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Activism 2020, UC

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Student activists push against UC’s ‘unsustainable partnerships’

Cal Bears against ICE
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This year, student organizers have begun to call out university relationships that run counter to campus values — and they are persisting through the pandemic.
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Op-Eds

Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Illustration of ICE officers with tech symbols

Tech for progress, not for ICE

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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Campus

Thursday, November 21, 2019

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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Op-Eds

Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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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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Student Life

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

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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Campus

Friday, October 25, 2019

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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Campus

Friday, September 27, 2019

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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Editorials

Friday, September 27, 2019
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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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Campus

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

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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Campus

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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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