VIDEO: Berkeley Stand Off

Ever since the Marines placed a recruiting center at the center of Berkeley the peace loving citizens of this liberal town have been up in arms, literally. Leading the fight is Code Pink a women centric peace organization co-founded by Medea Benjamin. Determined to shut the office down Code Pink has been protesting outside of the recruitment office 5 days a week. Located on Shattuck avenue right at the center of Berkeley protesters fear that the Marines will pull young people from near by UC Berkeley Campus and Berkeley High School with promises of training, education and at times US citizenship.

After taking notice of the strong disdain for the Marines the Berkeley City Council joined the fight by passing 29 different resolutions aimed at discouraging the military recruiters from conducting their business. Code Pink was given a parking pass and permit to use a loud speaker right in front of the office every Wednesday. The council also delivered a letter to the recruiters calling them unwanted inside the city limits of Berkeley.

Already having great dislike for the "peace loving residents of Berkeley" right wing media and Military supporters have respond in kind with their own protest of support for the office. This past week the council meet again to revisit the issue. This time they were courted by hundreds of Peace Activists and Pro Military Supporters.