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DESCRIPTION:Rally Against the Suspension of Student Protesters/Dedication Ceremony for 
 Jonathan Poullard's Anti-Student Union\n\nToday, at 1:30 pm there will be a 
 combination rally/UCMeP event in solidarity with those who have been on a 
 hunger strike since Monday, and those students who are still facing threats 
 of suspension for their participation in political activism on 
 campus.\n\nCurrently, nearly 40 students still face possible suspension for 
 the occupation of Wheeler Hall on November 20, through a university 
 disciplinary process which, according to the ACLU of Northern California, 
 "has not met constitutional standards for due process." Following this 
 finding, 140 members of the faculty have said that the Office of Student 
 Conduct "proceedings are not only seriously flawed, but ... no just outcome 
 can emerge from these procedures in their current form."\n\nWith the school 
 year wrapping up, the university intends to hold these hearings during the 
 summer, out of the view of most students. This rally continues a string of 
 events and shows of solidarity on the part of students, faculty, and staff 
 with those at risk of suspension.\n\nMuch of the event will be run by the 
 UC Movement for Efficient Privatization (UCMeP), a political satire group 
 on campus previously known for naming university spokesperson Dan Mogulof 
 the Top Outstanding Oratorical Leader of the Year (TOOL of the Year). Today 
 they will re-dedicate the MLK Student Union for the Dean of Students, 
 Jonathan Poullard, who has overseen much of the student conduct process. 
 The building will be named the "Jonathan Poullard Anti-Student Union." See 
 below for the group's invitation to the rally.\n\nAdditionally, the rally 
 will echo the demands of those who have been on a hunger strike in front of 
 California Hall since Monday:\n\n1) Publicly denounce Arizona’s SB1070 
 Law and ask President Yudof and other UC Chancellors to do the same as such 
 blatant signs of racism are not representative of the values of the UC 
 education system.\n\n2) Implement the promised AB540 Taskforce to begin 
 Fall 2010 and to include student representation.\n\n3) Drop any and all 
 student conduct charges related to protest actions that occurred during the 
 academic year 2009-10.\n\n4) Stop cuts to low-wage workers on campus and 
 stop attacks against union activists; rehire all AFSCME service workers and 
 UPTE union activists and Cal performances employees.\n\n5) Suspend the 
 Student code of conduct and initiate a democratic student-led process to 
 review the code. Those participating in this process should be charged with 
 attending particularly to concerns about students’ due process rights and 
 to free speech considerations. If, through this review, it is determined 
 that a new code can be written in any way that adequately addresses these 
 concerns, a new code should be written by a democratic, student-led body. 
 If not, the student code of conduct should be abolished.\n\n6) Accept 
 responsibility for the violence and escalation of the confrontation 
 surrounding Wheeler Hall on November 20th and December 11th 2009 that 
 resulted in injuries to many students and jeopardized the safety and 
 security of AB540 students. Additionally, commit to using non-violent means 
 of ensuring safety at student demonstrations in the future.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/05/05/18647069.php
SUMMARY:Rally Against the Suspension of Student Protesters
LOCATION:Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley Campus
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/05/05/18647069.php
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