UCSC protesters speak out after dozens arrested

Lina PortmanJune 1, 2024

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ENTRANCE TO UCSC IS BLOCKED AGAIN.. (NAT POP) PROTESTERS AND POLICE GET PHYSICAL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.. AS DOZENS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DRESSED IN RIOT GEAR AND HOLDING BATTONS ARE MOVING TO DISTANTLE AN ENCAMP AND A STUDENT BLOCKAGE.. (CAROLINE)( 24:25 IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW SOME OFFICERS BECAME COMPLETELY DISANGULAR :30 AND YOU SEE HOW LIKE, LIKE ALMOST THEY WOULD BE LIKE, LIKE AN ANGER MANAGEMENT PROBLEM OR SOMETHING WHERE THEY WOULD JUST BE TRIGGERED AND YOU WANT IT TO LIKE SEE IT IN THEIR FACE AND THEIR CO-WORKERS WERE, LIKE, VISITABLELY AWARE :41) CEMENTING CAMPUS SECURITY, SECURITY ISSUES AND VANDALISM.. IN ADDITION TO REPEATED WARNINGS TO DISBAND.. UNIVERSITY LEADERS SAID IT WAS TIME TO PLACE… THE POLICE WHO HAD BEEN ON THE SIDE LAST MONTH, FINALLY REFUSING.. ARRESTING ABOUT 80 PROTESTERS WHO WERE LOADED ONTO BUSES.. (AYDAN 2:00 p.m. WE HAVE TO JUST SIT THERE AND WAIT WHILE THE COPS SAY PIZZA? The cops gave you pizza. ? NO, THE COPS ARE EATING PIZZA IN FRONT OF US, AND WE'RE SITTING THERE :08) (A NAT POP STUDENT IS RELEASED CLAPPING) T-2 THIS WAS THE SCENE OUTSIDE A CAMPUS OFFICE WHERE A LOT OF THOSE WHO WERE RELEASED… INSIDE YOU CAN SEE STUDENTS BEING PRINTED AND QUOTED.. MOST OF THE PROTESTERS RECEIVED A CRIME CITATION FOR NOT PASSING.. THOSE WHO ARRESTED SAID THAT THIS WORTH IT.. (AYDAN 16:41 I BELIEVE IT. I mean, people in Palestine are going through a lot worse than a quote. SO YES, I BELIEVE IT IS WORTH IT :53) (CAROLINE 21:26 ABSOLUTELY. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE CONSIDERATIONS I FACE ARE NOT DEADLY AND THEY CAN MAKE A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN DRAWING ATTENTION TO A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH THIS GENOCIDE :42) T-2 PROTESTERS ARRESTED FOR. BLOCK ACCESS TO CAMPUS.. SAY NOW, THEY ARE BECKED FROM GOING TO CAMPUS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.. (REBECCA 33:13 WE START TO SEE. I think people are coming together and helping, you know, these students who are banned from going to campus empty out their dorms. These students also need a place to live, so provide housing for these people :25, you know, there's also like a BAI.

'It was worth it': UCSC protesters speak out after dozens arrested

Some of the UC Santa Cruz protesters who were arrested early Friday morning after dozens of law enforcement officers moved to remove a pro-Palestinian encampment and road blockade are speaking out about their ordeal. “It was really interesting to see how some officers would become completely unhinged, and you would see that they would almost have an anger management problem or something. They were walking away, and you could see it on their faces, and their colleagues were visibly uncomfortable,” said Caroline Kuspa, one of the arrested protesters. The police, who had been on the sidelines for a month, finally pushed back early Friday morning. Dressed in riot gear and holding batons, they intervened to dismantle a student encampment and the blockade. Citing campus safety, security concerns and vandalism, in addition to repeated warnings of disbandment, university leaders said it was time to intervene, arresting about 80 protesters. which were loaded onto buses. “We just had to sit there and wait while the cops ate pizza in front of us, and we just sat there,” Aydan Beavers said. Most of those arrested were taken to an off-campus building. where they were fingerprinted and cited for misdemeanor failure to disperse. For many, it was the first time they had been arrested, and they said it was worth it. “The Palestinian people are going through something far worse than a summons. So yeah, I think it was worth it,” Beavers said. “The inconveniences I face are not life-threatening, and they can make a tangible difference in drawing attention to the direct relationship we have with this genocide,” Kuspa said. Protesters who were arrested for blocking access to campus now say they won't be able to come to campus for the next two weeks. “We're going to start to see, I think people come together and help, you know, these barred students. “By going to campus to empty out their dorms, these students also need a place to live, so provide housing for these people,” said Rebecca Gross, president of the UCSC Graduate Student Unit for the United Auto Workers union 4811. Many of those arrested received notices to appear in court in July. Nothing has been decided by university officials, but those arrested could also face disciplinary action from the college.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —

Some of the UC Santa Cruz protesters who were arrested early Friday morning after dozens of law enforcement officers moved in to remove a pro-Palestinian encampment and road blockade are speaking out about their ordeal.

“It was really interesting to see how some officers would become completely unhinged, and you would see that they almost had an anger management problem or something. They were walking away, and you could see it on their faces, and their colleagues were visibly uncomfortable,” said Caroline Kuspa, one of the arrested protesters.

The police, who had been on the sidelines for a month, finally pushed back early Friday morning. Dressed in riot gear and holding batons, they intervened to dismantle a student encampment and establish a blockade.

Citing campus safety, security concerns and vandalism, in addition to repeated warnings of disbandment, university leaders said it was time to intervene, arresting about 80 protesters who were put on buses .

“We just had to sit there and wait while the cops ate pizza in front of us, and we just sat there,” Aydan Beavers said.

Most of those arrested were taken to an off-campus building where they were fingerprinted and cited for misdemeanor failure to disperse.

For many, it was the first time they had been arrested, and they said it was worth it.

“The Palestinian people are experiencing hardships far worse than a simple quote. So yeah, I think it was worth it,” Beavers said.

“The inconveniences I face are not life-threatening, and they can make a tangible difference in drawing attention to the direct relationship we have with this genocide,” Kuspa said.

Protesters who were arrested for blocking access to campus now say they will not be allowed on campus for the next two weeks.

“We're going to start to see, I think people come together and help, you know, these students who are banned from going to campus are emptying out their dorms, these students also need a place to live, so provide housing for these people,” Rebecca Gross said. , president of a UCSC graduate student unit for United Auto Workers 4811.

Many of those arrested were summoned to court in July. Nothing has been decided by university officials, but those arrested could also face disciplinary action from the college.