In protest against budget cuts, De Anza College students will camp in tents in the main quad to publicly draw attention to their concerns about education during the week of Feb. 28 to March 5.

“It’s a constructive organized protest. The nights are going to be productive; people are going to be making signs and working on things for the march [in San Francisco] on March 4,” said Isabelle Barrientos Vargas, co-organizer.

Students will gather and discuss solutions to the budget crisis in a controlled environment. Campus police will be present to ensure student safety.

Students will bring attention to issues that are impacting campus, and at night workshops will be held, along with an open forum.

“Our main purpose is to make a statement to people to become active in the struggle to save education,” said co-organizer Jose Romero.

This year, workshops already organized will be presented, along with the option for students to create their own workshops about issues that are important to them. There will be a workshop on forming a campus cleanup group, and a group to create organic gardens taken care of by De Anza students.

“We want to have a discussion with faculty and administration to discuss the impact the budget cuts will have on the school,” said Matt Bradley, co-organizer.

The first tent city was introduced on campus by the De Anza club Students for Justice and has become a traditional way of demonstrating budget cuts.

Tent city is open to everyone, but participants must sign a waiver provided by Students for Justice and return it to the club before participating.