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Dawg and others have posted this but it’s powerful enough to post once again. This is indeed powerful; Dr. Katehi walking to her car, passing by OccupyUCDavis seated in absolute silence. This is an iconic video, representing the perp and the peaceful.
UPDATE: More from someone close to the scene:
A pretty remarkable thing just happened. A press conference, scheduled for *4:00pm* between the UC Davis Chancellor and police with local press on campus, did not end in an hour, as planned. Instead, a mass of Occupy Davis students and sympathizers mobilized outside, demanding to have their voice heard. After some initial confusion, UC Chancellor Linda Katehi refused to leave the building, attempting to give the media the impression that the students were somehow holding her hostage.
A group of highly organized students formed a large gap for the chancellor to leave. They chanted “we are peaceful” and “just walk home,” but nothing changed for several hours. Eventually student representatives convinced the chancellor to leave after telling their fellow students to sit down and lock arms (around 7:00pm).
Cross posted at Let Freedom Rain
I’d have gone with some hissing, but that is pretty spooky. She might not have felt intimidated, but she should. A time will come when these protests stop being non-violent and turn into pitched battles. And I fear that time is closer than most think.
luv the silence!
The students could have done one more thing.
They could have turned their backs on her for
the entire duration of her being on campus.