In anticipation for the statewide strike and day of action on March 4th activists have stepped up their actions with a renewed round of occupations in California. An occupation of a construction site at UC Berkeley resulted in a "mass riot" on Telegraph Avenue with hundreds of youth fighting the police. March 4th actions are planned throughout the Bay Area, California and beyond. In the East Bay strikes and walkouts are planned to converge in Downtown Oakland and an evening rally is planned for San Francisco.

Occupy Everything Fight Everywhere Strike March 4! | UC Berkeley Actions and March to Oakland | Evening Rally in San Francisco

On Thursday night, 2/25, a dance party of hundreds taking place on Sproul Plaza turned into an occupation as partygoers took over the construction site of Durant Hall. After taking over the building and causing some amount of property damage, participants took the party onto the streets.

The Durant Riot: Initial Brief | Daily Cal Student Newspaper Article and Video from Durant takeover and riot | Daily Cal Slide Show | SAVE-UC Open Letter to Chancellor Birgeneau

Banners have been dropped from buildings in CSU Fullerton, SF State and UC Santa Cruz while students have occupied a building at UC Irvine over budget cuts and in UC San Diego and UCLA against racist policies in the past week.

More Information: Occupy California | Reclaim UC | Defend Education