Zoe Hamstead
@zoe_hamstead
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Climate planning, Environmental Justice, Heat Studies Associate Prof of City + Regional Planning at UC-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Joined September 2016
As we resume classes at Berkeley, the state legislature is holding campus funding hostage until administrators issue plans for criminalizing protest and free speech.
kqed.org
Student organizers say they haven’t given up on their demands but are shifting tactics away from 24/7 encampments.
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RT @alfred_twu: List is final: 10 California Propositions for 2024:.2🏫School bond.3🏳️🌈Marriage Equality.4🌎Climate bond.5🏗️Easier to pass l….
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RT @suhaunah: new: California has finally adopted a heat safety standard for workers in hot kitchens and warehouses, w/ Cal/OSHA board voti….
latimes.com
Relief is on the horizon for California workers operating in hot, indoor settings as new protections against excessive heat were passed by a state agency.
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RT @NoahZatz: This decision is outrageous. Labor injunctions from rogue courts have an ignoble history. That’s why CA passed a law specific….
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RT @suhaunah: Inbox: After UC failed a second time to get court order from the Public Employment Relations Board to stop academic workers’….
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what UC faculty should know in the event of an unfair labor practice strike.
Council of UC Faculty Associations has a FAQ for senate faculty in case of a strike by @uaw4811 against @UofCalifornia for unfair labor practices against their members who participated in non-violent protests in solidarity with Palestine on the UCLA campus
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RT @bhar_venkat: Jesus. To those who are still on the fence about the brutality unleashed by ucla leadership and the police, I urge you to….
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More than 800 faculty & staff demand full amnesty for the student who were arrested following this horror.
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Police & UCLA's own security stood by and watched the assault on peaceful protesters for hours. It is only because the students fought for their lives and to protect each other that no one was killed in this mass casualty event
lapublicpress.org
For two days the UCLA encampment was attacked, first by a coordinated group of masked counter-protesters and second by law enforcement.
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RT @FacultyBerkeley: Council of U C Faculty associations condemn criminalization and violent repression of non-violent student protest @Uof….
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RT @FacultyBerkeley: Our statement condemning the violence against student protests across the country and.@UCLA. Thanks to @UCRiverside f….
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RT @dailycal: BREAKING: UC Berkeley administration has begun negotiations with the UC Berkeley Divestment Coalition and Free Palestine Enca….
dailycal.org
UC Berkeley administration has begun negotiations with the UC Berkeley Divestment Coalition and Free Palestine Encampment, which has been occupying the steps in front of Sproul Hall since April 22.
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RT @ColumbiaSpec: “So admin, what are you going to do?” the Spectator editorial board asks in criticism of Shafik’s handling of campus acti….
columbiaspectator.com
This staff editorial reflects the majority view of the editorial board at the Columbia Daily Spectator. The editorial board of the Columbia Daily Spectator operates independently of the newsroom and...
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RT @CeciliaforBerk: Vote at the YWCA (2600 Bancroft.Way from 7am-8pm TODAY, April 16!.DM us or leave a comment if you have any questions or….
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A Swiss court ruled that by missing its climate targets, the government failed to protect senior women from the health impacts of heat waves. Could this be the beginning of Heat Law & the Right to Be Cool?.
nytimes.com
Experts said it was the first time an international court determined that governments were legally obligated to meet their climate targets under human rights law.
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RT @TrevorGriffey: This morning a California State Assembly's Budget subcommittee is holding a hearing on funding for @UofCalifornia and @c….
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RT @Friendly_Cities: Dr. Zoe Hamstead @zoe_hamstead will give a colloquium talk at @GaTech_Planning on Friday on critical heat studies and….
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Open letter to new UC Berkeley Chancellor. “For the past 25 years, your predecessors have tried to make up for dwindling state support by soliciting philanthropic gifts, pursuing commercial income, raising tuition fees, and cutting costs…a strategy that has demonstrably failed.
We wrote an open letter to the next Chancellor @UCBerkeley outlining what we consider the the three priorities they must address: improving the working conditions of faculty, restoring faculty governance, and protecting academic freedom. Add yours below
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RT @Friendly_Cities: .@Esri will no longer support attribute tables. According to President Dangermond "No one needs extra information abou….
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