Milo Yiannopoulos and Markin Shkreli are speaking Friday night at UC Davis.
Earlier today UC Davis tweeted this out:
We will act to protect freedom of speech for all, including your right to protest speech you don’t agree with. https://t.co/DkpYthfKg8
— UC Davis (@ucdavis) January 13, 2017
People lined up to hear the speech:
People lined up at @ucdavis for controversial speakers Milo Yiannopoulos & Martin Shkreli tonight. https://t.co/ojPhy5xlfL @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/ldonuxJO3V
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
And here come the protesters:
https://twitter.com/fatiraqivegan/status/820064870624169987
Protestors on @ucdavis campus. Peaceful so far, but a lot of people here for Milo mocking the protestors. @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/0z93i2B6j1
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
Things getting a little heated, but protests are peaceful @ucdavis @ABC10. pic.twitter.com/d43Q3mesz0
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
UC Davis students demonstrate ahead of Milo and Martin Shkreli event hosted by College GOP pic.twitter.com/kroxlLcuzp
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) January 14, 2017
Students storm barricade pic.twitter.com/0aSeq0V92B
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) January 14, 2017
Protesters throwing barricades out of way. UCD PD keeping eye on things. pic.twitter.com/FHXa5hhjq0
— ?anya ?erez (@CaliforniaTanya) January 14, 2017
UCD PD dragging protester from building he entered after barricade pulled down pic.twitter.com/Bx7jgvkcJN
— ?anya ?erez (@CaliforniaTanya) January 14, 2017
UCD PD wrestling with someone inside building who might have been holdover from science class that ran until 6 pm
— ?anya ?erez (@CaliforniaTanya) January 14, 2017
Students dragged out ahead of event pic.twitter.com/wC0C1zUuhh
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) January 14, 2017
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) January 14, 2017
Update:
Most surprising thing of the night so far? This person playing a video game four feet away from screaming protesters. pic.twitter.com/a9ZSZ9Gb0I
— ?anya ?erez (@CaliforniaTanya) January 14, 2017
Those here for Milo are singing "land of the free" at protestors with anti-fascist signs @ucdavis @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/dytTNEeYnx
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
Another update:
Protestors chanting "No justice, no peace. No racist police." @ucdavis @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/ArLAxTPPo3
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
#BREAKING 2 ppl who looked like officials came out & said Event is cancelled. Many protestors don't believe it. still here. @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/bz7ZLeBz0D
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
Protestors react to news that #MiloYiannopolous event at @UCDavis has been cancelled: "He's not the only fascist here." @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/SGXksl2h40
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
"No Milo, no KKK, no fascist U-S-A…no Breitbart." @ucdavis @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/nMcH2zYPc6
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
Some people peaceful… a few getting into fights. @ucdavis @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/wkypLkkayh
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
Amped up crowd shouting shame on you at each other. Shkreli came out and got totally tossled pic.twitter.com/qI8xjfCXoN
— ?anya ?erez (@CaliforniaTanya) January 14, 2017
Another fight just broke out. warning: inappropriate language in this video. @ucdavis @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/gNELf6AAUn
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
My photographer was doing an interview when someone poured hot coffee on him & out equipment. @ucdavis @ABC10 pic.twitter.com/1auYbhqgyb
— Frances Wang (@FrancesWangTV) January 14, 2017
This post was updated with additional tweets.
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