Silent meditation used to halt construction at the Gill Tract a second time in Albany, California

Occupy The Farm uses a broad spectrum of tactics, including direct action, to reclaim and expand the commons for sustainable farming and community education

By Occupy the Farm
Press Release
Feb 8th, 2016

Excerpt:

Community members, students, and UC faculty have put forth an alternative proposal to use all twenty acres of the historic Gill Tract as a Center for Urban Agriculture and Food Justice, serving the University of California’s mission of research and education for the public good, while also operating as a productive urban farm that provides students, workers, and community members with access to affordable local produce. This proposal better aligns with UC President Napolitano’s Global Food Initiative as well as the sustainability and climate mitigation policies of the state of California.

“The UC administration’s argument for privatization and construction is shortsighted and irresponsible”, explains Gustavo Oliveira, a member for Occupy the Farm. “The UC could embrace the vision of agroecology for this land to generate three times more revenue than it is obtaining through the privatization of this valuable public asset.”

Stanford has raised over $3 million since it launched the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm in 2014, and they accomplished this with significantly less academic resources and prestige than the University of California holds on urban agriculture and agroecology.

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