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UC Santa Cruz Strike updates UC Santa Cruz Strike 500 and growing at Main Entrance
many people turning away or joining strike.
pics & Audio SCIMC...
Posted: Thu, Apr 14, 2005 12:32pm PDT
Queens school disgrace New York Daily News April 12th, 2005
It's the kind of spat that flares thousands of times a day in schools
all over the country....
Posted: Thu, Apr 14, 2005 12:58am PDT
UC Berkeley Drug War Event Tonight Wednesday, April 13 at 6:00pm
FSM Cafe at Moffitt Library...
Posted: Wed, Apr 13, 2005 11:06am PDT
URGENT!!! support Tent University Santa Cruz, defend freedom of assembly!!! Tent University Santa Cruz (TUSC) is an experiment in radical education reform to take place at UC Santa Cruz, April 18-22. The university and the police want to shut it down. TUSC needs support from communities surrounding to resist the potential eviction of this creative effort toward liberating education!!!!...
Posted: Tue, Apr 12, 2005 9:31pm PDT
Rockin' the Boat: UCSC Counter-recruitment protest (audio/mpeg 4.9MB) On April 5, some 300 students and community members held a raucous demonstration at the UC Santa Cruz campus, where US military recruiters had a booth at the school's Job and Internship fair....
Posted: Tue, Apr 12, 2005 11:40am PDT
Mike Farrell at the 24-Hour Read-In in Salinas (audio/mpeg 5.8MB) On April 1, Mike Farrell shared some of his feelings about the closing of the Salinas Libraries during the 24-Hour Read-In which took place at the Cesar Chavez Library in Salinas. Mike also read some of his favorite quotes and passages from books. We hear words from great authors and activists such as Cesar Chavez and John Steinbeck as well as Maya Angelou on the life and death of Ossie Davis. Mike also read important words about racism and dissent written by Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 11, 2005 6:32pm PDT
8 Days of Sitting In at WashU for a Living Wage 
The following is from a student participating in the ongoing sit-in/occupation in the main administrative building of Washington University in St. Louis. The sit-in is in support of campus workers who do not currently receive a living wage. Currently the sit-in has been going on for 8 days(since April 4). Below this message is a list of ways you can take action and a summary of what we've been doing over the past 10 days....
Posted: Mon, Apr 11, 2005 5:27pm PDT
Peter Kwiek of the Salinas Action League speaks about Saving our Libraries (audio/mpeg 4.1MB) On April 1, I spoke with Peter Kwiek of the Salinas Action League. Peter has been a core activist in the struggle to Save the Libraries in Salinas. (9 minutes)...
Posted: Mon, Apr 11, 2005 12:10pm PDT
Read In To Save Libraries at State Capitol Don't miss the Read-In to save the public libraries at the State Capitol on Tuesday, April 12, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm....
Posted: Mon, Apr 11, 2005 12:45am PDT
April 20 - Student Day of Action! EDUCATION IS A RIGHT! STUDENTS DEMAND ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY AND QUALITY!...
Posted: Sun, Apr 10, 2005 10:30pm PDT
UC Workers Fight for Justice (video/quicktime 44.7MB) UCSF workers protested on 3/24/05 and this video interviews why the workers are angry about their management and conditions. 15 min. 44.6 MB...
Posted: Sat, Apr 9, 2005 1:08pm PDT
Tracking Our Future: At What Cost? The use of RFID tags in our schools may have some advantages, but is a huge mistake. According to several sources, the risks outweigh the advantages....
Posted: Fri, Apr 8, 2005 10:08am PDT
4/13: GLSEN Breaks the Silence with Launch of TEACH RESPECT Campaign GLSEN, or the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, announced today that it would launch a public education campaign entitled Teach Respect on April 13, 2005. The launch of the campaign will coincide with the culmination of the Day of Silence, where in over 4,000 schools an estimated 450,000 students in all 50 states and Puerto Rico will take a vow of silence to
bring attention to the bias and harassment experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students and their a...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 11:08pm PDT
Day of Silence prompts so-called Day of “Truth” the Religious Reich, here in the name of the Eagle Forum of Sacramento among others, are sponsoring a so-called Day of “Truth” on April 14, the day after the Day of Silence....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 10:16pm PDT
Students protest gay rights RANCHO COTATE HIGH
Students protest gay rights
2 counterprotesters arrested during lunchtime rally outside Rohnert Park high school...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:51pm PDT
National Walkout in support of a holiday dedicated to Native americans National Walkout at Noon PDT, called to gather attention regarding a holiday dedicated to the general appreciation of Native Americans....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:46pm PDT
FIRE: Dream Act and PPIA USSA is working to pass The DREAM Act, the Student Adjustment Act, and the Permanent Partners Immigration Act (PPIA), which, together, would increase access to postsecondary education for undocumented students. Read the campaign details for more information....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:30pm PDT
Education Organizations Release Groundbreaking Legal Guide Regarding LGBT Issues in School In the fall of 2004, a consortium of national organizations, with leadership from the National School Boards Association (NSBA), published a resource document to help schools address legal issues surrounding students’ sexual orientation and gender identity....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:26pm PDT
Day of Silence on April 13th GLSEN Breaks the Silence with Launch of Teach Respect Campaign;
Estimated 450,000 Students Will Take Part in Day of Silence 2005...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 9:20pm PDT
Support UC Berkeley's Campus Workers! On April 14, campus workers will go on strike to fight for their rights and for a fair contract....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 1:52pm PDT
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