Some things need repeating, hence this post from Dear Kitty regarding the Berkeley protests and Free Speech.
From the Los Angeles Times in the USA:
Graying activists return to Berkeley to mark ’64 free speech protests
By Larry Gordon
UC Berkeley has been hesitant to embrace its turbulent past until now
UC Berkeley is welcoming back the radicals of 1964 as heroes and historical figures
Reagan said students should be ‘taken by the scruff of the neck and thrown out of the university’
September 27, 2014
Fifty years ago, Jack Weinberg was the first to be arrested in an unprecedented student protest over free speech restrictions on the UC Berkeley campus. Thousands of demonstrators surrounded the police car in which Weinberg was detained for 32 hours. Subsequent protests went on for months.
While UC authorities had hoped for a quick return to order, a seminal youth rebellion — the Free Speech Movement — was born on Sproul Plaza instead. Historians say its national influence persists through decades…
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still a dreamer said,
October 1, 2014 at 5:09 pm
This was great. Back at my school, and back in the day, (though a wee bit later than this), we were speaking out and marching, too – it was an inspired time.
Eva, I wish I had more time to write/listen to what you post – it’s always so interesting – but time is short, as you can tell from my not having time to write my own blog! LOL. Keep up all the great stuff; I check out what I can when I can. Cheers, Jeanne
47whitebuffalo said,
October 2, 2014 at 3:32 am
I understand completely, Jeanne. Thank you for taking the time to visit and comment whenever you do. I appreciate it immensely.