We are looking for equity-minded applicants who represent the full diversity of California and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. Since its founding in 1868, Berkeley has fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United States and the world. The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world s leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence the transformative opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body its public mission and commitment to equity and social justice and its roots in the California experience, animated by such values as innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the environment and nature. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff. We have no option but to keep escalating.Program Director - Queer Alliance Resource Center (QARC) (4564U) #10841Īt the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included. “We met multiple times with multiple people, and we can’t deescalate. The protest is a response to the administrations denial of increased space and visibility for QARC as well as Bridges.ĭavid Lemus, a representative for the activists was overheard saying to a staff member: “If you don’t want this to happen every day, then you need to find a solution. The organization has noted in their demands that the Student Store is not making a profit for the university.īridges’ demand, and QARC’s demand for the entire 5th floor of Eshleman, were refused by the administration in a meeting Sunday night. The Student Store is the space demanded by Bridges. Though both communities are not fighting for the same space, our struggles are inherently intertwined and we are showing a clear message of unity.”
Unlike the administration and the student government who are not seeking out our best interest. By stopping the operations of the student store, we are prioritizing students over profit. By occupying the student store we are showing the power we have as a community and as an intersectional coalition. Members of the various organizations QARC represents have been heard humorously referring to their current space as “the closet in the basement.”Ībout the protest itself, Jerry Javier said, “We are here today protesting complete lack of support for students of color and LGBTQIIA+ students. In addition, mice have been spotted in the rooms currently occupied by the two students organizations.
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Student complaints about the QARC and bridges spaces also involve safety concerns after a whiteboard in bridges fell and cracked on a student’s head. So as of now the ASUC and the administration have told both QARC and Bridges/ RRC’s ‘NO’ to getting these spaces.” “So now QARC is demanding the entirety of the 5th floor of Eshelman and BRIDGES and the Retention and Recruitment Centers are demanding the ASUC student store space. When the new student building was erected we were in shock to discover that the new space for QARC was the size of a dorm room! We discovered that Bridges and the RRC’s had also been reduced from having space on an entire floor in the old student union to now being in cubicles.”
We were displaced for a few years once Eshelman was under construction until Spring 2016. We are the umbrella organization for all LGBTQIIA+ organizations on campus, we serve 30 organizations as well as the greater community. “Historically we have held space on the third floor of Eshelman. Jerry Javier, a 3rd year, Ethnic Studies Major with a Minor in LGBT studies, is also one of the officers on the QARC Board: Right now we are both located in a small part of the basement of Eshelman – where there is no accessibility, visibility, nor ventilation.” “ bridges and QARC are asking for a space that is representative of the work that we do.
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