Mass arrest at Berkeley

To: Retort
Via: EY

Berkeley
December 11, 2009

65 people were arrested early this morning at Wheeler Hall at  
Berkeley. No
announcements were given by the police before the arrests were made  
and the
doors were locked while people were sleeping, so that they couldn't  
try to
leave.

Live Week was set to end peacefully tonight or early tomorrow, so the
decision to raid Wheeler this morning is outrageous....Folks are
being held at the Santa Rita jail in Dublin.

Protest at Wheeler at 11:30am and then

MARCH AND RALLY AT CALIFORNIA HALL AT NOON!

THE CONCERT/PROTEST TONIGHT IS STILL ON!

DROP THE CHARGES!

Please Spread the Word!

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From: Michael Cohen, Solidarity Alliance

Everyone!

Come to California Hall at Noon to protest the outrageous mass arrest of
students at the Open University in Wheeler Hall.

If anyone can get to campus now, please go to pressure the  
administration to
get answers for this reckless act.

If anyone can offer legal help to the students arrested, please reach  
out.

This is a stupid and dangerous act by the police and the  
administration and
it is up to us to hold them accountable.

Please spread the word, call out to your community, and dress warmly!  
See
you at noon!

In Solidarity!

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As you've probably heard, police raided the Open University at Wheeler  
Hall
this morning around 5 a.m. More than 60 people were arrested. This was  
after
a week of peaceful, non-disruptive occupation that included study  
sessions,
lectures, and teach-ins and after campus administrators indicated that  
they
would allow the occupation to continue until today.