Occupy UC Davis - Davis Wiki

Tents on the Quad on 22 November 2011, the morning after the big rally

Websites

Facebook page for Occupy UC Davis

http://www.occupyucdavis.org/

General donations

Food donations

The tentatively named (see below) Occupy UC Davis grew out of the general "Occupy" movement as well as concerns over continuing tuition increases and the desire to express solidarity with Occupy Cal’s Call for a Strike and Day of Action. Occupy UC Davis is separate from Occupy Davis, although there is some overlap of membership and some shared events. For example, Occupy Davis supported the initial Occupy UC Davis Strike Rally on 15 November 2011 on the UCD Quad. Other concerns of Occupy UC Davis include privatization of the UC system and militarization of campus police. Many also identify with the larger OWS issues such as corporate personhood, plutocracy, and class inequality. Notable events have been the occupation of Mrak Hall and of the Quad, resulting in the November 18, 2011 UC Davis Police Response to Occupy UC Davis.

There are still protest tents on the quad and it's not as cold as it looks. Join the conversation!

There are donated tents available if you do not have your own.

Occupy has shut the US Bank down in the MU for 8 days as of January 26 when this was written. The US Bank has a contract with UC Davis which allows a monopoly of US Bank access to students on campus. UC Davis Occupy supports keeping banks off campus.

The former Cross-Cultural Center was occupied on the afternoon of January 25th, following the movement's occupation of buildings worldwide. On the 26th, some EOP students came to request the building, which had been promised to them by school administration. Some people, including members of the movement, see this as a problematic occupation. Occupying a space that serves marginalized communities has been very alienating to potential allies. One banner quoted Franz Fanon, saying "Revolution is the only culture," while the communique mentioned the "Crush culture center." This occupation was not passed through the General Assembly.

General Assembly Votes

At the GA on Monday there was a proposal for a general strike of UC Davis on Monday 28th of November, beginning at 7:30 AM, that passed with 99.5% of the vote.
The General Assembly of Occupy UC Davis convened and formally voted that it has no-confidence in Linda Katehi to continue to act as Chancellor of the University of California, Davis. Her actions have stripped her of the legitimacy required to continue to rightfully wield the authority of that office.
The General Assembly of Occupy UC Davis has voted and reached consensus to issue an official, formal demand. We demand change in the institution of the Office of the Chancellor itself. We demand the democratization of that Office, to begin with the implementation of a recall mechanism that will allow a sitting chancellor to be removed from office by democratic means.

Name of the Movement

The movement has not definitely decided on a name yet. Some people object to the term "Occupy"; some prefer "Decolonize." Some think presence of tents gives it an Occupy identity.

There was supposed to be a workshop on November 18 at 4pm to discuss the implications and history of the word 'occupy' and other issues of privilege (for example, decolonize is a word that might only make sense to those with privileged access to a certain level of education). Obviously this workshop did not take place due to the pepper spraying. There were privilege workshops during the first week of the winter quarter, but no proposals about a name have yet been presented at the General Assembly.

It is very troubling to many that "occupy" has become the default name for the group. There are a number of people who feel they cannot participate while this is the name.

Photos

Tents facing west

Tents facing east

See also UC Davis Budget Cuts.

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2011-11-30 22:04:57 I think it would be a good idea to screen some documentaries to better inform some people about the issues. Inside Job is a great one. Anyone else like this idea? I have tons of docos I'd be willing to share. We could do it from a laptop in the blue dome or if we could get the support of staff - a lecture theatre.

Inside Job trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzrBurlJUNk —ConsciousConsumer

2011-12-02 16:37:55 Occupy Dutton is getting ridiculous. Tents obstructing the hallways, gatherings of people obstructing the stairways, graffiti in the bathrooms. I've been strongly in favor of Occupy UCD so far but the behavior of Occupy Dutton is making me rethink my position. Go occupy the Mondavi Center instead; that's where tuition money is being wasted on the 1%! —BarnabasTruman