Mark Polege
Keyboard Militia
March 5, 2010
Despite many peaceful protests at schools and universities during the National Day of Action to Defend Education, many others made their statements with violence and destruction. AP describes some of the chaos that took place:
BERKELEY, Calif. — Students carried out raucous rallies on college campuses nationwide Thursday in protests against deep education cuts that turned violent as demonstrators threw punches and ice chunks in Wisconsin and blocked university gates and smashed car windows in California.At least 15 protesters were detained by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police after as many as 150 students gathered at the student union then moved to an administrative building to deliver petitions to the school chancellor.
University spokesman Tom Luljak said campus police allowed one person inside, But when she emerged, she encouraged everyone to rush the building, he said.
The violence began when police tried to turn them away. No serious injuries were reported.
The school was among dozens of nationwide campuses hit with marches,strikes, teach-ins and walkouts in what was being billed as the March4th National Day of Action for Public Education.
In Northern California, rowdy protesters blocked major gates at two universities and smashed the windows of a car.
Protesters at the University of California, Santa Cruz surrounded the car while its uninjured driver was inside. Earlier, demonstrators blocked campus gates.
University provost David Kliger said there were reports of protesters carrying clubs and knives, but Santa Cruz police Capt. Steve Clark could not confirm those reports. No arrests had been made.
An advisory posted on the school Web site urged people to avoid the campus because of safety concerns.
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Here is a list of some of the organizations sponsoring these national events:
- Coalition for Community Justice
- Democratic Left
- MEChA
- Progressive Faculty Network of NC – Chapel Hill
- Progressive Student Alliance: University of FL
- Progressive Student Alliance: University of Memphis
- Social Anarchist for Liberty & Justice
- Social Justice Alliance of Stony Brook
- Socialist Alternative
- International Socialist Organization
- Socialist Party of CT
- Socialist Party U.S.A.
- Solidarity
- and dozens of branches of Student for Democratic Society
Is it any surprise with thugs like these radical organizations that schools put out warnings to stay away in the name of safety?
