With signs and banners reading "Shame on Yoo," "War Criminal," "Torture is Terrorism," and "Fire, Disbar, and Prosecute Yoo," nearly 100 demonstrators - many dressed in eye-catching Guantanamo-style orange jumpsuits - lined the entrances to the Greek Theatre as this year's Boalt graduates, their guests, and the faculty filed in for the 9:00 a.m. ceremony at the Greek Theatre. Members of Act Against Torture, CodePink, the Presente affinity group, the World Can't Wait, and other groups handed out a factsheet about Yoo's record prepared by members of the National Lawyers Guild, plus copies of this week's East Bay Express, which features an excellent cover story on "The Torture Professor," and a postcard to Boalt dean Christopher Edley calling on him to fire Yoo.

We also offered orange ribbons to graduation guests who wanted to show their opposition to Yoo and torture, and hundreds of the guests pinned them on to their clothing. Many of the graduates wore multicolored armbands to show their opposition to torture, tuition hikes, and other problems. Just to make sure no one could miss the message, a small plane towing a banner reading "Shame on Yoo & UC - End Torture" appeared overhead and flew several laps around the Greek Theatre as the ceremony began. [Excerpted from AAT stalwart Henry Norr's Reader Report, "Demonstrators At U.C. Graduation Call Yoo War Criminal," Berkeley Daily Planet, 18 May 2008.]