UCSF, AFSCME action March 3

> On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Allison Sirny-Guevara wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> What an incredible day yesterday!!! We had an amazing action in San
> Francisco with hundreds rallying in front of UCSF Medical Center and
> 50 or so taking part in a peaceful and well-organized civil
> disobedience that shut down Parnassus Avenue. A mass action also
> occurred at UCLA where they shut down Wilshire Blvd, one of the
> biggest intersections in the country! Thank you and great job to
> EVERYONE who participated and supported this powerful action to take
> back UC for our patients, students and families.
>
> Let's honor our UC Santa Cruz sisters and brothers who were willing to
> get arrested in protest of UC's refusal to negotiate a fair contract:
>
> Workers: Nicolas Gutierrez * Gloria Gutierrez * Lucila Vargas * Nohemi
> Ruiz * Elvia Luevano * Ian Mitchell
> Students: Laura Barringer * David Partida * Jesus Garcia * Sherwin
> Mendoza * Tim Muldoon
>
> Thank you for your courage and strength - let's all stand in
> solidarity until justice is done!!!
>
> OUR NEXT ACTION is next Friday, April 11th from 11:30-12:30 at College
> 9/10 where we will be joining with hundreds of incoming/prospective
> students of color to stand up for student-worker solidarity and a fair
> contract for AFSCME members!
>
>
> Here is some coverage/photos, more likely to come:
>
> SF Action
> http://picasaweb.google.com/iialvaran/UCSFMedicalCenterBreadAndRosesRally
>
> http://www.kcbs.com/46-Arrested-at-UC-San-Francisco-Protest/1941728
>
> LA Action:
> http://www.eatmos.com/afscme/2008-04-03
>
>
> http://www.westsidetoday.com/article.php?articleid=563&edition=1&adsection=0
>
>
> in unity,
> allison
>