Stop UC Berkeley's inquisition

ITAL A New York prisoner wrote the following letter to Chancellor 
Robert Berdahl of the University of California at Berkeley. END

Dear Chancellor,

I recently read in MIM Notes publication an article in regards to 
your "zero-tolerance policy" at the University of California. It 
seems that this policy was directly targeted at the (SJP) 
Students for Justice in Palestine organization that were holding 
political demonstrations to educate the public of your 
university's direct contribution through financial aid to the 
Israeli occupation of Palestine. The Constitution of the U.S. 
(Const. Amendment I) gives the citizens of the country the 
absolute right to petition for redress of grievances and freedom 
of speech. These are two distinct clauses within the First 
Amendment. By arresting numerous individuals and threatening 
suspension from school to students these are fascist acts that 
one could expect from Hitler or Mussolini in order to quiet 
popular dissent.

I'm asking that the charges brought against these individuals be 
dropped, the Inquisition put to a cease. Additionally, I'm asking 
that any aid given to companies such as Raytheon, Lockheed 
Martin, General Electric Corp., etc. be discontinued because 
these same individual corporations are turning around and using 
these funds to supply Israel with the military capability to 
carry out it's on going repression of the Palestinian freedom 
movement for self-determination. The senseless taking of land 
ever since 1948 and displacing of Palestinians has to stop. The 
hunger, devastation, disease and hopelessness that is caused by 
the Israeli occupation has to cease. You can do your part in this 
internationalist movement by advocating and promoting the right 
to free speech without worry of repression and the divestment of 
all financial dealings with companies named above and those that 
support the Israeli occupation. I thank you for taking the time 
out to read my petition. God bless.

Respectfully submitted,
[a New York prisoner]

ITAL On June 7th all criminal charges against the students were 
dismissed in court and each protestor is to receive a "factual 
findings of innocence." On campus, the UC administration has 
lifted the suspension of SJP thanks to many supporters who 
expressed their disgust at the administrations actions. However, 
they continue to threaten 41 UC Berkeley students who 
participated in the sit-in with harsh student conduct charges and 
severe academic sanctions, including a year of academic 
suspension. So letters such as the one above are still needed.

To get involved in the campaign to get the UC schools divested 
from Israel you can download a petition here: 

http://www.prisoncensorship.info/archive/etext/cal/DivestPetition.pdf

Leters can be addressed to:

Chancellor Robert Berdahl
200 California Hall #1500
Berkeley, CA 94720-1500 END