The protests loud but peaceful, with many carrying signs and banners condemning the education cuts and corporate greed. "Make the banks pay," read one sign. About two dozen protesters, who appear to be law students, marched on Bancroft Avenue from Boalt Hall, chanting, "no cuts, no expenses, education should be free."
Rallies reflected widespread economic worries which culminated in the capture of Wall Street, the national movement and demonstrations against the camp banks and big companies.
California should lead the nation in reforming public higher education, Leigh Raiford, Professor of African American studies, said during the rally. He denounced the high rate of foreclosures and spend too high in the prison of public education.
"The reckless Greed 1 percent due to this," he said. "A lot of student loan debt is held by the big four banks."
Some say the movement was born at UC Berkeley last year, when students and others repeatedly staged sit-ins in the building of the campus. The protests late last year resulted in many arrests, mainly in the Wheeler Hall, a building that became a rallying cry for the University demonstrators.