UC Berkeley students with mouths taped rallies before the Sather Gate, Oct 12, 2011. They protested criminal charges against UCI Muslim student union members arrested February after disrupting a speech in by the Israeli Ambassador to the United States.

Earlier, "an Orange County jury found 10 UC Irvine students of the “Irvine 11” guilty on Sept. 23, of both misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to disrupt a meeting and disrupting a meeting. Each defendant was sentenced to three years of probation and 56 hours of community service. This controversial decision on the high-profile case sparked widespread shock and indignation in communities throughout the state." reported New University, the official campus newspaper in UC Irvine.

The sign says "Stand with the 11."