San Francisco Chronicle: Cops' 'wake-up call' for Berkeley protesters

[marmar]

Cops' 'wake-up call' for Berkeley protesters
Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer

Friday, December 11, 2009


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BERKELEY -- UC Berkeley police arrested 65 protesters at a campus building early today, ending a weeklong occupation designed to draw attention to fee hikes and budget cuts throughout the University of California system.

Officers from the Berkeley campus and elsewhere in the UC system began arresting the protesters at Wheeler Hall at 4:40 a.m., said campus spokesman Dan Mogulof.

"There was no force, no confrontation, nobody resisted," Mogulof said. "At most, it was a wake-up call: They were sleeping."

The demonstrators had intended to stay through at least tonight, but police decided to move in early today because of a widely publicized hip-hop party in support of the demonstrators that was to have started in Wheeler at 8 p.m., Mogulof said.

That was worrisome to the university, as organizers - who had also posted word of the event on Facebook - had threatened not to stop partying until the "cops kick down the doors," Mogulof said. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/11/BAET1B2R1N.DTL&tsp=1

[yxa]

1. Californians, unite!

Its important for students and other constituencies to voice their concerns with rising education costs in California in particular and more generally the erosion of public services and programs which are so crucial to working families throughout the state. We are in a state of crisis.

[BeHereNow]

2. Welcome to DU yxa!

And yes, it is time for the people to UNITE and fight back.
I'm really proud of the students-I wish more of their parents
would join in the protesting.

BHN

[sakabatou]

3. Keep the protest going!

[Vinnie From Indy]

4. LOL

Like the Berkeley police are strangers to protest? lol!