April 2012 Issue
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UC Chancellor Accepts Full Responsibility for Pepper Spraying

April 18, 2012
University of California Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi said there will be a full review of the campus police department’s actions and the problems mentioned in the recently released Reynoso report on the incident.

Police Pepper Spray Santa Monica College Students

April 4, 2012
Police began using pepper spray after two officers were allegedly backed-up against a wall and another lost his balance as students tried to force their way into a trustees meeting. It was the first time pepper spray had been used against students on campus, according to Santa Monica College spokesman Bruce Smith.

UC Davis Votes in Favor of Chancellor’s Leadership

February 21, 2012
Members of the University of California, Davis Academic Senate voted against a motion that would have expressed "no-confidence" in the leadership of the university's chancellor after a controversial pepper-spray incident.

Riot Police Acted On Their Own Initiative at McGill U.

December 20, 2011
A report on an incident in which riot police responded to a protest on the campus of McGill University has revealed that the police acted on their own initiative and were not deployed by campus security or the administration.

Thousands Attend Fallen Va. Tech Officer's Funeral

December 12, 2011
Thousands of police officers and sheriff's deputies from New York to Kentucky came to Virginia Tech's Cassell Coliseum to honor the memory of Deriek Crouse, the first Tech officer killed in the line of duty. A church in Kansas also announced its plans to picket the funeral.

Calif. Gov. Brown 'Seriously Concerned' About Force on Campus

November 29, 2011
California's Gov. Jerry Brown has requested a formal review of the state's use-of-force training guidelines, following two confrontations between officers and demonstrators at university campuses.

Bratton Will Lead UC Davis Pepper-Spraying Investigation

November 27, 2011
Former Los Angeles Police Department Chief William Bratton will conduct an independent University of California (UC)-sponsored review of the UC, Davis mid-November pepper spraying incident.

UC Davis Occupy Wall Street Update & Recap

November 22, 2011
The University of California, Davis has placed its police chief and two officers on administrative leave after campus officers pepper-sprayed students at a Friday demonstration supporting Occupy Wall Street.

Video: CUNY Student Protesters, Police Clash

November 22, 2011
Student protesters at City University of New York (CUNY) clashed with police on Monday when they refused requests to clear the lobby of a building at Baruch College.

Pepper Spraying Prompts UC Davis to Put Police Chief on Leave

November 21, 2011
University of California (UC), Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi has placed Police Chief Annette Spicuzza on administrative leave while the school investigates Friday's pepper spraying incident.

2 UC Davis Officers on Leave for Pepper Spraying Protesters

November 20, 2011
Two University of California, Davis police officers are being investigated after using pepper spray on Occupy Wall Street protesters who were sitting down with their arms linked. The officers have been put on paid administrative leave.

Police, Protestors Clash at Cal State U. Trustees Meeting

November 18, 2011
University police pepper sprayed and used batons on demonstrators who disrupted a California State University trustees meeting on Wednesday.

UC Berkeley Police Shoot, Kill Suspect in Computer Lab

November 16, 2011
UC Berkeley police shot a student who brought a handgun into a business school computer lab on Nov. 15. Christopher Nathen Elliot Travis was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland where he died hours later.

UC Regents Cancel Meeting Due to Threats of Violence

November 16, 2011
University of California regents cancelled a meeting scheduled for this week due to threats from "rogue elements intent on violence and confrontation with UC public safety officers" that were planning to join the peaceful protestors at the meeting.

Quebec Student Protesters Clash With Police

November 14, 2011
Twenty thousand students gathered on Nov. 10 near L'Université du Québec à Montréal to protest the Quebec government's proposed tuition increases. Students were pepper sprayed and threatened with batons.

Occupy Protesters Move to College Campuses

November 14, 2011
Last week, police officers arrested 40 protesters on the UC Berkeley campus and university officials are not allowing encampments to be set up on campus. Protesters in California have vowed to occupy dozens of other campuses in the coming weeks

UPDATE: Police Arrest 39 Over UC Berkeley Occupy Camp

November 10, 2011
To prevent student protesters from building an Occupy camp on UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza, police in riot gear intervened on Wednesday. The confrontations soon became violent.

Occupy Seattle Protestors Move to Community College Campus

November 2, 2011
The Occupy Seattle movement moved its tents to Seattle Central Community College after weeks of tension with City Hall and city police.

Update Your Plans for Civil Unrest

August 11, 2011
Doing so now will ensure you organization isn't caught off guard.

Union Pickets Hospital Over Stalled Contract Negotiations

July 14, 2011
The William W. Backus Hospital was picketed on July 12 by members of the union representing security guards and other support staff. The union claims the hospital has failed to bargain in good faith toward a contract agreement.
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