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University of California Berkeley professors rallied last week in response to the assault on the universities from the Trump regime. T-shirts and prepared signs said, “Freedom to speak, freedom to teach, freedom to learn, for everyone!” Significantly, over 1,000 people came....

California Black Agriculture Working Group -Informational Symposium Series seeks to explain how seemingly difficult terrain can be navigated with collaborative partners. Together, we can expand CA Black Ag producers who are less than 1% of all California Ag producers....

Academia, exemplified by Columbia University, has surrendered its proclaimed mission of intellectual independence and endeavor, and the academic pursuit of knowledge and social advancement....

DHS Building, 650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento...

Mahmoud Khalil update live from Democracy Now....

"Khalil's abduction, in its cruelty and unlawfulness, has horrified people around the country. Let us be clear: This is what fascism looks like, and it is part of a much broader campaign," said the director of Palestine Legal....

WASHINGTON (03-11) – One of the fundamental pillars of our free and democratic country is the right of every child to have a free public-school education. While this is not the case globally, it is a model of a modern progressive society in which today’s world demands literate, educated and well-informed citizens and workers. That very notion of a free education is truly one envied by parents and children around the world....

On the evening of March 8, 2025, Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil was detained by the Department of Homeland Security. The arrest comes on the heels of the Department of State’s announcement that it plans to deport students affiliated with pro-Palestine protests. The student, who is Palestinian, is a lawful permanent resident of the U.S....

Targeting 'Criticism of Israeli War Crimes,' Trump Kills $400 Million in Columbia University Contracts "You can't appease the Zionists," said one critic. "Stop playing the game—refuse the terms."...

We hope that communities and non-academic organizations across the country find ways to stand with all college and university students on the vanguard of the movement for a free Palestine and an end to the ongoing genocide. President Willie-LeBreton: Rescind your draconian “Expressive Activity” policy. Celebrate your anti-genocide students. Learn from their humanity. Protect them from external attack, arrest, deportation. We community members implore you: Wash clean your blood-soaked Ivory...