One Arrested, as Activists Occupy Trees to Oppose UCSC Expansion

LRDP Resistance
Contacts: Jennifer Charles
(831) 430-6791
LRDPaction.media [at] gmail.com

Press Conference

One Arrested, as Activists Occupy Trees to Oppose UCSC Expansion
Tree-sitters take to redwoods at site of proposed Biomedical Sciences building.

Santa Cruz, CA, Nov. 7, 2007– At least one person was arrested this morning as activists hoisted platforms into redwood trees at UCSC. The activists have occupied trees at a proposed building site to protest UCSC's Long Range Development Plan (LRDP). A press conference will be held in front of the trees at 10am on Wed.

Tree-sitters say that they are opposed to the planned addition of 4,500 full-time students and the development of 120 acres of upper campus forest.

UCSC plans to develop the occupied site into a new Biomedical Sciences Facility. The building would be the first project under the new LRDP. The Biomedical Sciences building would house a live animal testing lab but has no allotted classroom space, despite student complaints about overcrowded class sizes.

Press release and interview opportunities will be available at the press conference.

Press Conference
Wednesday , Nov.7, 2007,10am
Science Hill parking lot #121

Directions: From base of campus, turn left on Hagar Dr, then turn Left on McLaughlin. Parking lot is on the left-hand side, after the student Health Center.