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Commissioned by Chancellor Robert Birgeneau after the events of Nov. 9, 2011, the 36-page report calls on campus administrators to do more to articulate “strictly confined limits” on police tactics during protest events.
Tag: Occupy Cal
Police Review Board issues report on Occupy Cal protest
June 6, 2012:
The campus’s independent Police Review Board on Wednesday released its report regarding the Occupy Cal protest events of Nov. 9, 2011. The board said its aim was “to assess whether the conduct of the police was consistent with the norms of the Berkeley campus and established campus policies.”
Campus administration sends message to D.A. about November-protest charges
March 14, 2012:
On March 11, Chancellor Birgeneau and Executive Vice-Chancellor and Provost Breslauer sent a letter to the Alameda County District Attorney’s office, concerning charges brought against four students and one faculty member arrested during the Nov. 9, 2011 protest outside Sproul Hall.
Police Review Board views Nov. 9 video images
March 6, 2012:
Faculty and UCPD representatives presented the university’s Police Review Board last night (Monday, March 5) with video and commentary that offered contrasting perspectives on events of Nov. 9.
Slow, soggy start for Day of Action
March 1, 2012:
Small groups of protesters gathered this morning outside California and Sproul halls, their numbers growing to about 150 for a noontime rally. The day was mostly quiet — except for an unrelated evacuation of Etcheverry Hall due to smoke.
Protest Response Team outlines ‘evolving approach’ to campus unrest
February 22, 2012:
In a CalMessage to the UC Berkeley community, George Breslauer, executive vice chancellor and provost, and John Wilton, vice chancellor for administration and finance, lay out the campus’s new guidelines for dealing with protests that violate campus policies. Co-chairs of the campus’s Protest Response Team, Breslauer and Wilton note that the guidelines “proved helpful in reaching peaceful resolutions” of three recent protests.
Weekend Occupy Cal activities end peacefully
February 21, 2012:
Two tents were put up on an International House lawn near campus and about 100 protestors marched across campus over the weekend, but all events ended peacefully.
Occupy Cal encampment ends without conflict
February 17, 2012:
BERKELEY — Occupy Cal protesters ended their one-week encampment at University of California, Berkeley, early Friday morning (Feb. 17), after UCPD officers instructed the individuals to leave or face citation. No one was arrested. The encampment, which included 13 tents, was located outside the entrance to the main campus library. Police asked protesters for identification and determined that seven were [...]
At subdued Boalt Hall forum, Nov. 9 protest clash gets a hearing
February 14, 2012:
A Police Review Board forum drew a sparse crowd, but elicited powerful testimony from students, faculty and others who said they were victims of, or witnesses to, police violence during November’s Occupy Cal protests.
Four tents set up on Sproul Plaza
February 9, 2012:
BERKELEY — Earlier today, a small group of about 20 Occupy Cal protesters set up four tents on Sproul Plaza. As the tents were erected, UCPD informed the group of students and non affiliates that they were in violation of the university’s encampment policy. Later in the evening, Jonathan Poullard, dean of students, also reached out to the individuals on [...]
Pauley forum opens dialogue on UC’s response to campus protests
February 1, 2012:
Part of UC’s “Looking Forward” project, Pauley Ballroom was the scene of some genuine dialogue between Berkeley students and university administrators on the subject of the campus’s response to November’s Occupy Cal protests.
Occupy Cal stages ‘study-in’ at Kroeber Hall
January 20, 2012:
Demonstrators occupied the anthropology library overnight Thursday, in a protest against curtailment of the facility’s hours and disinvestment in public higher education.
Berkeley 2011 — the year in pictures
December 22, 2011:
Beyond the protests, the story — as always — is one of engagement, passion and perseverance in the face of challenges, whether institutional or personal.
A campus perspective: ‘Occupy’ and the crisis in higher education
December 13, 2011:
Berkeley students and staff share their opinions on the state of public education and the recent campus protests.
I School prof’s word of the year for NPR: occupy
December 8, 2011:
Berkeley linguist Geoffrey Nunberg picks “occupy” as the word of the year for National Public Radio’s Fresh Air show with Terry Gross, because it “has actually shaped the perception of important events.”
‘Routine’ police panel meeting gets ‘Occupy’d’
December 2, 2011:
When the campus Police Review Board met Thursday, it was not to discuss the events of Nov. 9. That, however, was precisely what students and supporters wanted to talk about.
Teepee, banner to stay on plaza
December 2, 2011:
The decision by campus administrators extends an existing agreement to allow the two items, the most visible remnants of last month’s Occupy Cal protests.
Lawsuit filed over Nov. 9 protests
November 30, 2011:
A group made up of 18 UC Berkeley students, one staff member and five others filed a federal lawsuit Monday against police and Berkeley administrators stemming from actions taken by the campus Nov. 9 to prevent Occupy Cal encampments on Sproul Plaza.
Faculty senate to take up no-confidence resolution
November 23, 2011:
The Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate has scheduled a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 28, to take up a series of resolutions prompted by the Nov. 9 campus confrontation between police and Occupy Cal protesters.
Chancellor: ‘I sincerely apologize’
November 22, 2011:
En route to Thanksgiving back East with his family, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau recorded an audio message to the UC Berkeley community apologizing for the events of Nov. 9, and taking full responsibility.
After a sleepout on Sproul, a quiet morning, sprinkled with tents
November 22, 2011:
Vowing to ensure that “the rights of protesters and non-protesters alike are protected,” campus administrators took a wait-and-see approach to a small Occupy Cal encampment that sprang up overnight on the steps of Sproul Hall. “It’s not about the tents,” said one protester. “It’s about the cuts in education… [and] our voices being heard.”
Tents removed from Sproul Plaza; two arrested in peaceful sweep
November 17, 2011:
An Occupy Cal encampment of 20 tents was dismantled at 3:30 Thursday morning after UC Berkeley police gave dispersal orders. Two people who chose not to leave were arrested peacefully.
Tents return to a calm Sproul Plaza
November 16, 2011:
The mood was calm Wednesday morning at Sproul Plaza, as about 100 students, including Occupy Cal and Occupy Oakland supporters, gathered around more than a dozen tents to talk, work and listen to music.
Also: UC President Yudof’s statement on campus events
Chancellor invites political leaders to campus dialog on public higher education
November 15, 2011:
In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Birgeneau calls on Sacramento leaders to come to campus to engage in a public forum to debate the future of public higher education.
Students mobilizing for Wednesday press conference in Sacramento
November 15, 2011:
ASUC leaders are rallying students to ride buses to Sacramento Wednesday morning for a press conference and lobbying efforts at the state Capitol. Student leaders from UC Davis are expected to join in.
Occupy protests at UC Berkeley
November 14, 2011:
Stetements, links and other resources related to the November 2009 protests.
Chancellor’s message regarding last week’s events on campus
November 14, 2011:
Writing to the Cal community upon his return to campus, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau says UC Berkeley can best move forward by granting amnesty from action under the Student Code of Conduct to all Berkeley students who were arrested and cited solely for attempting to block the police in removing the Occupy Cal encampment on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Message to the campus community about ‘Occupy Cal’
November 10, 2011:
Chancellor Birgeneau and other top campus administrators write to the extended UC Berkeley community about Wednesday’s events and the campus’s “no encampments” policy.
Campus officials laud peaceful protest, stand by ‘no encampments’ policy
November 10, 2011:
Toward the end of a day that was marked by calm in the wake of Wednesday’s campus protests, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and two other campus leaders issued a message praising organizers and speakers “for setting an example of peaceful protest and mobilization,” while calling again for protesters to comply with the university’s “no encampments” policy.
