Thursday, January 19, 2012

Chabot Student Kicked Off Campus for Passing out Flyers - Can't Be Anonymous

Many of you within Occupy Oakland may know Josh who is a student from Chabot College who has been a blessing to Occupy Oakland in many ways over the past few months, from bringing food and clothes to helping many events work and facilitating many rides, and more. Well today, January 19th, Josh was at school in Hayward, CA passing out flyers for an Occupy Oakland action on Jan. 28th.

While passing out the flyers he was approached by campus security (one named Nathan Moore) and told that he could not pass out the flyers without registering with the Office of Student Life first. Upon that time Josh protested having to register because he was already a student at the school who actually pays for classes and he feels as if the 1st Amendment is his right to pass out flyers to those who are interested. When I spoke with Josh he told me he didn't want to pay a fee to hang the flyers up, because to hang flyers that are not associated with a club on campus costs money even if you are a student. Upon doing a little more research with the Office of Student Life I found out that there is no fee to pass out flyers. The interesting part is that they need a copy of my photo ID and the material I'm passing out. I find that disturbing because Occupy is a political movement. Not everyone wants their name and face documented with the movement for fear of the police showing up at their door. At that point, I not only understand but also respect a persons desire to remain anonymous at their discretion.

Knowing that this was very popular on twitter soon after Josh called me, I went to speak with the Director of campus Security at Chabot College, Keith W. Stiver and he said that Josh was told that he could not come back to the campus because of the dispute that he was having with the officers and the fact that he was refusing to go register with the Office of Student Life. I should take the time to say that Josh was standing outside the campus radio station (where he works) and was just passing out the flyers, he wasn't yelling but he was passing them out to people. Mr. Stiver says he welcomes any questions or comments and left me his contact information : 510-723-6663 or you can email him at kstiver@chabotcollege.edu Anyway after being escorted off of campus Josh was then made aware of the fact that he would be contacted by Dean Gerald Shimada (which in my experience he has been a very reasonable man in the past) and he would be arrested by Hayward Police if he returns before that phone call. This is excessive, and didn't happen to me when I was suspended for almost having a more serious event on campus in the past.

Now, while I am not a fan of the way this situation was handled at all, and I do not agree that a student should have to leave a copy of their photo ID to pass out flyers when faculty does not have to. If it is going to be approved to pass out the flyers just tell me the appropriate time and place, this is something Mr. Stiver discussed with me. My thought on this was this is true, because the Supreme Court did give authority to authorize time and place for free speech, but I don't remember any stipulations about recording my identity to access that right. How is it that I can even afford to protest this as a student who is very close to graduating and cant afford to be kicked off of campus or suspended while trying to access my Constitutionally protected rights? This seems really similar to the systematic oppression that Occupy Oakland has been experiencing like the stay away orders from Frank Ogawa Plaza, in front of City Hall where they cannot access their own elected representatives. I'm not blaming the law enforcement here, I am blaming the system that has hired them to protect abusive processes on college campuses.

Do we need tents? I've never put up a tent even though I've spent countless hours every day at Occupy. So I'm not the one to ask that, but every time that conversation comes up there are some who will and some who won't agree with it. So I'm not going to answer that question, I'm going to let my viewers answer that for themselves. However, when asked the question should we reevaluate and protest this process my answer is yes. Hell yes even. Sorry, but my inner activist can't help but declare that I feel like this is some bullshit, and as a people we need to rise up against systematic oppression. However, I also embrace diversity of tactics. There are many ways to protest and reach a goal, and putting tents up in Hayward could solidify more of a working relationship between the Oakland Police Department and Hayward Police Department, which Occupy really does not want to happen. With Berkeley Police Department declaring no more mutual aid to Oakland, and Richmond Police Department seemingly following suit (a little slower but they are on their way) we don't need to make the Oakland Police Department be solidified in any of their now deemed wasteful and abusive practices. I just ask for this to be thought of for whomever is planning actions for Chabot because I know that they are coming and I don't oppose them.

39 comments:

  1. This is the worst nonsense I've ever heard. Is this the UC DAVIS Secruity we are seeing here? What's next? Pepper Spray?

    If I want to pass out flyers, notifying of say a free concert, I have to show my papers? Do students in a PLAY have to show their papers when they give out flyers for a show? What about bulletin boards where apartments, or used books are advertised?

    And he will be arrested? For returning to a PUBLIC SCHOOL when all he did was refuse to follow the instructions that we are not even sure are extant?

    ~laughingMao

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  2. Thats bullshit occupy chabot college lets do it bella josh momo and the crew fuck with one fuck with all

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  3. Security Guard Nathan Moore from Chabot College has a history of abuse toward students on campus. He has also been known to be sexually inappropriate with women on the campus and his supervisors from the Hayward Police Department Sgt. Ruben Pola and Sgt. Keith Stiver have covered it up only to allow his victims to be more afraid of Nathan Moore.

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  4. Lol Mom you didn't even come

    @AmbivalentOffspring those are some pretty serious accusations. Are you sure this is true? If so, do you have any proof that these cases have been covered up?

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  5. @Bella - Yes but it's getting the women who where mistreated to speak up against Nathan Moore.

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  6. Here is an article about current Vice President, Student Services Dr. Howard J. Irvin, Jr. He oversees Chabot College Campus Safety and oversees Sgt. Keith W. Stiver. He also has been accused of sexual misconduct against co-workers under the color of authority. I guess it's common among law enforcement to protect each other.

    http://articles.latimes.com/1997/oct/30/local/me-48355

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  7. Here are three links regarding a sexual harassment case against the Hayward Police Department which oversees Chabot College Campus Safety. Do we see a pattern in the chain-of-command? I wonder if Sgt. Stiver and Sgt. Pola were named in the case?

    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/15/BAVDTCA0T.DTL

    http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/civil-procedure-attorneys-fees/12055344-1.html

    http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-20406136.html

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  8. FYI- Josh currently Chabot has no president in office, that is why you are not being called back. We do have the Chancellor acting as president. Hope this helps.

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  9. Josh the Chancellor's name is Dr. Joel L. Kinnamon.

    http://www.clpccd.org/board/Chancellor.php

    http://www.clpccd.org/board/ContactUs.php

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  10. I worked with Nate Moore in the Hayward Unified School District. He dated one of my co-workers - never mind that he's married! He asked me out a couple of times but I must say I had to decline. He was fired from the Hayward Unified and I am surprised he's allowed to work in a school again.

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  11. Yes, if you're married, you can't step out with any other person. Ever.

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  12. Maybe the college officials should read this and learn something!

    http://www.thebullyfreeworkplace.com/

    It's not to late to make positive changes on your campus!

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  13. We get to see Nathan Moore starting at 0:39 seconds into the video.

    http://www.talkaphone.com/content/video-testimonial/chabot-college

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  14. Sergeant Keith Stiver's LinkedIn Page:

    http://www.linkedin.com/pub/keith-stiver/29/584/752

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  15. Look who's a baseball star! None other than Security Guard Nathan Moore:

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395369859935&set=a.395369234935.171299.341122109935&type=3&theater

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395369859935&set=a.395369234935.171299.341122109935&type=3&theater

    www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395369859935&set=a.395369234935.171299.341122109935&type=3&theater

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  16. Wanna know how much of an asshole Nathan Moore is? Just listen and form your own opinions about this security guard. He works the day shift and goes by the call sign C8 over the radio. He can be monitored on a radio scanner at frequency 858.7125 Mhz. There is a collection of recordings of his antics which are very entertaining. You'll find that he likes to fuck with people and boss them around and is kind of a coward when someone stands up to him. He is very quick to call for backup.

    http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?fccCallsign=WNLA661

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    1. i totally agree with u 100%.. I have heard that he has done that in the past to other students and u know the crazy part is that nothing as been done about it..

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  17. Nathan you've come a long way. I was talking to a student at Chabot College and he told me that you go around saying your a supervisor. Congratulations! You're sycophantic personality has paid off. It doesn't take much intelligence to be a director and you certainly have the qualifications to be a director. I have noticed when you work on campus (if you call that working) that you wear a different uniform than everyone else. Is that a director's uniform or the benefits of special privileges given to supervisors like you?

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  18. Nate, why don't you just stop hanging out on the second floor of building 700 and flirting with us. It really gets old Honey! Just go do your job and leave us alone!

    Does your wife know about Yvette Nahinu and Rachel Ugale? Were you really coaching all those nights you weren't home? It's only a matter of time before your wife finds out.

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  19. Nathan, here is more proof of your behavior. I'll be mailing a copy to the local newspapers and your administrators.

    http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20CACO%2020111107002.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR

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  20. Nathan, do you still use Banner to look up people on campus who haven't done anything? The great thing about computers Nate; they remember the things you've done. What have you been doing with those fat fingers of yours?

    For those who don't know Banner is the Chabot College registration system and Nathan has access to it. This system contains your social security number, date of birth, phone number, address and what other information you provided the college as a student or employee. I really hope you haven't broken any FERPA laws or provided Hayward Police with any information illegally.

    http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_04/34cfr99_04.html

    http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

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  21. We get to see Nathan Moore starting at 0:39 seconds into the video. The last link went dead so here is a new one.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw5ErkBeb5o

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  22. Sgt. Ruben Pola from the Hayward Police Department hired Security Guard Nathan Moore for a full time position at Chabot College Campus Safety.

    The relationship between Security Guard Nathan Moore and Sgt. Ruben Pola started some years ago when Sgt. Ruben Pola was a School Resource Officer for the Hayward Unified School District and Nathan Moore was a Campus Supervisor (a job Nathan Moore was fired from). Nathan Moore was hired over more qualified candidates because of his previous relationship with Sgt. Ruben Pola at the Hayward Unified School District.

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  23. Nathan do you still carry the two digital recorders in those magazine pouches on your duty belt?

    Since baseball season is coming up is your wife going to let you go to away games?

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  24. Nathan you may want to purchase one of these since you like to teabag Sgt. Pola and Sgt. Stiver. I also notice you like to kiss the asses of Hayward PD officers so this item services a dual purpose.

    http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/knee+pleaser.do?sortby=ourPicks

    Kissing ass and stabbing people in the back is the only way you've made it in this world. So, make sure you take a good look at yourself and decide if that's the way you are going to live your life because what goes around comes around.

    It's only a matter of time before everything goes public.

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    1. u knw the truth of the matter is that Nathan Moore is nothing,but a bulley and there needs to be change at chabot asap..

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  25. After do some investigating I’ve learned that Sgt. Pola is not liked by his peers or his subordinates. Hayward Police Officers who have worked with Sgt. Pola refer to him as “Napoleon” because of his height and management style. I’ve also been told when he was a patrol officer; he would be the last person to a call. When a call came over the radio he would stop before the assigned location and wait for his fellow officers to get to the call first because he was afraid.
    In his tenure of Director of Campus Safety he allowed two abusive Security Guards (Darrell Dolin and Nathan Moore) to harass staff and students without impunity. He also fired two dedicated long time Campus Safety Employees for standing up to these two mentioned hoodlums. However, not all was lost! Sgt. Pola did not finish his tenure at Chabot and was asked to leave the college by administrators six months earlier because he was disliked by staff and faculty. In addition, to returning to the police department, Sgt. Pola was passed over for lieutenant. Surprisingly, the Hayward Police Department is not over the same type of federal oversight the Oakland Police Department is experiencing.
    Chabot College has really been short changed when it comes to Hayward Police Sergeants. The brass at the police department sends the managerial misfits they want out of their hair for a while, while the staff, faculty and students suffer the sergeant’s managerial incompetence.
    Several sources tell me that Campus Safety and Sgt. Stiver are under investigation.

    However, I wouldn’t hold my breath because like many government agencies, this will be brushed under the carpet.

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  26. Has anyone noticed the new security guard on-campus? His name is Christopher Dickerson and he was hired full time swing position about several months ago. He was hired over more qualified applicants who had been working part-time for Campus Safety for many years. So why was he picked? "NEPOTISM!" How, you ask? It appears that Chris is the nephew of Dr. Howard Irvin, Vice-President of Student Services (the women beater mentioned above). Chris apparently doesn't do much while he on-duty. He either hangs out with his uncle in Bldg. 700 or with the dispatchers in Bldg. 2300 if he's not busy picking up on women on campus. A friend of mine recently had his car stereo stolen and he told my friend that they don't do reports for that kind of thing (since when?). I also interviewed a Hayward Police Officer who stated that Mr. Dickerson tried to get in a fight with another employee and may have been on drugs at the time of the alleged incident. Mr. Dickerson also peels out the parking lot when he's finished working. Really Chris, is that the example you want to set?

    Note: No report was taken my either Hayward Police or Chabot Campus Safety. However, there should be an incident report and recording with Hayward Police Dispatch.

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  27. So why was OccupyOakland trying to protest in Hayward ? I'd figure alot of students would join in but I heard the OccupyOakland were very rude and disrectful and students urged them to leave. Just what I heard

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    1. Josh and I brought the matter to the attention of Occupy Oakland. Just because the school is in Hayward doesn't mean that many students aren't Oakland residents. Also, free speech rights are at the forefront of many Occupy protests so being that both Josh & I are Occupy Oakland participants and Chabot students a small contingent of Occupy Oakland came and supported the effort.

      The loud and disrespectful part? Yes and no. It was only loud and "disrespectful" because people felt the need to fight with the protesters. The music... that was me.

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  28. I heard from a meeting of Students for Social Justice at Chabot College that Vice President, Student Services Dr. Howard J. Irvin, Jr. is on leave.

    Can anyone verify if this is true and to why he is on leave?

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    1. is he is he well be back around december..

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  29. To be anonymous and post stupid shit all the time.... priceless

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    1. So, anonymous why be anonymous? Yes, it is priceless! Why do you read the posts if you think the posts are stupid? If they aren't true no one has anything to worry about, security guard.

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  30. I was at Chabot College today at around 5 o'clock and the parking pass dispenser and it took my money and didn't issue me a parking pass!

    I pushed the button on the emergency call box and no one came to help or answered.

    I called the main security number and it rang about six times. I finally got a hold of someone and two men and one women security guard showed up to help me with this difficult problem.

    So, if the emergency call boxes don't work and all the scheduled security guards show up; who is protecting the rest of the campus population?

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  31. http://www.copwatchhayward.org/

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  32. @anonymous on May 4th, 2012 8:24 PM...

    "who is protecting the rest of the campus population?" The English instructors that were suppose to teach you proper English and basic grammar.

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    1. Oh I'm so sorry you have an issue with the improper usage of a semicolon over here. Never mind the violation of Constitutional Rights by way of the professionals who "learned proper English and basic grammar" but can't seem to employ the basic concept of basic Human Rights..

      Small minded individuals who can't seem to wrap their minds around the bigger picture; you know, the more important concept is the reason common sense is struggling for survival today.

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  33. Nathan M. Moore's Linkedin Page:

    www.linkedin.com/pub/nathan-m-moore/5b/787/b8

    Looks like he lied about his education; Chabot does not offer an Associate of Science (A.S.), Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.

    What they do offer is an Associate in Arts (A.A.), Administration of Justice.

    I wonder if he lies on his reports as well.

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