Large numbers of protestors gathered in front of a rainbow-illuminated Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus hours before Milo Yiannopoulos was scheduled to speak on Feb. 1, 2017. Photo: Ted Friedman Large numbers of protestors gathered in front of a rainbow-illuminated Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus hours before Milo Yiannopoulos was scheduled to speak on Feb. 1, 2017. Photo: Ted Friedman
Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos’ talk at an event organized by Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) was canceled Wednesday night, following violent demonstrations by so-called “black-bloc” anarchists, who tore down police barricades and fired pyrotechnics at police. After the cancellation, demonstrators moved to downtown Berkeley where they smashed windows at banks and at Starbucks, set fire and engaged in small fights.
Read more about the protests on Berkeleyside.
Photographs by, among others, Berkeleyside’s Frances Dinkelspiel, readers, and regular contributing photographers Ted Friedman, Pete Rosos and David Yee, tell some of the story.
Photo: Pete RososPhoto: Pete RososMost of the protests on campus were peaceful early in the evening. Photo: Ted Friedman Most of the protests on campus were peaceful early in the evening. Photo: Ted FriedmanThe large crowd of protesters in front of Sproul Hall. Photo: Daniel McPartlanProtesters dressed in black pull down barricades at the ASUC building. Photo: David YeeSo-called ‘black-bloc’ protesters with banner: Become Ungovernable. Photo: Daniel McPartlan So-called ‘black-bloc’ protesters with banner: Become Ungovernable. Photo: Daniel McPartlanProtesters stand around a light stand, in Berkeley, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. The protest succeeded in cancelling an appearance by Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos. Photo: David YeeProtesters amid smoke by Ted FriedmanA largely peaceful crowd gathered at Telegraph and Bancroft, with music and dancing. Photo: Frances DinkelspielProperty damage in downtown Berkeley after the Milo event was canceled. Photo: Citizen reporterAfter the violent demonstrators set trash cans on fire and created a mini barricade, peaceful protesters worked to extinguish fires and dismantle the barricade. Photo: Frances DinkelspielCal students cleaning up Telegraph after the demonstrations. Photo: Scott SaulProperty damage at Chase bank in downtown Berkeley. Photo: Citizen reporterProtesters on Feb. 1 in Berkeley. Photo: Daniel McPartlanProtesters on Feb. 1 in Berkeley. Photo: Daniel McPartlanPhoto: Daniel McPartlanPhoto: Daniel McPartlanPhoto: Daniel McPartlanA man injured during the Feb. 1 protests on the Cal campus. Photo: Daniel McPartlanPolice with tear-gas guns during demonstrations on Sproul Plaza on Feb. 1. Photo: Daniel McPartlanAn injured person at the Berkeley protests on Feb. 1. Photo: Daniel McPartlanPhoto: Pete RososPhoto: Pete RososPhoto: Pete RososPhoto: Pete RososPhoto: Pete RososPhoto: Pete Rosos“Kill Trump” grafitti. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel “Kill Trump” grafitti. Photo: Frances DinkelspielPhoto: Pete RososPhoto: Pete RososPhoto: Pete Rosos
Lance Knobel (Berkeleyside co-founder) has been a journalist for nearly 40 years. Much of his career was in business journalism. He was editor-in-chief of both Management Today, the leading business magazine...
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