Tree Sit Now Underway in Muwekma (People's) Park in Berkeley - Call Out for Support: video & photos

by dave id

Sun, Oct 31, 2010 11:57PM

In the evening on October 31st, Halloween night, advocates for People's Park climbed into the trees to take a stand against the ongoing destruction of the park by UC Berkeley, with the encouragement of the Telegraph Business Association, and to protest the dwindling resources available to the city's homeless population. The tree sitters have renamed the park "muwekma" for the Ohlone word for "people" -- the Ohlone being the original peoples indigenous to this area. They are calling for supporters to come out and participate or otherwise assist their effort to defend the park.

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Zachary Running Wolf discusses the reasons for the new tree sit, including a new curfew in the park enforced by police, and asks for resources to be donated to the effort, such as food and money, and/or for people to personally participate up in the trees. [video 2:29]

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Park

§Tree sitter: The University is coming for the park - come join us!

by dave id

Mon, Nov 1, 2010 12:50AM

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The tree sitter describes how George Beier, one of the candidates for Berkeley's District 7 in the upcoming November 2nd election, has stated that he wants to see a museum and soccer field replace the park. The university has already been slowly mutilating the trees and vegetation in the park. [video 1:24]

§Running Wolf

by dave id

Mon, Nov 1, 2010 12:50AM