Monthly Archives: December 2009

Rally January 4 – noon – UCI flagpoles

From the facebook event: Many of us just paid our Winter Quarter fees; but with the new fee hike going into effect, some of our friends and classmates couldn’t. Administration has made it clear that the cuts and hikes were … Continue reading

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Of Many Tasers and Batons, a Few Torches and Rocks, and the Way Forward

(from Occupy CA) Of Many Tasers and Batons, a Few Torches and Rocks, and the Way Forward The actions and arrests that occurred on Friday night at Chancellor Birgeneau’s residence have provoked a moment of pause and recalibration among those … Continue reading

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Translation guide for understanding UC press releases

(reposted from elsewhere) “We wish to remind everyone of the limits of protest”: being on campus at any given time may be an offense punishable by police brutality. “Members of the university community”: People punishable without due process by university … Continue reading

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Shockwaves

The following was posted as a comment, responding to the post “From a Community College Student.”  We offer this testimony to our critics at UCI, around the UC, and elsewhere.  We present this as evidence that the success of an … Continue reading

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The Voice in the Machine

From UC Rebel Radio: Recent statements from the UC Administration and UC Academic Senate have made it clear that they have initiated a campaign against the student movement by appropriating its language and emphasizing that it lacks “civility” and “respect” … Continue reading

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Langson Library Now Open 24 Hours

From Occupy CA: IRVINE – Responding to plans to occupy Langson Library on Friday, December 4 – the weekend before final exams – and threats of an indefinite study-in, the UCI administration decided on Tuesday to open the library from … Continue reading

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OCCUPATION OF THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSTY OF ATHENS.

(sent to us from some Greek comrades) Approximately 150-160 people have been detained as a means of terrorisation whilst also preventing and deterring others from participating in demonstrations marking the anniversary of the murder of a 15 year old youth … Continue reading

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From a Community College student

I am organizing with other students at a community college.  I have been supportive of and excited by the occupations from the get-go for raising the level of risk and disruption of business-as-usual.  I see the occupations as a necessary … Continue reading

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Statement From Faculty

from Defend UCI: Dear Chancellor Drake, Members of the UCI Administration, and Library Staff, We write to let you know that we support the peaceful efforts of UCI students to keep the main library open this Friday after 5pm through … Continue reading

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UCI on KPFK

Don’t let the administration, the police, or ASUCI misinform you. Learn about what they don’t want you to know. Meet students and faculty from UCI as they join OC Weekly’s Gustavo Arellano for a radio interview regarding the UC Budget, … Continue reading

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