Support letter to UCSC from Democracy Insurgent

See occupyca.wordpress.com and edu-factory.org for up-to-date information on the UC walk-outs and UC Santa Cruz occupation.

Letter of Support from Democracy Insurgent at University of Washington

To occupiers of UCSC and participants in the walk-outs and other actions in the UC schools:
We at the University of Washington stand in solidarity with you. We are custodians, tradesfolks, graduate students, unemployed youth, undergrads, recent graduates, staff; we are women, people of color, immigrants, persons with disabilities, and queer folks.

As we work to build a strong movement against abuse and retaliation to working folks here at the UW, we draw enormous strength from your actions. At UW, we who have been affected by targeted abuses which have been legitimized by by budget cuts and we upon whose backs the rich are getting richer in this time of economic "crisis", are fighting back with a vengeance. We know we are getting to something because we have been targeted by the administration, who have used Police to target activists, workers, and journalists in order to attempt to silence us as they continue to cover up racist and patriarchal attacks. We will not be silenced; we will only raise our voices.

Your actions have shown that must stand up to a system that uses crisis to push forward oppression; that must unite for common goals across job descriptions and divisions the University enforces us to keep us docile; that we must refuse to participate in the oppression of the state and of the University.

We support you as you fight, and stand with you in your actions.

In struggle,

Democracy Insurgent
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
d.insurg@gmail.com
nobudgetcutsuw.blogspot.com