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Tag Archives: Gill Tract
Police Raid Occupy the Farm, Arrest 9
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Update 2:00 p.m. From AP: ALBANY, Calif. University of California police raided a four-week Occupy encampment at a college-owned farm used for agriculture research early Monday, arresting nine people after protesters ignored yet another weekend deadline to leave. About 100 … Continue reading
Researcher Defends His Work on Gill Tract, Says Use of Corn Unfairly Demonized
Since Apr 22, dozens of activists have been "occupying the farm" in Albany — the "farm" being the Gill Tract, a five-acre parcel of land owned by UC Berkeley that it used for agricultural research. Despite early negotiations, the group … Continue reading
UC Invites Gill Tract Protesters to Meeting, Cites Saturday Deadline For 'Unilateral Steps'
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UC Berkeley has issued another statement on the occupation of Gill Tract in Albany. Looks like the university has given the Occupy the Farm folks a deadline of Saturday at 10:00am to dismantle their camp. If not, the university says … Continue reading
UC Says People Can Leave But Not Enter Occupied Gill Tract
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UC spokesperson Dan Mogulof just sent out an update on the situation concerning Occupy the Farm at Gill Tract. Here's one part of that: Today at noon we began to prevent the entry of pedestrians on to the Gill Tract, … Continue reading
UC Berkeley Files Suit Against Occupy the Farm Protesters
This morning, UC Berkeley upped the ante on the Occupy the Farm squatters at the Gill Tract, blocking most of the entrances and warning them that chemical agents may be used against them. This afternoon, the university took another tack … Continue reading
On UC's Gill Tract, Occupying Farmers Say They're Not Going Anywhere Yet
On April 22 — Earth Day — about 200 activists broke into and set up camp in Albany's Gill Tract, a five-acre patch of UC Berkeley-owned land used for agricultural research. The group, which calls itself Occupy the Farm, wants … Continue reading
