3/5: Student walkouts happened at SF State University, Stanford, Sonoma State, Arcata, and in Berkeley. A student was arrested by the SFPD at City College Ocean Campus when protesters were cited for unlawful assembly; about 20 students were later arrested at a sit-in on Market Street. In Oakland, a peaceful student protest was attacked by the police near Jack London Square -- video. In Santa Cruz, over a hundred people rallied outside a military recruitment center. Reports: East Bay | SF

A student organized walk-out at Willard Middle School in Berkeley was banned by the school board, and teachers and administrators discouraged students from participating. On 3/5 the students were locked onto school grounds and threatened with suspension. Update 3/6: A friend of peace cut off all the locks on the gates sometime last night, but students were locked in again after administrators replaced the locks. Nonetheless, 4 students were able to walkout today in the face of threats and intimidation. Report

A National Moratorium Against the War is being held this Wednesday, an event spearheaded by Not In Our Name. People and organizations are preparing to call in "sick of the war" to work, organize campus actions and walk outs, and put into action myriad other plans in an effort to bring Bush's war madness to a halt. Public Service Announcement | Oakland Board of Education supports walkouts | Bay Area Organizing Info