidarity walkouts and rallies.
While each action was organized along the theme of bringing the troops home, immediately ending the war (or wars), and building the student antiwar movement, the actions were diverse in their organizations, tactics, demands, and messaging. There was no one group planning the events.
At UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, students united with labor activists, urging the University of California to immediately release money promised to low-paid service workers, particularly in AFSCME 3299. Under the theme 'Money for Wages, Not War!', students urged that money be spent in local communities rather than on global domination.
See also: Student Strikes Against War - Feb15 || UC Santa Barbara Students Preparing to Strike Against War || Money for Wages, Not for War! Rally 2/15
