Anti-Nuke Activists Disrupt UC Regents Meeting

In their successful bid for management of Los Alamos, the University of California partnered with notorious human rights violator and war profiteer Bechtel Corp. who built a name for itself by attempting to privitize Bolivia's water. On May 25, 2005, students disrupted the meeting twice before the Regents eventually voted 11-1 in favor of nuclear armageddon. (read more: http://santacruz.indymedia.org/feature/display/17121/index.php)

This year's action, organized by UC Santa Cruz Students Against War (SAW) included student activists from both UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara, in addition to members of the watchdog group Tri-Valley CARES. With boos, hisses, speeches, getting dragged out, and the eventual removal at the threat of arrest, the students ensured that their voices were heard and that the UC Regents' criminal acts do not go unobstructed.

In the 1980's, the student governments of every UC voted against management of the nuclear labs, but the UC Regents still believe that the production of weapons of mass destruction and toxic waste is somehow a service to the nation.

You can see SAW's press release prior to the action here:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1823424.php


And the pre-action announcement here:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1823364.php