Workshops, films, public discussions and guest speakers are just some of the events Tent City, which begins Monday Feb. 23 and ends Thursday Feb. 26, will bring to De Anza College in order to engage and inspire students to take action.
Some issues that will be discussed throughout the four-day event are budget cuts and the increased UC tuition costs that were proposed last year by the head of the UC system Janet Napolitano.
Workshops will consist of educating students about the higher education system and discuss how it impacts students who attend De Anza.
Tent City will also feature public discussions on various issues that deal with domestic violence, police brutality, sexual violence and how one can combat those issues.
Many De Anza student activists are planning to attend the annual March in March in Sacramento on March 3 to advocate for community college students. The DASB senate is sponsoring buses to transport students.
One of the speakers at Tent City is the national affairs director from the Associated Students of UC Berkeley, who will speak about the price of college and the increased tuitions in the UC system.
College students who hope to transfer to a four-year university could attend the event to gain more information about the UC and CSU system and take action in political and social events that directly impact students today and for their future careers.

“We need to empower students and give them outlets for conscious compassion,”Jaymar Hardesty, chair of DASB senate’s students rights and services wrote in an email.
Tents will be provided for students to camp out, empowering students to continue conversations from workshops and events. The overnight sessions will allow students to connect with each other and give them the opportunity to begin their own campaigns.
“Tent City participants will have the opportunity to take part in Humans of Tent City (hash tag #HOTC) as a way to document the fun, exciting, inspiring memories that come out of the event,” said Naeema Kaleem DASB senator.
Each day of the week will be dedicated to a specific issue around the theme equity in action.