Activists rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline and President-elect Donald Trump at UC Irvine

A crowd gathered to rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline and President-elect Donald Trump mid-day Tuesday at UC Irvine.

Georges Van Den Abbeele, dean of the School of Humanities at UC Irvine, spoke against the Dakota Access Pipeline and President-elect Donald Trump during a mid-day rally at the campus on Tuesday.

Associated Students of UCI social sciences representative Selma Hassane spoke at a UC Irvine rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline and President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday.

Larisa Castillo, writing director of the Humanities Core Course Program, held up a sign during a rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline and President-elect Donald Trump at UC Irvine on Tuesday.

Activists brought signs against the Dakota Access Pipeline to the mid-day rally at UC Irvine on Tuesday. The rally was put together by a coalition of academic higher education unions, activist organizations and student government leaders. Various speakers took the mic as others held up signs.

Tosheena Nez, co-chair of the American Indian Student Association at UCI, held a sign at the mid-day rally at UC Irvine on Tuesday.