Creating a safer UC Berkeley
We are 2,000+ parents and community allies working to make UC Berkeley safer for students through advocacy, partnership, education and action. Join us!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR, SAFEBEARS!
As of Jan 1, 2025, we’ve raise $7,325 in our fundraising campaign that began Nov 18, 2024. Thank you for your incredible support!
There’s still time to give — an earmarked donation to one (or both) of our two new programs, or to our general fund. Please consider a making a tax-deductible donation today.
SafeBears is fundraising for two new programs developed in partnership with UC Berkeley student government, the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC):
Personal safety classes – Berkeley students contend with high levels of street harassment and predation. Help us fund convenient and free personal safety classes where students will build confidence and learn self-defense strategies. LEARN MORE & DONATE
Safe socializing after dark – Many Berkeley students want to de-stress and make friends outside of the party scene. SafeBears and UC Berkeley student government are joining forces to create a grant program to help student organizations host nighttime events that are inclusive, fun and safe. LEARN MORE & DONATE
We’d be honored if you would help us support students with a tax-deductible, earmarked donation to the program that speaks to you - or to both! Every dollar donated using the two links above will go to the programs.
We’re also working on other projects to support student safety, including some in partnership with student organizations. If you’d like to support our work with a non-earmarked donation, please give to our general fund.
Click here for a letter from the SafeBears leadership team highlighting our recent work and explaining our current fundraising priorities.
Thank you for your support . . . Go Bears! 🐻
NEW: READ OUR UPDATE ON THIS INITIATIVE
SAFEBEARS RESPONDS TO RECENT GUNFIRE NEAR UC BERKELEY, CALLS ON GOVERNOR NEWSOM TO SEND HELP
Oct 24, 2024: A gunfight in the middle of the day two blocks from Anchor House, the new apartments for transfer students
Oct 26, 2024: Multiple shots fired in multiple locations, with one bullet entering a bedroom in the Blackwell freshman dormitory
These are the 5th and 6th instances in 2024 of confirmed gunfire on or near the UC Berkeley campus.
In the wake of this latest gunfire putting our students in harm’s way, we’re calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to deploy California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers to Berkeley streets and to take other measures to protect Berkeley students and residents.
Specifically, SafeBears calls for expanding the ongoing East Bay law enforcement surge to the City of Berkeley with the following actions:
Deploy California Highway Patrol officers to Berkeley streets for directed patrols and saturation traffic enforcement, particularly in south and west neighborhoods;
Expedite the operation of Flock ALPRs and other cameras on state routes in Berkeley, taking them under CHP control if necessary;
Partner with Attorney General Rob Bonta to ensure bad actors in Berkeley are held accountable and victims receive justice.
Thank you for making the SafeBears Private Security Pilot a Success!
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“All members of the UC community should feel valued, welcomed and free from any threat of physical, psychological or emotional harm.”
— UC Community Safety Plan, Guideline 1
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