[Educationforall] MEDIA: Protests at UC Schools Ahead of Statewide Day of Action

[Wayne Scherer]

Protests at UC Schools Ahead of Statewide Day of Action And
in California, a number of protests have been held this week at UC
schools. African American students at UC San Diego led a walkout at a
campus gathering held to discuss an off-campus party that mocked Black
History Month. After the walkout, the students held a rally urging
administrators to improve conditions and enrollment numbers for people
of color. Meanwhile, at UC Irvine, seventeen people were arrested after
holding a sit-in outside the office of the school’s chancellor. The
protesters called for improved conditions for campus workers and
increased aid to low-income and undocumented students. And at UC
Berkeley, a group of students have reportedly occupied a campus
building. The protest comes ahead of a statewide day of action next
Thursday to protest budget cuts to education.


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