I was thrilled to see the large outpouring of emotion from the
demonstration protesting the evisceration of the University. I have not
seen anything like this since the Vietnam protests of the early 70s.
In Chico, before I came, people were so disgusted with the apathy about
the war, that they carried out what may perhaps have been the world's
only grovel-in.
The organizers did an outstanding job of preparation and execution; they
did so with considerable maturity.
Still, I wished that they had a broader perspective. For example, I did
not have any sense of a connection with the local community college or
with K-12 education.
In many ways, California is undergoing a self-induced (by a powerful
minority) structural adjustment. The problem is not a matter of taking
advantage of students and faculty. People are resisting the same forces
in Iceland and Greece. Even worse, structural adjustment is only
episodic in such advanced countries. In poorer nations, structural
adjustment is the norm.
More at:
http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/brief-thoughts-about-chicos-education-protest/
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA
95929
530 898 5321
fax 530 898 5901
http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com
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