Milo Yiannopoulos has indicated his plans to speak on Sproul Plaza at noon on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. UCPD is putting measures in place to ensure the safety of the campus community. Now that the Berkeley Patriot student organization has canceled its plans for events Sunday through Wednesday (9/24-27), Yiannopoulos has NOT been invited by a registered student organization or anyone else representing UC Berkeley.
Administrative buildings are typically closed and locked on Sundays. Libraries and other buildings that serve students (specifically Eshelman and Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center) are open. Anyone planning to be on campus on Sunday is encouraged to carry their Cal ID if they wish to gain entrance to buildings.
Counter protests associated with Yiannopoulos’ appearance have been announced. If you choose to engage in the protests, we encourage you to review our suggestions found at this link: how to protest safely. We encourage you to think critically about your actions and not react to the provocations of others. If the actions of those around you are not consistent with your own values and goals, please remove yourself from the situation. If you choose to remain in an area where violence is occurring, you may be subject to arrest or removal. Our campus will not tolerate acts of violence or the destruction of property, and the UCPD will dutifully investigate, arrest, and prosecute anyone who commits crimes on our campus.
UCPD advises that if you see violence occurring, separate yourself from it. Doing so can help keep you out of harm’s way. Report what you see to police (by calling 9-1-1 or 510-642-3333 or by using a blue light emergency phone found on campus) if you can do so safely, and follow police instructions. Should there be incidents on campus, UCPD will be using the text and email messaging service found at this link: Nixle. These messages will keep the campus at large informed about developments throughout the day.
Thank you for your continued patience.
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