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DESCRIPTION:Come and view the talk by Sunsara Taylor  \n\nThe Battle for Berkeley:\nWhy 
 It's Right and Righteous to Drive Fascists Off Campus, Out of 
 Berkeley...and Out of Power!\n\n6pm Sunday May 14 at Revolution Books\n\nOn 
 May 4th, Sunsara Taylor began her speech at the University of California 
 Campus by quoting Ann Coulter's insistence that Black children be publicly 
 whipped, along with other shocking quotes. While many have heard Coulter's 
 name, in recent weeks as two sides battled over whether Coulter would be 
 allowed to speak at Berkeley's campus, few had read and taken seriously the 
 content and impact of Coulter's words, so this set an important context for 
 the speech and discussion that Sunsara Taylor led that night. About 150 
 people turned out to hear Taylor give a talk called, "The Battle for 
 Berkeley: Why It Is Right, and Righteous, to Drive Fascists Off Campus, Out 
 of Berkeley, and Out of Power!"\n\nIn recent months, a series of 
 "intellectual" hit-men-including Ann Coulter, David Horowitz, and Milo 
 Yiannopoulos-have targeted the UC Berkeley campus and on two occasions 
 ready-to-brawl fascist militia types have amassed in downtown Berkeley by 
 the hundreds. Taylor insisted that this cannot be ignored, that it will not 
 "go away" on its own, and is closely linked to the imposition of fascism 
 across the country by the Trump/Pence Regime. Berkeley has become a flash 
 point with high stakes in this larger battle precisely because of its 
 radical history and because if the fascists succeed in making inroads in 
 Berkeley, it will greatly strengthen their hand in consolidating fascism 
 and suppressing opposition nationwide.\n\nAt the core of Taylor's 
 presentation and the contentious question and answer that followed was her 
 insistence that the issue was not "free speech"-as most in the media and on 
 campus are claiming-but the right and responsibility of the people to 
 resist and drive fascists out of power in this country before it is too 
 late. Read the article, A Wild Night at UC Berkeley.\n\nTo contact Refuse 
 Fascism: 510-253-5551 norcal@refusefascism.org   Refusefascism.org\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/05/14/18799416.php
SUMMARY:The Battle for Berkeley: Why It's Right and Righteous to Drive Fascists Off Campus
LOCATION:Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/05/14/18799416.php
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