Reports on Dec. 5 Meetings in Nor-Cal, the Central Valley, and So-Cal

Northern California Coordinating Committee Report: Dec. 5, 2009

(UC, CSU, CC, Adult Education, pre- k-12, Labor, teachers, parents and students)

On December 5th, 2009 at 1pm, the Nor-Cal Coordinating Committee met at 1125 Valencia Street in San Francisco. The purpose of the meeting was to coordinate on a regional level the struggle to defend public education and begin preparing and outreaching for the March 4 Strike and Day of Action. In conjunction with Southern California and the Central Valley, Northern California is committed to

Demands

Demands 10/24/2009

Throughout the day of the October 24 Conference, individuals and organizations had the opportunity to raise the demands they felt were most crucial to this struggle.

Report on Nov. 18-20

The November 18-20 actions in defense of public education have captured the attention of the whole country. The turnout at all campuses was very significant and the energy was very high, testifying to the deep anger against the cuts: 2,000+ at UC Berkeley, 2000 at UCLA, 500+ at UCSC, 200+ at UC Davis, hundreds at CCSF, hundreds at SFSU, 100+ at Fresno State, etc. Recent mobilizations have also taken place at UCI, Stan State, Napa Valley College, and many other schools throughout the state.

Here below are some of the best, most detailed, most graphic videos, photos, and articles available online so far concerning the Nov. 20 (and earlier) actions. (Many other schools also held actions; please post your reports/links!). Let’s use this growing momentum to deepen and broaden local actions and build up to the statewide strike and day of action on March 4!

Statewide: NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/us/21tuition.html?ref=us
Statewide San Francisco Chronicle – Good article http://www2.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/20/BA611ANSAB.DTL
Statewide Indybay.org coverage http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/20/18629379.php
UCB- Video of Police Brutality  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOI5l2_RghQ
UCB- KTVU — Very good TV coverage — Strong Images of Police Brutality http://www.ktvu.com/news/21674608/detail.html
UCB- The Daily Cal- Great Photo Slideshow http://www.dailycal.org/mediabox.php?id=415&type=slideshow
UCLA- Video Coverage (Check out poll: 79% of public are against fee hike!): http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7127527
UCLA- Indymedia Coverage: http://la.indymedia.org/archives/display_by_id.php?feature_id=1906
CSU Fresno- Library Study In: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/20/18629688.php
UCSC -Occupation of Kerr Hall: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/20/18629398.php
UC Davis -Protests after 52 Arrested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsX5oPkqjnk
UC Davis – Good Student TV coverage of Occupation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWBa20tygk0
SF State – Nov. 18 Action – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=718K2LT5vU4

Report on the Decisions of the 10/24 Mobilizing Conference to Save Public Education

Intro

Thanks to all of you, the Conference was a tremendous success! While we recognize that we stand in the beginning stages of our struggle and acknowledge that we have much work ahead of us, we are certain that the Conference on October 24, 2009 was a pivotal event in the building of a statewide movement to defend public education. More than 800 students, workers, and teachers from over 100 different schools, unions, and organizations from all across California and from all sectors of public education – Pre K-12, Adult Education, CC, CSU and UC – participated, discussed, debated, and democratically voted on how to advance the struggle to defend and transform public education in California.

Here are the principal decisions of the Conference.