California state academic institutions are bracing for a massive state-wide demonstration on March 4 by students, faculty, staff and parents. The strike, which will involve University of California, Cal State, Community College and K-12 campuses, will protest the state’s public education budget cuts, according to event organizers.
Some supporters of the event are urging participants to protest in a peaceful manner. The California Faculty Association (CFA) – SFSU Chapter adopted a statement of non-violence,according to Take a Stand for California Public Education.
During a Feb. 25 party at the University of California at Berkeley, aimed to rally support for the protest, attendees became violent; however, students, faculty and organizers of the protest have condemned the violent behavior.
The campuses and regions that will be affected are:
- Los Angeles (Pershing Squire and Governor’s office)
- East Bay/Oakland (Oakland City Hall)
- UC Berkeley
- Laney College
- San Francisco (Civic Center)
- Sacramento (State Capitol)
- San Diego (Balboa Park and Governor’s office)
- CSU Northridge
- Oakland Unified District (mock disaster drill)
- San Francisco schools (mock disaster drill)
- San Lorenzo Schools (mock disaster drill)
- Dublin schools (mock disaster drill)
- UCLA
- UC San Diego
- UC Santa Cruz
- UC Riverside
- City College of San Francisco
- Skyline/Canada/Peninsula College
- Ocean High School
- De Anza Community College
- San Francisco State
- Sonoma State
- UC Davis
- CSU Bakersfield
- CSU Channel Islands
- CSU Chico
- CSU Dominguez Hills
- CSU East Bay
- Fresno State
- CSU Fullerton
- Humboldt State
- Cal State Los Angeles
- CSU Long Beach
- Long Beach: Wilson High School
- California Maritime Academy
- CSU Monterey Bay
- CSU Northridge/San Fernando Valley Regional Rally
- Cal Poly Pomona
- Sacramento State/Sacramento/State Capitol Rally
- CSU San Bernardino
- San Diego State/San Diego Regional Rally
- Santee High School
- Rancho Cotati High School
- San Diego City College
- Mt. Sac College
- San Jose State
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- CSU San Marcos
- CSU Stanislaus
For the full list of planned protests, click here.
