2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHow Bernie Sanders supporters shut down a Donald Trump rally in Chicago
Little did he know they actually would shut it down.
Friday night, hundreds of protesters invaded Trumps rally while thousands more marched outside, leading the candidate to abruptly cancel the event due to safety concerns. The night spun out from there, as angry Trump fans clashed with protesters, who saw the shutdown as a victory.
Protesters interrupt virtually every Trump speech. But what made Chicago different were its scale and the organization behind the effort. Hundreds of young, largely black and brown people poured in from across the city, taking over whole sections of the arena and bracing for trouble.
And as the repeated chants of Ber-nie demonstrated, it was largely organized by supporters of Bernie Sanders, the Democratic presidential candidate who has struggled to win over black voters, but whose revolutionary streak has excited radicals of all colors.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/how-bernie-sanders-supporters-shut-down-donald-trump-rally-chicago
So - after the dust settles, this is where we are. I applaud the Berners, BLMers and MoveOn.orgers who organized this. There were some minor injuries, but they were caused by the quick-to-anger Trump supporters, from all indications. Standing and chanting is NOT violent, but the Trump fans' reactions were.
Here's the organizing Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1060752830629598/?active_tab=highlights
Jenny_92808
(1,342 posts)promoting that this was a Bernie promoted thing?
From your link -
"On Friday, March 11th, Donald Trump will be holding a campaign rally at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. This is a STUDENT-LED event dedicated to gathering a large group of people regardless of race, gender, religion, sexuality, political affiliation, etc. to unite in solidarity AGAINST the Donald Trump campaign and its presence at Chicago and at UIC."
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)Jenny_92808
(1,342 posts)did the right thing. Of course, the Hillary team lies about it because they LIE LIE LIE.
philly_bob
(2,419 posts)Turn CO Blue
(4,221 posts)The hundreds of yellow/black signs from Americans United for Change were obviously designed/ordered quite awhile ago. The University Staff was also involved apparently.
I guess what I'm saying is that it appears that many groups came together for this effort and that this was not an all-of-a-sudden protest. A petition with over 40K signatures was circulated around campus and delivered to the University. I'm not sure Bernie supporters deserve either credit or blame for this - and this was a Congressman, citizens of Chicago and students of the University of Illinois led event -- who planned this from apparently weeks ago.
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Almost since Trump announced the Chicago rally a week ago, groups were mobilizing, including securing free tickets to get into the UIC Pavilion either to attend and protest, or to prevent Trump supporters from gaining access to the arena, which seats nearly 10,000.
On Monday, a group of Latino elected officials led by Democratic U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, of Chicago, called on people to show up and express opposition to Trump's candidacy.
In addition, UIC faculty and staff signed off on a letter asking administrators to cancel the rally because it could turn violent. And more than 40,000 signatures were collected on a petition started by a student leader asking how security would be handled and who would pay for it.
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(bolding mine)
From Chicago Tribune
Protesters mock Donald Trump supporters who appeared stuck in the venue's parking garage after the Repu
Donald Trump supporters and protesters clash March 11, 2016, outside the UIC Pavilion after the rally for the Republican presidential candidate was canceled.
Protesters speak out during a Donald Trump campaign rally March 11, 2016, inside the UIC Pavilion.
Protesters celebrate after the rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was canceled at the UIC Pavilion on March 11, 2016, in Chicago.
A Donald Trump supporter argues with protesters outside the canceled Trump rally March 11, 2016, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
Police detain a man as clashes continue outside the Donald Trump rally March 11, 2016, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)The one decked head to toe in Trump paraphernalia.
Turn CO Blue
(4,221 posts)I could only wish it were performance art, but alas, we know exactly what we're seeing (all the way to her heart) when we look at that photo.
Jenny_92808
(1,342 posts)showing her hate (white supremist)....heil Hitler....uh....Trump.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)Which to me indicates something was going on by the end of the -previous- week. Nothing was reported on WBBM or WCPT that suggested the feared violence would arise from Bernie supporters. It was merely that students were going to protest Trump's xenophobic speech.
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)Last edited Sat Mar 12, 2016, 04:02 PM - Edit history (1)
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)some of those being Bernie supporters and the more "outspoken" ones inside being dirty tricks from most likely both sides (especially with a history of engaging in dirty tricks).
Posting a MSNBC article and facebook page as if that PROVES anything.