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<h1 id="seo_headline"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2">Protests at UC Schools Ahead of Statewide Day of Action</font></h1> <div>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.<BR><br><BR></div>Click to watch Democracy Now media clip on <a target="_blank" title="Protests at UC Schools Ahead of Statewide Day of Action" mce_href="http://www.democracynow.org/2010/2/26/headlines/protests_at_uc_schools_ahead_of_statewide_day_of_action" href="http://www.democracynow.org/2010/2/26/headlines/protests_at_uc_schools_ahead_of_statewide_day_of_action">Protests at UC Schools Ahead of Statewide Day of Action</a> <br /><hr />Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/' target='_new'>Get it now.</a></body>
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