This week, the University of California’s 48,000 academic workers – including teaching assistants, tutors, postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers and more, all represented by United Auto Workers 4811 – are voting on whether or not to authorize the union’s executive board to call a strike if circumstances justify. Read more...
SJP and UC Divest Coalition Demonstrations at UCLA
On April 25, the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA set up around 30 tents to demand that the UC divest from companies associated with the Israeli military. As the war in Gaza passed its 200th day, students and community members began the encampment as part of a national call to action expressing solidarity with the people of Palestine. The encampment was later attacked by counter-protesters and was disbanded by law enforcement May 2. Since then, faculty members have issued statements condemning the use of police force against students, and students have led rallies and sit-ins.
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A Closer Look, Campus, News
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May 14, 9:12 pm
Concerns of voting discrepancies, stalling arise amid push to rebuke Gene Block
UCLA faculty have heightened concerns over the integrity of the Academic Senate’s process to potentially issue an unprecedented no-confidence vote in Chancellor Gene Block, following documents released amid the fallout from Friday’s emergency meeting. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. UCLA faculty members have concerns regarding the Academic Senate’s process of issuing a no-confidence vote in Chancellor Gene Block. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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May 14, 8:58 pm
How law enforcement mishandled encampment sweep at UCLA, according to experts
This post was updated May 14 at 11:41 p.m. Experts on policing and civil rights law condemned law enforcement’s use of force during the police-led sweep of the Palestine solidarity encampment and its subsequent arrest of pro-Palestine protesters. Read more...
Photo: Police are pictured wearing riot gear outside of the Palestine solidarity encampment. Law enforcement swept the encampment in the early morning of May 2. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
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May 14, 8:26 pm
Medics, physicians recall ‘dystopian’ violence of encampment attack and sweep
This post was updated May 14 at 11:29 p.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA demonstrations, see here. Read more...
Photo: Volunteer medics are pictured organizing supplies at the foot of Janss Steps on the afternoon of May 1. Dozens of medics, ranging from undergraduates to hospital physicians, staffed the now-dismantled Palestine solidarity encampment during the April 30 attack and the May 2 police sweep. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 10, 8:06 pm
UCLA Academic Senate continues debate on Gene Block’s censure, no-confidence votes
The UCLA Academic Senate will continue consideration of a vote to censure or a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Gene Block into its next meeting May 16 amid a lack of consensus from voting faculty. The former, current and incoming chairs of the UCLA Academic Senate – Jessica Cattelino, Andrea Kasko and Kathy Bawn, respectively – released a statement Tuesday announcing the emergency two-hour teleconference senate legislative assembly meeting. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Gene Block is pictured. The UCLA Academic Senate adjourned its Friday emergency meeting with no official action in support of or against the vote of no confidence in Block, who is the first UC chancellor to potentially face retribution from their campus Academic Senate for their administration’s handling of recent pro-Palestine protests. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
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May 9, 11:37 pm
UCLA Academic Senate to decide on censure of, no-confidence vote in Gene Block
Leading UCLA Academic Senate faculty will consider two proposals criticizing Chancellor Gene Block’s leadership during an emergency meeting Friday as he faces scrutiny over UCLA’s handling of the Palestine solidarity encampment. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Gene Block is pictured. Leading Academic Senate faculty will meet Friday to discuss Block’s leadership of the university. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
Community, Opinion
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May 9, 11:32 pm
Op-ed: Attacks on the Palestine solidarity encampment draw parallels to genocide in Gaza
For the past six months, Palestinians have faced a brutal ongoing genocide in Gaza. From the latest United Nations reports, over 34,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 14,500 children. Read more...