There were groups of people at the West Entrance and East Entrance of UCSC, so it would be hard to say how many workers, students and community members showed up to support AFSCME, but definately more than a thousand people took part in shutting UC Santa Cruz down on Thursday, April 14.

Photos from the AM gathering at the East Gate of UCSC, with audio interviews to follow...

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At a meeting on Monday between members of UCSC upper-administration, campus police, and several Tent University Santa Cruz (TUSC) organizers, the police-administraion delegation asserted in no uncertain terms that they will act to prevent Tent University Santa Cruz from taking place. At the very outset of our scheduled commencement of Tent U next Monday morning, a sizeable police presence will likely be assembled at the base of campus, ready to (try to) dismantle any tents we attempt to erect and arrest anyone who does not comply with their orders.

On Tuesday, April 19th and Wednesday April 20th, recruiters from the U.S. Army,U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy will be at the Watsonville High Senior Day, organized by Watsonville Cabrillo College and Watsonville High. Please join us in informing youth and the public about the truths of war and the military and alternatives to enlistment. Our youth deserve positive jobs, scholarships, and higher education, not psychological warfare and military occupation.