jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem
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on "outside agitators" - worth revisiting
on "outside agitators" - worth revisiting
In the morning the respectability politics crowd will hand-wring over tactics as if they would otherwise support the cause. The same people applauded the arrests of peaceful protesters. There is no problem with the escalation tactics
“Is it the chancellor who runs this campus or is it the NYPD who runs this campus?” This is CUNY professor Corinna Mullen. The NYPD just arrested her.
god bless you all
god bless you all
probably a direct correlation between the extent of police violence used tonight on the two campuses and the relative wealth of undergraduate parents
When the siege tower comes out that's how you know a peaceful learning environment is being restored
ccny campus magazine livestream is genuinely incredible, they’re reading out police badge numbers + names and getting people in the chat to search complaints filed against them, then reading the complaints back out loud to the cops 😭
apologies to cuny folks that i focused so hard on columbia tonight. my brain could barely handle the amount of information i was receiving for like 4 hours straight. solidarity to you all - we will win.
‼️ALERT ‼️: Legal observers at CCNY were beaten and removed by NYPD’s notoriously violent strategic response group, protesters tasered and pepper sprayed—ALL OUT TO 1PP FOR JAIL SUPPORT
THIS IS THE SCENE @Columbia UNIVERSITY AND THE NYPD DID NOT WANT YOU TO SEE. THIS IS WHY THEY FORCED EVERYONE OUT. POLICE USED TASERS & TEAR GAS ON STUDENTS. YOU CAN HEAR SCREAMING AT THE END. WE STILL DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE INSIDE THE BUILDING. youtu.be/7T3shB7wYdI?si…
The NYPD didn't let press into campus to witness the City College encampment sweep. ("Use your zoom," a whiteshirt joked.) Here's some of the footage I could get.
from a friend who lives near columbia. they blocked off the street where she lives and when her roommate tried to access her own home they demanded to see HER LEASE
from a friend who lives near columbia. they blocked off the street where she lives and when her roommate tried to access her own home they demanded to see HER LEASE https://t.co/0AkKLl52cE
One of the most frustrating nights for press access i’ve experienced as a reporter. At Columbia & CCNY, police barricaded public streets for blocks, obstructing journalists from seeing what was happening even from a distance. A policy of exclusion cheered on by Eric Adams’ staff
One of the most frustrating nights for press access i’ve experienced as a reporter. At Columbia & CCNY, police barricaded public streets for blocks, obstructing journalists from seeing what was happening even from a distance. A policy of exclusion cheered on by Eric Adams’ staff
In terms of protest producing conflict: “You can hear stories of what’s happened to people, but even when you’re watching a protest, you don’t really see it.” “What I’ve seen on Twitter is way worse than anything I’ve seen on campus, but it’s real video so it is actually…
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The main danger to our community tonight was the huge armed police presence requested on campus by admin - not protesters. A wholly disproportionate response that provoked disruption, fear & frustration across the whole wider community, not just Columbia. 5/
Meanwhile students locked down in dorms, others blocked from going home. CU Administration gave 0 info other than an order to stay in place or risk punishment. All for our own 'safety' - ironic given we were blocked from homes by armed police (had to show my lease to get in) 4/
actually cheering the police as they beat the shit out of kids nonviolently demanding divestment from a garrison client state run on apartheid principles and US arms is how “we” we will defeat fascism
I am still horrified by what I witnessed tonight. Columbia University will never be the same again.
this fight happening in harlem matters because bringing down columbia who is the largest landlord in new york who continues displacing black nyers means not only a divestment from israel but a weakening of the hold it has on the city. all this shit gotta go. new york is hurting.
NYPD officials have spoken often recently of their intent to “control the narrarive” by building out their own media apparatus. In practice, that looks like barring reporters from public streets adjacent to a mass arrest action, then posting videos like this
#HAPPENINGNOW: An incredible scene and proud moment as we have assisted @CityCollegeNY in restoring order on campus, culminating in raising Old Glory once again on their campus flagpole. 🇺🇸 @NYPDPC @NYPD1stDep @NYPDChiefOfDept @NYPDChiefPatrol @NYPDnews
Jefferey Maddrey arrives, police begin making arrests at the gates
Or people pretend. “I don’t understand what the protesters want!” Nearby: Students had signs, posters with written demands for Israel to end the slaughter in Gaza, and clearly articulated demands of their university.
I think the moral content of a protest matters, I think it’s the single most important thing actually, and the elaborate media pseudo debates about tactics, electoral impact etc—where we discuss everything but the moral content—is because the righteousness of the cause is obvious
In 1968, 100 Black students at Northwestern famously occupied their campus Bursar’s office for 38 hours. They were protesting racism and discrimination. Too many of y’all don’t know the history of civil rights and student movements. sites.northwestern.edu/bursars1968/
“Peaceful non violence” was the predicate of the Civil Rights Movement. Taking over a building and destroying property feels January 6th ish to me. 🤷🏽♂️
This really could not be more simple. Forcibly occupying private space is illiberal coercion, not protest. Imagine dozens or hundreds of people sitting in a business — a department or drug store, perhaps — and refusing to leave unless their demands were met. Not to be tolerated.
The chair later admonished me for my response and I didn't get the job (not sure how related). But I wasn't about to lie to a room full of people.
Gave a job talk in Jan & a student asked me how faculty could teach students about community organizing in public health. I said professors have no special knowledge of organizing & often students lead the way.
like, really understand this: New Yorkers are paying cops to stay at Columbia’s campus to stop students from protesting war. This is what it means to fund the police
Harlem residents have joined the students. Makes sense. They both hate the police.
When the siege tower comes out that's how you know a peaceful learning environment is being restored
ccny campus magazine livestream is genuinely incredible, they’re reading out police badge numbers + names and getting people in the chat to search complaints filed against them, then reading the complaints back out loud to the cops 😭
Next week, Columbia University, which has banned reporters from its campus, is scheduled to announce this year’s winners of one of the most prestigious prizes in journalism.
‼️ALERT ‼️: Legal observers at CCNY were beaten and removed by NYPD’s notoriously violent strategic response group, protesters tasered and pepper sprayed—ALL OUT TO 1PP FOR JAIL SUPPORT
I have covered tons of protests over the years and the cop response to Columbia University tonight was more than I’ve ever seen. It felt like they were using these student protestors as an excuse to play with their military toys.
The NYPD didn't let press into campus to witness the City College encampment sweep. ("Use your zoom," a whiteshirt joked.) Here's some of the footage I could get.
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