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Nationwide demonstrations took place on Thursday, as students and education workers rose up against budget cuts, layoffs, fee hikes, and the system that prioritizes war and prisons over schools. Demonstrations took place at over 100 campuses in at least 39 states. The most militant actions took place in California. In Oakland, over 200 people shut down Interstate 880, resulting in a mass arrest. In Davis, protesters also tried to take over an Interstate. Thousands rallied in Sacramento, and in Santa Cruz, the UCSC campus was effectively shut down by 5am.

Sizable demonstrations also happened in Chicago, Minneapolis, New York City, Portland, Syracuse, Champaign, Baltimore and in Milwaukee, where 18 protesters were arrested.

See local IMCs for open-published coverage of all the March 4 actions: Southern California Actions: LA Indymedia (Crowdsourced Live Reports) | Northern California Actions: Indybay | Urbana-Champaign | Twin Cities | New York | Portland

LOS ANGELES - March 5, 2010 – Nationwide student demonstrations took place yesterday. Here in Southern California reports are still coming in of actions on the campus of every public university and college in the region. Additionally at a large march and rally in downtown Los Angeles students, parents and teachers marched against privatization of the public schools at the K through 12 level.

UCLA students staged a 5 hour sit-in at the chancellor’s office demanding to met with him. The only response from the office was from a vice chancellor who stated that there would be no statement or meeting. In addition to the sit-in there were a number of rallies, marches and teach-ins on the UCLA campus. UCSD, UCR, UCSB, Cal State Northridge and many others are also reporting sizable student actions throughout the day. No arrests or incidents of police violence have been reported on any of the South California campuses. However there are some disturbing reports of mass arrests and police violence at some campus in the bay area. See IndyBay for more on Northern California student actions. Latest from the newswire: Los Angeles Teacher Phyliss Williams Testimonial | | UCLA Students Sit-In at Murphy Hall -updated 2:21 | | March 4 Education March Downtown Los Angeles | | Los Angeles March 4th Day of Action Photos Set 1 0f 3 | | Video: UCLA Students Murphy Hall Sit-in

LOS ANGELES - March 5, 2010 – Nationwide student demonstrations took place yesterday. Here in Southern California reports are still coming in of actions on the campus of every public university and college in the region. Additionally at a large march and rally in downtown Los Angeles students, parents and teachers marched against privatization of the public schools at the K through 12 level.

UCLA students staged a 5 hour sit-in at the chancellor’s office demanding to met with him. The only response from the office was from a vice chancellor who stated that there would be no statement or meeting. In addition to the sit-in there were a number of rallies, marches and teach-ins on the UCLA campus. UCSD, UCR, UCSB, Cal State Northridge and many others are also reporting sizable student actions throughout the day. No arrests or incidents of police violence have been reported on any of the South California campuses. However there are some disturbing reports of mass arrests and police violence at some campus in the bay area. See IndyBay for more on Northern California student actions. Latest from the newswire: Los Angeles Teacher Phyliss Williams Testimonial | | UCLA Students Sit-In at Murphy Hall -updated 2:21 | | March 4 Education March Downtown Los Angeles | | Los Angeles March 4th Day of Action Photos Set 1 0f 3 | | Video: UCLA Students Murphy Hall Sit-in

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