AS Resolution Advocating to Immediately Defund the UCSDPD and Committing to 
Abolish the UCPD  
 
Whereas,​ UC San Diego has a history of racism and discrimination against Black and 
other minority students, most notably the infamous 2010 “Compton Cookout” and, more 
recently, the incident of repeated racist Zoom bombing on May 31, 2020; and 
Whereas,​ UCPD has engaged in especially concerning practices this year, including: 
supporting local police departments across the state, especially in Oakland, in fighting 
against protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd; coordinating with local 
police departments, especially in Santa Cruz, to suppress and surveil student 
demonstrators during the COLA wildcat strikes and related actions; and working with 
local police departments, especially in Los Angeles, to provide space for the detainment 
of demonstrators arrested while protesting the murder of George Floyd; and 
Whereas,​ the ASUCSD recognizes the slow movement of the UC system in abolishing 
the UCPD, and thus wants to hold UCSD accountable in preventing racist and violent 
policing by the UCSDPD, and encouraging defunding efforts, until the UC system takes 
action; and 
Whereas,​ major American cities such as Minneapolis have committed to redirecting 
police funding to resource programs for vulnerable communities, serving as an example 
for others and the UC; and 
Whereas,​ the United States has a history of systemic racism and imperialism, especially 
within its policing system; 
Therefore, let it be resolved,​ that the Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) 
condemns in the strongest terms anti-Blackness, racial violence, and bias by the UC and 
its associated entities; and 
Therefore, let it be further resolved,​ that ASUCSD reaffirms its commitment to the 
Corporate Responsibility Resolution and encourages UCSD at large to do the same; and 
Therefore, let it be further resolved,​ that ASUCSD shall prioritize its work with 
organizations such as the Black Student Union, the Office of Equity, Diversity, and 
Inclusion, and others, while also encouraging partnership opportunities such as offering 
assistance to the Afrikan Black Coalition conference, to rectify the racial injustices that 
have long been present on our campus and in our local community; and 
Therefore, let it be further resolved, ​that the ASUCSD Office of External Affairs Minority 
Representation Caucus will develop a report of anti-Blackness and police misconduct on 
campus to demand that tangible changes are enforced by UCSDPD and campus 
administration to ensure that a safer environment is created for students returning to 
campus; and  
Therefore, let it be further resolved, ​that ASUCSD shall work diligently to acquire and 
publicize the records of the UCSDPD budget in order to increase transparency and allow 
for student inspection on what can be defunded so that money can return to UCSD 
campus efforts whilst ensuring that campus safety is still a priority.