The slip of paper said that all UC, CSU, CC and K-12 students, workers, and teachers were invited to the all day conference which would seek to "democratically decide on a state-wide action plan capable of winning this struggle," which would define the future of public education… Students also revealed the movement’s two main goals—to defend public education and reform the structure of the UC system—and six demands, including no student fee increases; no layoffs or furloughs; no paycuts to workers earning less than $40,000 a year; full disclosure of the budget; the halt of efforts to privatize California public education; and the election of UC regents by students, faculty and staff.

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by Riya Bhattacharjee, The Berkeley Daily Planet.

Posted: October 1st, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.