Tech for progress, not for ICE
Lily Callender/Staff
We have an opportunity to stand on the right side of history; if we don’t, we will look back with regret.
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Cal Bears Against ICE organizes rally against actions of tech giant Palantir
Members of Cal Bears Against ICE held an informational rally Tuesday on Upper Sproul Plaza to demand that UC Berkeley’s electrical engineering and computer sciences, or EECS, department cut ties with software company Palantir.
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Protests are important for making political change
Protests are useful because they are the only way to break through the path of most resistance, which is where breakthroughs matter most.
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Climate justice groups speak about UC Berkeley’s partnerships on panel
Climate justice student groups discussed UC Berkeley’s involvement in certain industries at an event put on by Carbon Crew on Oct. 29.
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EECS department holds discussion on UC Berkeley’s affiliation with Palantir
On Thursday, about 50 community members attended a tense discussion about UC Berkeley’s affiliation with software giant Palantir and corporate recruitment and interacted with five panelists regarding possible solutions.
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UC Berkeley students protest Amazon’s ties with ICE
Cal Bears Against ICE held a protest at an Amazon recruitment session at UC Berkeley on Wednesday evening to contest campus relations with companies holding contractual agreements with ICE.
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Problematic companies have no place on campus
CAMPUS ISSUES: Palantir’s presence unearths problematic company involvement
It’s crucial that campus and the university at large put their money where their mouth is and support companies with society’s best interests at heart.
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Under pressure, Palantir cancels UC Berkeley information session
About 50 students and community members met at 12 p.m. to march against UC Berkeley’s ties with Silicon Valley software giant Palantir, which was set to hold a campus information session with the electrical engineering and computer sciences, or EECS, department Tuesday.
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UC Berkeley students demand tech giant Palantir drop contracts with ICE
In an effort to disrupt immigration authorities’ tech talent pipeline, more than 1,400 students are vowing not to work for Silicon Valley software giant Palantir until the company cancels its contracts with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
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