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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBlack staff, faculty stage silent protest at Sproul
More than 100 members of the African American community at UC Berkeley held a silent protest in front of Sproul Hall on Monday to demonstrate solidarity with the nationwide #BlackLivesMatter movement of recent weeks.
Standing two to five deep across the width of the Savio Steps, campus staff, faculty, students and alums stood silently for 28 minutes, in a driving rain, shortly after noon.
The duration of the silence was by design. Were here to proclaim that black lives matter and inform others that every 28 hours a black person is killed by law enforcement, vigilantes or security, the Black Staff and Faculty Organization (BSFO), which organized the action, said in a flyer.
Our silence is respectful of the time of year for our students, who are taking finals, but our voices will be heard and our message clear, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Harry Le Grande one of a number of top administrators present said in a statement for the group.
Some wore tape across their mouths. Others held signs reading I Cant Breathe and Black Lives Always Matter, along with more Berkeley-specific messages: #Ferguson2CAL and Not on Our Watch.
https://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2014/12/15/black-staff-faculty-stage-silent-protest-at-sproul/
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Black staff, faculty stage silent protest at Sproul (Original Post)
Jesus Malverde
Dec 2014
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daredtowork
(3,732 posts)1. Wins for protest with most gravitas! nt
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)2. Thanks for the link and OP suggestion DTW.
daredtowork
(3,732 posts)3. Thank you for your attention to these protests! :D nt
steve2470
(37,457 posts)4. big kick and big rec! nt
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Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)6. bump..nt
countryjake
(8,554 posts)7. K&R!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)8. K&R!