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Last night I dreamed of a peaceful free world and woke up to this... #ows, #injustice, #policebrutality, #ucdavis
Scott Wooledge, aka clarknt67, has started a petition on Change.org calling for the recall of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi.
Clarknt67 Scott Wooledge
Does @BarackObama want a Kent State on his watch? Why so silent on police brutality to #OWS & at UC Davis, @whitehouse?
Here's the petition. Sign it now.
Katehi is ultimately responsible for the incredibly sadistic behavior of the riot police she ordered in at UC Davis yesterday to remove peaceful students sitting in civil disobedience. The gruesome details in this top-of-the-rec-list diary.
zunguzungu Aaron Bady
UC Davis police chief Annette Spicuzza is “very proud” of her officers. “They did a great job.
Are You Angry Enough Yet?
The petition now has about 750 signatures. I'd like to see that reach a million. Is that impossible? Not if there are a thousand people on Daily Kos who sign it and then spread it to 1,000,000 people via twitter, Facebook and other blogs.
Of course there are plenty of other things you can do in protest as well. Lots of contact information is provided in the aformentioned diary.
But there's more. It's time to demand an end to this police state. It's time to #Occupy the entire UC Davis Campus. It's time to #Occupy Sacramento until its corrupt politicians start acting in the interest of the people. It's time to #Occupy Washington DC until Congress starts representing the will of the people.
Can anything happen overnight? Of course not. But if the people of Wisconsin can rouse themselves in freezing cold, not once, but twice, to take back their state, and Egyptians can keep it going in Tahrir Square to oust their corrupt government, and Syrians can pour out into the streets again and again risking death, then Americans can at the very least start taking steps to end this madness.
Here's the petition. Sign it now.
9:34 AM PT: Contact page for UC Davis Chancellor
9:38 AM PT: Speaking of Egypt:
cairocitylimits sherief gaber
All of #Tahrir shaking with the chant "Al shaab yoreed isqat al nizam" #Egypt
--> "The People want to overthrow the regime"
9:50 AM PT: Angelajean has a diary with lots of contact info and action items regarding this
9:50 AM PT: Angelajean has a diary with lots of contact info and action items regarding this
9:53 AM PT: Peitition now exceeds 900 signatures.
10:14 AM PT: Petition now exceeds 1100 signatures.
10:32 AM PT:
From: "Change.org"
Date: November 19, 2011 1:01:20 PM EST
To: scott.wooledge@gmail.com
Subject: Congratulations, your petition just received its 1000th signature
Congratulations, Richard Gray from AZ was the 1000th person to sign your petition: Police Pepper-Spray Peaceful UC Davis Students: Ask Chancellor Katehi to Resign!
This is a huge milestone or your campaign! 1000 signatures means that you have a campaign that has widespread support. Now it’s time to take your petition to the next level.
Start by getting some press attention! News outlets are always looking for stories that are interesting to their readers. And your campaign definitely is! So, write a letter to the editors of your local paper and tell them what you and your supporters have been doing. For tips on how to write a letter that will get published, read: http://www.ehow.com/...
Also think about ways to take your campaign offline. Follow up with UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi (UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi) by calling and asking for a response. If it’s positive, let your supporters know by sending them an update. If it’s not, consider organizing a demonstration, posting up signs about your campaign, or simply talking about your petition at local town councils, church meetings, or events.
10:38 AM PT: Petition now exceeds 1300 signatures.
11:00 AM PT: Petition now exceeds 1600 signatures!
11:05 AM PT: Forbes article criticizing UC Davis police brutality
11:28 AM PT: Petition now at 2000 signatures and link to it is on the Daily Kos front page.
11:47 AM PT: Petition pushing 2350 signatures.
11:49 AM PT:
KagroX David Waldman
We should let mortgage processing firms use tear gas, too.
12:08 PM PT: Petition exceeds 2700. Last update as I'm out for the day.