March Fifth Occupy The Capitol Recap
Sunday, July 20, 2008
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March fifth brought thousands of students, teachers, labor activists, as well as occupiers to Sacramento to protestation cuts to higher teaching as well as force for the Millionaire’s taxation to fund vital populace services. While students were within lobbying legislators to protect our populace colleges as well as universities, thousands marched to the Capitol for a spirited rally that included speeches past times Lt. Governor Gavin Newsome, Senate Leader Steinberg, as well as Assembly Leader Perez. While the legislators stated that the best agency to back upward higher teaching is to back upward the governor’s taxation plan, most of the speakers argued for the Millionaire’s tax.
After the rally, hundreds of people entered the Capitol as well as attempted to occupy the building. There was a heavy constabulary presence, as well as for several hours, nosotros were allowed to concord a full general assembly to vote on our demands. The cardinal demands were to back upward the millionaire’s tax, brand populace higher teaching free, as well as forgive pupil loan debt. At close v p.m., the constabulary decided to unopen the edifice early, as well as nosotros were shortly told that nosotros would move arrested if nosotros did non leave. During this time, 3 students were arrested for trying to hang a banner from the minute flooring of the Rotunda. When I confronted the California Highway Patrol officers close their efforts to choke off the constitutional rights of gratis vocalization communication as well as the liberty of assembly, I was told that the students are a threat to populace security because they were blocking the pathway to the exists. I justice if yous grade highway patrol people inwards accuse of the Capitol, they run into everything inwards price of traffic.
At 5:30, nosotros held a scheduled rally exterior of the Capitol. In a curt speech, I argued that nosotros are non solely fighting for to a greater extent than revenue for higher teaching inwards the solid set down of California, but our force for the Millionaire’s taxation is a national grapple to contrary 40 years of conservative taxation cuts as well as the de-funding of populace education. I did a radio interview during the rally on this theme that yous tin head at here.
After the rally, nosotros attempted to deliver pizzas to the people who were withal inwards the Capitol. Hundreds of us marched to the other side of the edifice where nosotros met a really large grouping of constabulary inwards sum military-style riot gear. We told them that nosotros wanted to deliver the nutrient to the people inwards the building, but nosotros were informed that the occupiers had to come upward out to learn their pizza. We hence a long standoff, which was punctuated past times several chants like, “How produce nosotros desire our Pizza?,” “We desire it hot!” as well as “Let them Eat!”
We were never able to deliver the pizza, as well as shortly seventy occupiers were arrested, but nosotros did deliver our message. I desire to give thank yous Charlie Eaton from UAW, who did a nifty undertaking coordinating many of these activities. To back upward the Millionaire’s taxation learn here, as well as for to a greater extent than media close March 5th, learn here.
After the rally, hundreds of people entered the Capitol as well as attempted to occupy the building. There was a heavy constabulary presence, as well as for several hours, nosotros were allowed to concord a full general assembly to vote on our demands. The cardinal demands were to back upward the millionaire’s tax, brand populace higher teaching free, as well as forgive pupil loan debt. At close v p.m., the constabulary decided to unopen the edifice early, as well as nosotros were shortly told that nosotros would move arrested if nosotros did non leave. During this time, 3 students were arrested for trying to hang a banner from the minute flooring of the Rotunda. When I confronted the California Highway Patrol officers close their efforts to choke off the constitutional rights of gratis vocalization communication as well as the liberty of assembly, I was told that the students are a threat to populace security because they were blocking the pathway to the exists. I justice if yous grade highway patrol people inwards accuse of the Capitol, they run into everything inwards price of traffic.
At 5:30, nosotros held a scheduled rally exterior of the Capitol. In a curt speech, I argued that nosotros are non solely fighting for to a greater extent than revenue for higher teaching inwards the solid set down of California, but our force for the Millionaire’s taxation is a national grapple to contrary 40 years of conservative taxation cuts as well as the de-funding of populace education. I did a radio interview during the rally on this theme that yous tin head at here.
After the rally, nosotros attempted to deliver pizzas to the people who were withal inwards the Capitol. Hundreds of us marched to the other side of the edifice where nosotros met a really large grouping of constabulary inwards sum military-style riot gear. We told them that nosotros wanted to deliver the nutrient to the people inwards the building, but nosotros were informed that the occupiers had to come upward out to learn their pizza. We hence a long standoff, which was punctuated past times several chants like, “How produce nosotros desire our Pizza?,” “We desire it hot!” as well as “Let them Eat!”
We were never able to deliver the pizza, as well as shortly seventy occupiers were arrested, but nosotros did deliver our message. I desire to give thank yous Charlie Eaton from UAW, who did a nifty undertaking coordinating many of these activities. To back upward the Millionaire’s taxation learn here, as well as for to a greater extent than media close March 5th, learn here.