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Yes, budget cuts are getting worse and worse. Yes, they affect you (sorry to all our non-Berkeley fans, but I’m sure they affect you too)! Given the increasing severity of things, here’s a calendar of upcoming events for you all to keep informed about potential cuts, fee increases, and how we can rally to protect services and programs that students need.

Calendar of Upcoming Events, Talks, and Meetings

• Wednesday, September 16
  • “Sowing vs. Eating Our Seed Corn: The Expansion of Public Education During the Great Depression Compared to the Schwarzenegger/Yudof Trajectory Today”: Wednesday, September 16, 4:00 PM, 575 McCone Hall. Gray Brechin, Visiting Scholar in Department of Geography; Project Scholar of Living New Deal Project
  • “General Assembly of all UCB Students, Faculty, Staff and Community Members”: Wednesday, September 16, 4-6 PM, Multicultural Center in MLK Student Union.  The purpose of this event is to have an open discussion about the budget crisis, fee increases, cutbacks, etc. in more detail before September 24th. It is designed to give everyone a democratic space to discuss the situation, to discuss what to do (not only for the 24th but also beyond). There will be another General Assembly called the evening of the 24th to debrief about the day’s events and to plan next steps.
  • “Faculty Perspectives on the Current UC Budget Crisis”: Wednesday, September 16, 7:30-8:45 PM + discussion, ASUC Chambers, 1st floor of Eshleman Hall. Featuring Catherine M. Cole, George Lakoff, Chris Kutz, Alan Karras, Brian Barsky, Fiona Doyle, Ananya Roy.
  • Student Worker Action Team (SWAT) Meetings: every Wednesday, 7-9 PM, 170 Barrows.
    

The Student Worker Action Team is a group comprised of students (grad, undergrad, visiting students), faculty (lecturers, ladder rank faculty, visiting professors), staff, and community members who have come together to fight the budget cuts and to fight for public education. They have organized townhalls about the budget cuts and are in the process of organizing and mobilizing for September 24th and beyond. Everyone and anyone is welcome to come.

• Wednesday, September 23
  • “Ladder Rank Faculty Teach-In Panel About Budget Cuts”: Wednesday, September 23, 7-9 PM, location TBA (but likely in Pauley Ballroom).

• Thursday, September 24
  • UPTE (University Professional and Technical Employees) Strike: Thursday, September 24, 7:15 AM – 5:00 PM, UCB and UC-wide. UPTE is asking that all members of the campus community support our Sept 24th strike by not crossing our picket line of the UCB campus. We welcome everyone to join us on the line in solidarity. The picket will last 7:15 to 5pm. From 12pm to 2pm we will move our picket to Sather Gate in support of a student, faculty, staff and community rally on Sproul Plaza which we encourage all to attend.
  • UCB Faculty/Staff/Student Rally: Thursday, September 24, 12-2 PM, Sproul Plaza. Featured speakers and presentations.
  • General Assembly for Students, Staff, Faculty and Community Members at UCB: Time and Location TBA. An opportunity to debrief about the day’s events and plan for the next steps.
• Saturday, September 26
  • Defend Our Education: Saturday, September 26, 10-3 PM, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave, Jack Adams Hall, Upper Level of the Cesar Chavez Student Center (Pablo Rodriguez, pabrodriguez@yahoo.com
  EDIT: I feel badly for not including this, which would be quite obvious to include, but APAC (Asian Pacific American Coalition) is hosting an open workshop about how budget cuts will specifically affect the API community on campus on Sunday, 9/20 in 247 Dwinelle at 8:00. Please come if interested!