Dear campus community,
The Free Speech Commission invites comment from faculty, staff, and especially students on Monday, February 5 from 10:30 am to 12 noon in the ASUC Senate Chambers (fifth floor of Eshleman Hall) to address the following questions:
1. Should policies regarding the uses of Lower and Upper Sproul (including the Savio Steps) by registered student organizations (RSO’s) and non-affiliate members of the public be revisited? If so, how do you recommend the policies be changed?
2. Should RSO’s be able to reserve multiple consecutive days on Lower and Upper Sproul?
3. What is the right size for an RSO, i.e., how many members should be required to start an organization and keep it in active status?
4. Should an RSO be active for a certain amount of time before it is allowed to stage a major event on campus? If so, what should that amount of time be?
5. How can the campus minimize repeated disruption of the same area of campus by major events?
Speakers and spectators will need to show a valid Cal ID at the door.Students who do not yet have a Cal ID may show CalCentral proof of registration. Depending on the number of speakers, the Commission may limit speaking time so everyone has an equal chance to be heard.
If you cannot make this session, an additional session will be held on the afternoon of Friday, February 9. You are also welcome to submit a statement in writing to the Commission at ucbpolicy@berkeley.edu.
Many thanks and we look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Free Speech Commission Co-Chairs
Prudence L. Carter, Dean & Professor, Graduate School of Education, and
R. Jay Wallace, Judy Chandler Webb Distinguished Chair, Department of Philosophy