After a student group withdrew support for “Free Speech Week,” Milo Yiannopoulos showed up anyway Sunday.
UC Berkeley protests
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‘Free Speech Week’ fizzles down to brief Milo Yiannopoulos appearance and $800,000 price tag for UC Berkeley
After student group the Berkeley Patriot withdrew its support for “Free Speech Week,” Yiannopoulos came to campus Sunday anyway, but only spoke to a crowd of 100.
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Watch Cal press conference: ‘This university can’t turn a blind eye’ to safety
UC Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof and UC Berkeley Police Chief Margo Bennett gave a brief statement to the media on Sunday afternoon.
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Live blog: Milo escorted out of Cal as fans, protesters stampede behind him
Berkeleyside reporters and photographers were on scene at Telegraph Avenue and Bancroft Way prior for a protest and appearance by Milo Yiannopoulos and supporters.
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Milo Yiannopoulos on Berkeley plans: ‘I just won’t accept failure or defeat’
In an interview with Berkeleyside, the provocateur seemed calm and ready to march through campus to confront his opponents.
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Chelsea Manning addresses crowd of anti-fascist, anti-Milo marchers
The former intelligence analyst who went to jail for leaking classified documents, told the crowd that people, not institutions, hold the real power.
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‘No Hate in the Bay’ supporters march through Berkeley on Saturday
Hundreds of people marched in Berkeley and Oakland on Saturday to express their opposition to white supremacy and fascism.
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Video: Milo says he’ll be on Sproul on Sunday no matter what
Milo Yiannopoulos said Saturday morning he would share news “in an emergency Facebook Live press conference shortly.”
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Berkeley Patriot cancels ‘Free Speech Week’; Milo plans a march on Sproul
The student group that had hoped to bring four days of speakers to the Cal campus has withdrawn its support for the event.
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‘Free Speech Week’ still on, says Berkeley Patriot lawyer but Ann Coulter won’t be there
A representative for the student group denied cancellation rumors, but uncertainty still surrounds the events.
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Opinion: Call it what it is — ‘Hate Speech Week’
Calling the Milo Yiannopoulos show “Free Speech Week” is language appropriation. Repeating that lie works against us.
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Expert’s advice: Don’t engage with the alt-right on Berkeley campus
The alt-right is laying a trap for students during next week’s planned “Free Speech Week,” a writer with the Southern Poverty Law Center told students and administrators Tuesday.
