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Upcoming events
Look for us at the U.S. Social Forum, June 27-30. More to be announced. Get on our announcements email list... Past events Thursday, May 17 Presentation of public comment at the UC Regents' meeting at UC San Francisco. No Nukes Student Hunger Strike also in attendance. Listen to the comments... March! Tuesday, May 8th, 12:30, Sproul Plaza Join other concerned citizens for a march around Berkeley. Let the administration know we're still concerned, and that we're not going away. Assemble 12:30-1pm on Sproul Plaza, near Bancroft and Telegraph; march at 1pm.
We are proud to present two public forums on biofuels and the
proposed UCB-BP deal:
Biofuels: a conversation between science, engineering, ecology, politics and urban design Thursday, April 26, 7:00pm, 4 LeConte Hall, U.C. Berkeley Webcast of this event now available. The UCB-BP deal: implications for the public university Wednesday, May 2, 7:00pm, The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley Webcast of this event now available: Part 1 - Part 2 Wednesday, April 25 The ASUC (the university's student government) passes a resolution strongly critical of the proposed BP deal and calling for the deal to be postponed until an external review is conducted. Thursday, April 19, 1 - 3 PM, Booth Auditorium, Boalt Hall Special meeting of the Berkeley Academic Senate on the proposed deal. The Senate did not pass a motion calling for faculty review of the BP proposal, and passed instead the motion favored by the administration, which somehow equates "academic freedom" with free reign to take research money from absolutely anyone without being questioned. (A partial audio recording of this meeting has been posted on Indybay.org.) Thursday, April 19, 12:30 PM Presentation of The Chancellor's New Job, a brief theatrical performance, just before the academic senate meeting. (a little video on this TV clip...) All week, April 16 - 20, midday tabling in Sproul Plaza, amidst the Earthweek observance. Monday, April 16, 2007 College of Natural Resources student forum on the proposed BP-Berkeley deal. Facilitated by us, with CNR Dean Paul Ludden available to answer questions. Open to all students. Listen to an audio recording of the whole forum (this is a large mp3 file) or read a summary of the discussion. Thursday, April 12, 2007 We present our campaign at Omoyele Sowore's lecture, "The Impact of Oil Corporations on the Environment, Communities and Universities". Principally sponsored by Global Exchange. (Listen to audio of Sowore's talk; the Q&A period; and Sowore's comments on the BP proposal.) Thursday, April 5, 2007 UC Berkeley's Graduate Assembly passes a resolution strongly criticizing the BP proposal, and calling for graduate student representation and meaningful oversight in deliberation over the proposed deal. Thursday, March 15, 2007 Presentation of public comment opposing the BP deal to the UC Regents' meeting in Los Angeles. Read more... Thursday, March 1, 2007 Contamination at the administration building! Two students arrested for demonstrating at site of "oil spill". Read more... Watch video... Monday, February 26, 2007 Evening teach-in on the proposed deal with Professors Iain Boal, Miguel Altieri, Tad Patzek, and Ignacio Chapela, and journalist Jennifer Washburn. Read more... About us We are a diverse group of UC Berkeley students devoted to academic freedom, real oversight for corporate deals, and true sustainability and social justice for the entire world. Our campaign includes graduate and undergraduate students and others from many campus programs, including
We work with the support of many professors and faculty at UC Berkeley, concerned members of the public, and numerous local and international organizations. Other people we supportThe Phoenix Coalition Biofuels opposition in South Africa Crisis of the California Commons No More Nukes In Our Name UC Student Hunger Strikers Statements against the BP proposal by UCB faculty and others: Celeste Langan Anne Wagner Miguel Altieri Ignacio Chapela Tad W. Patzek Iain Boal Jennifer Washburn Mae-Wan Ho David Noble |
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