Dear friends and community members,

I am compiling a list of students who were hurt, in any way, by officers on Monday evening at the base of the UCSC campus. Please forward my contact information to anyone in the community who might have been hurt on Monday night. I have the names and/or badge numbers of all police officers who were at the base of campus on Monday night, and I also began documenting incidents in which officers were unneccesarily agressive or abusive to civilians in the vicinity of the large tent structure. This list includes everything from agressive prods to incidents of tackling, hiting, and kicking. I am sure that the list is incomplete. If you were knocked over, kicked, or tackled, I may have the name of the officer who hurt you. Some of the officers were much more agressive than others and already have been indicated in hurting numerous students.

I would like to get an estimate of how many people were hurt by police officers during this non-violent event. I WILL NOT GIVE OUT YOUR NAME WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT. I believe that this is essential to documentation of events on this campus, and revealing the nature of what really happened.

I am also curious about WHO SUGGESTED AND APPROVED THESE TACTICS? Students were arrested by police officers, but taken to the county jail in one university bus.

I urge you all to express your concerns about the nature of this incident to the police departments, the administration (especially Chancellor Denton and Jean Marie Scott), and the students of Tent University.

much peace,
Alissa White

acwhite (at) ucsc.edu 831-454-0343