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Sunday, March 21, 2021

‘Imprisoning our sacred space’: Ohlone tribe protests West Berkeley Shellmound, Village Site fencing

On Saturday, about 100 protestors gathered at a candlelight vigil to protest the fencing of the West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site. The site was designated by Berkeley 20 years ago as a sacred burial site for Ohlone Native Americans.

On Saturday, Ohlone supporters held a candlelight vigil to protest the fencing of the West Berkeley Shellmound and Village site. About 100 supporters gathered to dance, sing and recite poetry.
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Campus

Thursday, January 28, 2021

‘Not so one-sided’: Campus community reacts to unnaming of Kroeber Hall

The complicated legacy of Alfred Kroeber will no longer be honored on a campus building after UC Berkeley denamed Kroeber Hall, a decision that has drawn both praise and criticism.
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Campus

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

‘More than a symbol’: UC Berkeley removes Kroeber Hall’s name

Kroeber Hall was unnamed after receiving approval from UC President Michael Drake on Tuesday morning, becoming the fourth campus building to be unnamed in the last year.
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Editorials

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Building unnaming, heritage month cannot be all CA does to respect Indigenous communities

STATE AFFAIRS: Unnaming, Native American Heritage Month are just the start of heeding Indigenous calls for actionable change

Our outright vicious history with tribes cannot be mitigated with just a land acknowledgment, just a heritage month, just the unnaming of two lecture halls.
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Op-Eds

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

A message from mak-’amham/Cafe Ohlone

Berkeley and the inner East Bay have always been Ohlone land. The food and message we share at Cafe Ohlone is rooted in justice for our Ohlone people.
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City

Friday, September 25, 2020

West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site named 1 of 11 most endangered historic sites in US

The West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site was named one of the 11 most endangered historic places of 2020 in the United States by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, or NTHP, as announced at a press conference yesterday.
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Activism 2020, Campus

Thursday, June 25, 2020

UC Berkeley’s Indigenous organizations continue fight for visibility

On UC Berkeley’s campus, Indigenous students continue to fight for their voices to be heard through organizations that work to speak out against injustices and create meaningful change.
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Activism 2020, Campus

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

‘Our basic rights’: Underrepresented UC Berkeley student groups continue fight for campus space

Underrepresented student groups and organizations, including the community of students with disabilities and Indigenous student organizations, have faced long-standing challenges in their fight for allocated spaces on campus.
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City

Thursday, June 11, 2020

City of Berkeley to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ on its streets

Berkeley will paint “Black Lives Matter” on a city street in support of the Black Lives Matter movement after the approval of an emergency item agenda at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
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City

Friday, February 21, 2020

Berkeley City Council asks public to vote on final name for reconfigured stretch of Shattuck Avenue

Berkeley City Council narrowed down 913 submissions from the public to rename the reconfigured two-block stretch of Shattuck Avenue “East” and is asking community members to vote on the final submissions.
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Topics

‘Imprisoning our sacred space’: Ohlone tribe protests West Berkeley Shellmound, Village Site fencing

‘Not so one-sided’: Campus community reacts to unnaming of Kroeber Hall

‘More than a symbol’: UC Berkeley removes Kroeber Hall’s name

Building unnaming, heritage month cannot be all CA does to respect Indigenous communities

STATE AFFAIRS: Unnaming, Native American Heritage Month are just the start of heeding Indigenous calls for actionable change

A message from mak-’amham/Cafe Ohlone

West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site named 1 of 11 most endangered historic sites in US

UC Berkeley’s Indigenous organizations continue fight for visibility

‘Our basic rights’: Underrepresented UC Berkeley student groups continue fight for campus space

City of Berkeley to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ on its streets

Berkeley City Council asks public to vote on final name for reconfigured stretch of Shattuck Avenue