Vol.61/No.40           November 17, 1997 
 
 
Sacramento: 4,000 March For Affirmative Action  
On November 3 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a challenge to Proposition 209, thus allowing California to go ahead with the anti-affirmative action measure. On October 27 students, unionists, and others from as far away as Los Angeles marched on the state capitol steps in support of affirmative action. Prop. 209 was passed as a referendum last November. It outlaws affirmative action for oppressed nationalities and women in state and local governments and colleges and universities. With chants of "Hey, Hey! Ho, Ho! 209 has got to go!" in the background, Daria Neal, chair of the Black Law Students at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), said, "The atmosphere at UCLA is different since 209. There are only a few students of color enrolled." Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow Coalition, organizers of the protest, have called for another action for February in Los Angeles.  
 
 
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