http://www.facebook.com/events/323715837642347/
On Friday, November 18, 2011, peaceful protestors at Davis were
systematically pepper sprayed by the university police force. In an
enormous GA on Tuesday, November 22, they called for a general strike
on all UC campuses. They will attempt to disrupt the meeting of the
provosts of the University of California.
We will stand in solidarity with them.
Monday 11/28 Schedule of Events
3:30 pm: Rally in support of University of California student strike! Meet in front of Science Center.
5:00 pm: Chris Hedges addresses Occupy Harvard! He will first come through the Yard, then head over to the Science Center to speak to those who can’t get in. (At 6:00 pm, he will give a talk entitled Death of the Liberal Class at Yenching Auditorium: http://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/?q=node/341.)
6:00 pm: Occupy Harvard General Assembly. Meet at Johnston Gate.
Later: Chris Hedges returns to the Occupy Harvard encampment to embed for the night!
6 Responses to “Occupy Harvard Rally to Defend Freedom of Speech with Christopher Hedges”
So these people have their own Occupy Movement in Harvard Yard that we are not allowed to attend. Absolutely disgusting.
I am watching the video of Chris Hedges, the guy who is going to speak to Occupy Harvard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNrDej7aXMs
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And I think the Occupy Harvard folks should occupy the gates. Not force it so people are allowed in but just have a presence there as a first priority. And I think Harvard Square next to the subway should be the place to hold public events. If it gets too crowded it would create an interesting protest dynamic where a crowd is blocking the streets not because they want to destroy others ability to use the streets for transport but because they actually don’t fit the space otherwise. And they can always go to the Cambridge Common or around the back of the yard if they want. Or maybe even hold out to get let into the yard to walk with dignity directly to the Harvard Science Center instead of walking all the way around the block to use servant’s entrance.
Yeah, the pit is just begging for a GA. Perfect visibility for the public.
People have been GA’ing there for years.
Hedges has some good things to say. Here’s a Q & A from 2010 on the ‘Death of the Liberal Class”.
(I don’t know why he and Hitchens choose to butt heads so much. They’re on the same side, really.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPDp0jCT_U
Because Hitchens has an athiest stick up his ass and Hedges is a reasonable Christian.