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    UC Berkeley cancels Trump’s ally appearance after protests

    Chronicle EditorBy Chronicle EditorFebruary 2, 2017No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Violent protests erupted at the University of California at Berkeley over the scheduled appearance of a controversial editor of the conservative news website Breitbart (AFP)
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    Violent protests erupted at the University of California at Berkeley over the scheduled appearance of a controversial editor of the conservative news website Breitbart

    Violent protests erupted at the University of California at Berkeley over the scheduled appearance of a controversial editor of the conservative news website Breitbart.

    Hundreds of students and other protesters chanting “shut him down” smashed windows at the campus, set wooden pallets on fire and threw fireworks and rocks as police in full riot gear responded with tear gas.

    The university was placed on lockdown as the sold-out appearance by Milo Yiannopoulos, a conservative firebrand, was canceled in early evening.

    Yiannopoulos, who is technology editor for the news website, is known for his provocative social media posts and was banned from Twitter in July for fueling abuse directed at “Ghostbusters” actress Leslie Jones.

    The British journalist is a vocal supporter of Donald Trump — nicknaming the US president “Daddy” during his election campaign — and has become one of the faces of America’s “alt-right” movement.

    A man pulls a piece of metal out of a window as a flare burns inside a Wells Fargo Bank in Berkeley, California, during protests over a speech by Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos scheduled at the university (AFP Photo/Josh Edelson)

    Similar protests at the University of California at Davis last month also forced the cancellation of speeches by Yiannopoulos and former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli.

    The events at Davis and Berkeley were organized by conservative student groups. A similar invitation to speak at UCLA was rescinded and Berkeley was to be the last stop of his tour.

    Officials at the three University of California campuses stressed that they did not invite Yiannopoulos or endorse his ideas but were committed to free speech.

    More than 100 UC Berkeley faculty members had signed two letters sent last month to the school’s chancellor, urging him to cancel the event.

    “Although we object strenuously to Yiannopoulos’s views — he advocates white supremacy, transphobia and misogeny — it is rather his harmful conduct to which we call attention in asking for the cancellation of this event,” read one of the letters.

    They cited as one example an incident in December at the University of Milwaukee where Yiannopoulos — a gay crusader against “political correctness” — openly mocked a transgender student, displaying her name and photo on screen.

    AFP/YAHOO

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