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Oak Grove Protesters, Campus Officials Reach Agreement

By Angelica Dongallo July 23, 2008 | 11:22 pm
Posted in: Tree-Sit

A few hours after two protesters ascended a tree in the oak grove near Memorial Stadium on Wednesday with food supplies in tow, campus officials and ground supporters of the tree-sitters reached an agreement regarding food and safety issues at the grove.

Under the agreement, one ground supporter will be allowed to send up one bag of food to the sitters each day, after it is inspected by UCPD officers.

It’s been more than a month since the campus sent in arborists to take down the sitters’ supplies.

Since then, the campus has provided the sitters daily with water and energy bars. Ground supporters have attempted to resupply the sitters by a variety of means, oftentimes clashing with UCPD officers.

The agreement, which was reached by unofficial protest leader Ayr, UCPD Police Chief Victoria Harrison and Assistant Chief Mitch Celaya, would help eliminate potentially unsafe conditions at the grove that arise when ground supporters attempt to resupply the sitters, according to Dan Mogulof, UC Berkeley executive director of public affairs.

Campus officials also agreed to give at least 72 hours of prior notice if they plan to end the agreement or remove the tree-sitters from the grove.

The agreement was made on the condition that the tree-sitters send down their human waste on a daily basis, including the waste they have stored, to avoid having it used as ammunition.

Additionally, protesters have agreed to cut down lines that span the grove.

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