Past Events - March 5th, 2012
Event Summary
Approximately 10,000 students and faculty from California State Universities, Universities of California and community colleges marched from Southside Park in downtown Sacramento to the Capitol to protect higher education. Some of the speakers at the rally included student senator from UC Berkeley Sydney Fang, Speaker of the Assembly John Perez, Sen. Darrell Steinberg and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Sacramento State Hornet: March in March unites students and faculty at State Capitol
Approximately 10,000 students and faculty from California State Universities, Universities of California and community colleges marched from Southside Park in downtown Sacramento to the Capitol to protect higher education. Some of the speakers at the rally included student senator from UC Berkeley Sydney Fang, Speaker of the Assembly John Perez, Sen. Darrell Steinberg and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Daily Californian: Student leaders, lawmakers say March 5 protests could impact future legislation
In addition to rallies and marches that involved thousands of protesters, extensive student lobbying during the March 5 demonstrations in Sacramento Monday aimed to convince legislators to support bills to increase funding for higher education.
While some protesters chose to occupy the Capitol building to draw attention to declining state support for public universities, others chose to approach legislators to swing votes toward legislation such as a plan to decrease college tuition for middle-class families.
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