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Hundreds Protest on Day of Action - The Daily Californian

Hundreds Protest on Day of Action - The Daily Californian

Hundreds Protest on Day of Action

Day Sees at Least 700 Assembled on Sproul, Doe Library 'Sit-in'

Photo: Protesters staged a sit-in within Doe Library's North Reading Room as they waited for Chancellor Birgeneau's response to their demands.
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Protesters staged a sit-in within Doe Library's North Reading Room as they waited for Chancellor Birgeneau's response to their demands.

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Hundreds Protest on Day of Action
Photos from the day of protest on October 7, 2010.


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Thursday's national day of protest in defense of affordable public higher education began in small numbers but escalated throughout the day as UC Berkeley students, faculty, staff and community members came out to show their support through teach-outs, sit-ins and a noon rally in front of Sproul Hall that at one point drew a crowd of over 700 people, as estimated by UCPD.

Oct. 7 began with less than 10 picketers at the intersection of Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue at about 7:00 a.m., chanting and distributing flyers