Posted on 08/24/2017 1:43:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
BERKELEY — A UC Berkeley spokesman said the university has been working with a student organization that plans to bring conservative authors and provocateurs Milo Yiannopoulos and Ann Coulter, as well as recently resigned White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, to campus next month.
As part of a “free speech week” gathering Sept. 24-27 at UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza, a registered student organization called Berkeley Patriot has been negotiating terms for the trio, two of whose speeches earlier this year were canceled by protests.
“They have been good collaborators and attentive to policy,” UC spokesman Dan Mogulof said late Wednesday of Berkeley Patriot, a registered student organization listed as a publication.
“They’re good communicators, clearly interested in doing what they can to work with the campus to have their events be successful and safe.”
In a statement Wednesday to the campus community, university Chancellor Carol Christ reiterated an ongoing commitment to free speech as a core principle of the academic institution.
“The university has the responsibility to provide safety and security for its community and guests, and we will invest the necessary resources to achieve that goal,” Christ said in part.
“If you choose to protest, do so peacefully. That is your right, and we will defend it with vigor. We will not tolerate violence, and we will hold anyone accountable who engages in it.”
In a Facebook post Wednesday, Yiannopoulous shared the text of Christ’s letter, adding: “What a difference six months make! Let’s hope Berkeley sticks to this commitment to free expression.”
Mogulof said commenters outside the university have continued to question the university’s choices without considering the legal ramifications.
“We get a lot of requests that we simply stop inviting these speakers,” Mogulof said.
“It is absolutely clear that it is first and foremost, a matter of law that groups have an undeniable right to bring speakers of their choice, given their legal autonomy. At UC, registered student organizations are separate legal entities from the campus. It’s not the university bringing these groups to campus.”
Mogulof also addressed a separate complaint by the Berkeley College Republicans about a $15,000 security fee over the group’s plan to bring former Breitbart News editor-at-large and current Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro to campus.
“They knew as soon as they said that we want to have capacity crowd,” Mogulof said, adding that the university is paying the full rental cost for the venue, Zellerbach Hall, and that security costs were based on a formula calculated by campus police criteria.
“They knew before it what the fee would be, because they have it in writing. You can substantiate it, it’s not he-said she-said.”
Guaranteed to be a riot...
Our front line warriors.
They’ll need the 101st for this.
Naw, just a bunch of cops with pepper ball launchers.................
Might need some pepper balls.
Hopefully this time when they riot, of course while wearing their faggy gay matching uniforms of hoodie, backpack and face mask, there will be more videotaping to help in Donald Trumps reelection campaign. This is how the left reacts when it comes to constitutional rights ladies and gentlemen. I tell you, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the left work this hard before when it comes to helping a Republican President. The taking down of statues is brilliant, yes! Destroying the heritage of the USA will surely get Trump a million more votes. Trump should sent them all gift baskets!
Smart people realize that the every time Antifa, sets a fire, throws a urine bomb or attacks someone with a bicycle lock, the Democrats lose a few points, and the media looks worse and worse defending them.
This is going to be good!
[Guaranteed to be a riot...]
I would bet any money they’re doing this to troll ANTIFA and get them on tape AGAIN committing crime and destruction....
I wonder if Mr. PepperBalls himself will show up?
[Smart people realize that the every time Antifa, sets a fire, throws a urine bomb or attacks someone with a bicycle lock, the Democrats lose a few points, and the media looks worse and worse defending them.]
Yup.
When BLM tore apart Trump’s Chicago rally, I knew at that point he just won the election.
Whole 18th Abn Corps.
Naw, just a bunch of cops with pepper ball launchers.................
Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G43Quhw0yfw
Gas mask didn’t help much, eh?......................
Not a doubt in anyone's mind about that.
Good luck to this triple threat. Sammy Davis Junior was a triple threat all by himself. Seriously....carry on and do well!
Mr. PepperBalls is probably still bent over in distress.
Means nothing if they don’t deal with the Commie protesters!!!
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