UCSC Coalition Rallies Against Budget Cuts, Fee Hikes and Layoffs

State could remove UC autonomy
http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19145

please spread far and wide! although the call-in time has passed, i´m sure that calls in the days to come will help to show our support.

From: UCSC Student of Color Collective ucsc.soc.collective [at] gmail.com

Dear Friends, Supporters and Allies,

Thank you all for your support so far! We have had a very positive and successful week, much of it due to your loving support. Our hunger strike will continue into the weekend to continue to add pressure to get our demands met. To apply further pressure on the administration and show the number of people who also feel that these demands are vital to our campus and to retaining students of color, we will be having a CALL-IN DAY today, May 29th.

Please continue to stand in solidarity with us by calling administrators today and encouraging everyone in your classes, departments, and communities to call as well!

Thank you, Student of Color Collective

Student of Color Collective CALL-IN DAY 5/29 10am-2pm

Chancellor George Blumenthal- 831.459.2058
Vice Chancellor Felicia McGinty- 831.459.2474
Dean of Social Sciences Sheldon Kamieniecki- Phone: 831.459.3212
College Administrative Officer Susan Welte- Phone: 831.459.2418

SCRIPT:

Hi my name is _____________________ and I am a concerned student/community member/ TA/ Professor/ worker, and am calling to urge the Chancellor/ Vice Chancellor/ Dean, to meet the demands of the Student of Color Collective. Students are hungry for a better education and deserve one. Please help with the retention of students of color on this campus.

Thank you, ____________

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Student of Color Collective Petition
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cldkVGJTZk5OYVQ2enAyTkVBOTRqeFE6MA..

"When budget cuts hit, students of color and marginalized students feel it first..."

By signing this petition, I stand in solidarity with all of the demands presented by the Student of Color Collective. We know hat the University of California, Santa Cruz has the means to meet these demands by the end of spring quarter 2008-2009 and we expect these demands to be enacted immediately.

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Send the following information to: ucsc.soc.collective [at] gmail.com

First Name

Last Name

Email

As a friendly piece of advice, I passed by Thursday, and there appeared to be a "tiki" torch under the oak tree with the tents. That doesn't seem like a safe thing to do. Open flames and tents don't mix, and even if the torch seems to be away from the tents, be sure no one can stumble into it and knock it over.

Secondly, as I read over the groups demands, may I respectfully suggest they consider what can be done by this campus alone versus changes they'd like to see in the whole UC or in the state?

It looks like they are addressing ucsc, but some things definitely will not move without full uc cooperation.

ideals of isolated struggle won't address the real tension.

Alma is an example of administrative fat that could be cut from Housing Admin and transferred to teaching students.

The colleges have way too many administrators who do nothing other than go to meetings. I'm not kidding. It wouldn't matter except critical programs are being cut so that college administrative and assistant administrative officers who are basically administrative cops can keep there jobs. Other than go to meetings they act as "judicial officers" who apply sanctions on kids caught smoking pot or making noise. Do we really need to pay people 50K+ a year to do this??

SHAME.