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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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Berkeley Police Department arrested 13 people in a confrontation between “alt-right” ralliers and counterprotesters Sunday for various charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, felony assault and violations of the Berkeley Municipal Code.
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About 4,000 people congregated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park on Sunday in a confrontation between alt-right protesters and counterprotesters. Berkeley Police Department made 13 arrests as of 4:45 p.m., according to Sgt. Andrew Frankel.
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A community event, organized as a response to the planned alt-right rally Sunday, was held Saturday in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, where leaders from several religious spaces spoke, sang and prayed with the crowd.
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The organizer of an upcoming alt-right rally in Berkeley who canceled the event for fear of violence previously sold sticks and shields with Kyle ‘Based Stickman’ Chapman, a prominent ‘alt-right’ member who is facing a felony charge for possession of an illegal weapon in the form of a stick.
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Berkeley Police Department has issued a list of items that will be prohibited at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park on Aug. 27, in light of a planned alt-right “No to Marxism in America” rally.
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In a statement issued to the Daily Californian on Friday, Amber Cummings, the organizer of the ‘No to Marxism in America’ rally scheduled for Aug. 27, said she does not want people to attend the event.
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ASUC Senate convened Wednesday for the first time this semester to pass a number of resolutions, approve the appointments of new members to the standing committees and discuss security arrangements ahead of the alt-right rally scheduled for Aug. 27 at Martin Luther King. Jr. Civic Center Park.
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Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s attempt to combat the rise of white nationalist and alt-right rallies in Berkeley has now become a statewide effort to tackle white supremacy.
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After a heated public comment session, Berkeley City Council passed a contentious urgency ordinance at its special meeting Friday that will allow the city manager to issue temporary regulations regarding weapons or hazardous items at unpermitted street events.
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