Friends of Flora and Fauna

by via friendsflorafauna.org

Mon, Mar 10, 2008 4:36PM

Friends of Flora and Fauna is a non-profit organization which has established a Legal Defense Fund for students and other young people who are protesting UCSC expansion and have been targeted in a recent lawsuit by the UC Regents. Board members are Professor Bettina Aptheker (UCSC, Feminist Studies), Attorney Deborah Malkin, Professor Paul Ortiz (UCSC, Community Studies), Treasurer Mathilde Rand and Professor Zack Schlesinger (UCSC, Physics).

The letter below was written in response to the Regents lawsuit against protestors. The letter asks for your support and provides background information on the tree-sit civil disobedience and UCSC expansion plans.

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Statement of purpose

From the Friends of Flora and Fauna articles of incorporation:

"The specific purposes for which this corporation is organized are to promote free speech in relation to development proposals; to assist community members in understanding and legally exercising their free speech rights; to serve as a source of information and as a referral network for the public; to speak out on behalf of flora and fauna; to assist members of the public in understanding the qualities of the environment; to educate the public about the relationship between humans and the environment; to provide classes and/or activities that teach members of the public about the relationship between humans and the environment; to work to protect the environment for all members of the public; to provide volunteers to assist at educational functions regarding the environment."

Friends of Flora and Fauna
P.O. Box 4281
Santa Cruz, CA 95063

For more information: http://www.friendsflorafauna.org

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