Rhode Island doesn’t listen to Ray Kelly
By preventing New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly from speaking at Brown University yesterday, local activists and students sent a strong message: “racism is not for debate,” members of the...
View ArticleWhy we shouldn’t listen to Ray Kelly
Yesterday’s action against New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly by Brown University students and local activists has sparked the usual outrage from both liberals and conservatives about the loss...
View ArticleDARE on Ray ‘Stop and Frisk’ Kelly shout down
The ad hoc coalition of college and urban activists who prevented Ray “Stop and Frisk” Kelly from speaking at Brown University on Tuesday have been largely denounced across the political spectrum...
View ArticleWingmen: When is civil disobedience worthwhile?
It’s well worth noting that I, for one, was really looking forward to hearing Ray “Stop and Frisk” Kelly defend his deplorable practice of what he calls “proactive policing” earlier this week and I...
View ArticleNeoliberal myths and why Ray Kelly protestors did the right thing
Every few years, protestors shout down a conservative speaker at an American University. Every few years, rancorous debate ensues. Yet every few years, the warring sides simply yell past one another;...
View ArticleBrown, Paxson create ‘Committee on the Events of Oct. 29′
The shout down at Brown has led to the creation of the “Committee on the Events of October 29,” said Brown President Christine Paxson today. The committee will “identify issues that may have...
View ArticlePSU, Ray Kelly and the nature of protest
Recent organizing efforts and protests in Providence, most recently, the protest of New York City police commissioner Ray Kelly at Brown University, have not only received the ire of reactionary...
View ArticleBrown alumni say school handled Ray Kelly protest poorly
A group of Brown graduates have sent a letter to the university expressing their disappointment with the way the school reacted to students and community members protesting NYC top cop Ray Kelly in...
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