March 1st Day of Action to Defend Public Education

SQE will be participating in the Call for National Day of Action For Education on March 1, 2012 called forth by Occupy Education Northern California.  Below is a listing of SQE March 1st events that are happening on various CSU Campuses:

CSU Bakersfield:

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE) & California Faculty Association

What: Reclaim CSU Rally

Other activities include: Mock Board of Trustees meeting, guerilla art, CSU Jeopardy, cemetary of RIP education tombstones

When: 12pm Rally; 10am-5pm activities throughout the day

Where: Student Union Patio/Runner Park

CSU Channel Islands

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE), Student Government

What: Democra-CI: Give Us Our Voice

Panel of speakers presenting on issues of the CSU & Board of Trustees.

When: 1pm-2pm

Where: Student Union Lighthouse Cafe

 

CSU Dominguez Hills

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE)

What: March 1st Rally ‘N March

When: 12pm

Where: East Walkway of the Loker Student Union

 

CSU East Bay

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE)

What: The People’s University: Liberate Education!

There will be teach-ins, faculty & student speakers, and educational workshops.

When: 12pm-2pm

Where: Agora stage and lawn (in front of Old Union)

 

CSU Fullerton

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE)

What: Art Fair for Free Speech

When: 12pm

Where: Humanities Building


CSU Fresno

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE)

What: Reclaim Fresno State! March for Education

When: 12:30pm March starts at Joyal Steps; 1:00pm Rally starts at Madden Free Speech Area

Where: March starts in front of Joyal Admin bldg, ends at Free Speech Area near Madden Library for rally

 

CSU Long Beach

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE), College of Liberal Arts Student Council

What: March 1st Rally Against Privatization

When: 11am Walkout; 12pm kickoff with music by Coverlove; 12:30pm speakers; 1pm workshops/teach-ins; 3pm Flashmobs

Where: Upper Quad next to Library, Fine Arts, and Language Arts buildings

 

Cal State Los Angeles

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE), CSULA’s Campus Community for Social Justice

What: Walkout! Occupy Education: End the Privatization of Public Education

Walkout & Rally with speakers; actions (calls out to Reed, Board of Trustees, Jerry Brown)

When: Start: 10am; Peak time: 10:45am to 11am

Where: in front of the campus bookstore


CSU Monterey Bay

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE)

What: Occupy Education: CSUMB

Rally, March & Teach-In

When: 12pm Rally; 1:30pm March; 2pm Teach-In

Where: Rally at Library Plaza at Divarty St & 5th Ave; Teach-In at Student Center on Inter-Garrison

 

Sacramento State

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE)

What: Reclaim Education – Walkout & Rally

When: Walkout & rally starts at 12pm

Where: Main Quad by fountain in front of the Library

 

CSU San Bernardino

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE), Student Veteran Organization

What: Occupy Education Teach-In

Teach-In will have four half-hour segments: 1) The State of Crisis in California Higher Education, 2) Power Structure within the CSU/Get to Know Your Board of Trustees, 3) Campus/Local Issues, 4) Q& A Panel/How to Get Involved. Each section will include a speaker or multiple speakers, brief history and discussion of the topic and either a musical component, video segment or group discussion.

When: 11am-1pm

Where: Santos Manuel Student Union Theater


San Francisco State

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE)

What: Reclaim SFSU: Reclaiming OUR Voice in Education Rally & March

When: 11am activities educating students on what’s happening in the CSU and who the Board of Trustees are; 12pm Rally; 12:30pm March to Reclaim Our University

Where: Malcolm X Plaza in the Quad area

 

San Jose State

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE), Mecha, Reclaim SJSU

What: Walkout! Reclaiming Our CSU

When: 12pm Walkout will begin with a Speakout; 12:30pm March around campus

Where: Begins in front of Clark Hall by the Statues.

 

Sonoma State – Note: Event has been postponed to March 7th

Who: Students for Quality Education (SQE), Save SSU Crew, Associated Students, California Faculty Association

What: Reclaim The People’s University!

A Day of Dialogue will be held for the campus community, that will include teach-ins, discussion circles, performances & interactive activities around issues such as cuts to departments, campus programs & student jobs.  Administrators such as President Arminana, Provost Rogerson and several other key administrators will be present to address various issues that students, faculty & staff are facing.  Performances & continuing discussions will be held from 9pm-midnight.

When: 12pm-2pm; 9pm-midnight concerts/performances/speakers

Where: Stevenson Quad in front Stevenson Hall between Salazar Hall and the Student Union