Shows featuring Report From Inside The Student Takeover Of Wheeler Hall
Report by independent journalist Brandon Jourdan and co-produced by David Martinez with additional footage from Josh Wolf and stills from Andrew Stern. Brandon Jourdan and Josh Wolf were both among the forty who were arrested and charged with trespassing.
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As UC Berkeley Investigates Police Brutality Against Students Protesting Fee Hikes, a Report from Inside the Takeover of Wheeler Hall
The University of California, Berkeley, is investigating allegations of police brutality against students and workers protesting fee hikes and budget cuts last week. Forty students were arrested Friday night after campus police entered Wheeler Hall, which the students had taken over earlier in the day. The students were part...November 24, 2009 | Story
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
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