Berkeley police arrest suspect on suspicion of hanging a noose in public
Jaime Robledo-Espino
Berkeley Police Department arrested a suspect shortly after he allegedly tied a noose to a tree at the Berkeley Marina on Thursday.
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UC Berkeley community celebrates United Against Hate Week
On Monday, UC Berkeley students banded together on Sproul Plaza in support of the city’s inaugural United Against Hate Week.
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Bay Area organizers, supporters kick off ‘United Against Hate Week’ in Berkeley
Not In Our Town, or NIOT, community organizer Glo Robinson said the national movement was created last year in response to the violence in Charlottesville, which generated a response in the Bay Area.
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‘Hate has no place in our communities’: Berkeley to participate in United Against Hate Week in November
The city of Berkeley announced a community initiative to address hate crimes, urging other Bay Area cities to join it in its participation in United Against Hate Week this November.
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The beginner’s guide to Berkeley street art
Street art has a paramount role in the history and culture of Berkeley. Once disregarded as mere vandalism, street art is now a prestigious field of art.
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Fighting violence with violence achieves nothing
It’s safe to say Berkeley barely survived this past weekend. What was originally a scheduled opportunity for “alt-right” groups to spew hate and harassment became a symphonic outcry of liberal resistance dominating the pianissimo turnout of the “alt-right.” Yet the grand demonstration of “Berkeley Stands United Against Hate” was undermined by Antifa’s violent, discordant contribution to the progressive cause.
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The story behind the poster: An interview with Lena Wolff
You might have seen it displayed on the window of your favorite coffee place, handed out on Sproul or, perhaps most dramatically, emblazoned on the giant screen outside of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in the past week. The tweetable message, “Berkeley Stands United Against Hate” —
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