Supporters Pack the Courtroom for the Highway 17 Six

Judge Denine J. Guy set the next hearing date for the defendants for April 8, and said the issue of restitution could come up as part of the proceedings.

During the highway blockade on March 3, the students sat across multiple lanes of the roadway and locked themselves to garbage cans full of cement. It took officers with the California Highway Patrol several hours to release them and clear the traffic lanes.

In response to the highway blockade, the UC Santa Cruz administration suspended the six students from entering all campus facilities, which has left them without access to their homes, food plans, health care, and education.

Supporters are asking individuals to sign a petition to drop all of the criminal and student judicial charges that have been leveled against the students. The Petition can be signed at:
https://www.change.org/p/cp-evc-alison-galloway-alma-sifuentes-santa-cruz-county-district-attorney-s-office-drop-the-criminal-and-student-judicial-charges-on-the-highway-17-six-students

Additionally, a Gofundme account has been created to help the students with the various financial difficulties they now face:
http://www.gofundme.com/oee2do


Alex Darocy
http://alexdarocy.blogspot.com/