Students Arrested for Supporting Workers!!

Students at the University of Virginia and the University of Miami joined students nationwide calling for justice on their campuses. Some students are seeking an end to sweatshop products in university stores while others want fair wages for university workers. Others say Coca-Cola has no right to be on campus due to connections with human rights abuse. Since last week students have used sit-ins, fasts and demonstrations to highlight situations of injustice. The links below will lead to articles and websites covering these events.

Students Demand a Sweat Free Campus

UC-Berkeley Responds with Police Intimidation

United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) has called for the UC-Berkeley administration to end its support of sweatshops. Rather than discuss the demands with the students, the University has chosen to respond by arresting students participating in a non-violent civil disobedience action. Please click the following link and take action on the students' behalf.

Students Arrested at UC-Berkeley and UC-Riverside

At midnight , police arrested TEN students at the University of California-Riverside for participating in a non-violent civil disobedience...

United Students Against Sweatshops