Saturday, May. 8, 2021
Are University of California students joining students at other universities and demanding the abolition of campus police?
The Cops Off Campus Coalition, which advocates for abolishing campus police nationwide, organized events on all nine University of California campuses, among other schools, throughout what the organization calls "Abolition May." The coalition also advocates for returning "indigenous lands to indigenous hands," and free tuition and economic security for all students.
Cops Off Campus Coalition organized a "nationwide day of refusal" on May 3, 2021, where participants halted all school and work in support of campus police abolition.
Northwestern University, Columbia University, Georgetown University, University of Iowa and New York University have all circulated open letters and petitions calling for their administration to cut ties with police, according to Inside Higher Ed.
At least one community college in California has already removed police from its campus, according to CalMatters.
This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Sources
- Cops Off Campus Coalition Organizing Calendar
- Cops off Campus Coalition Abolition May
- Inside Higher Ed Universities call for removing police
- CalMatters Students, college leaders debate the future of campus policing
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