University of Chicago President Zimmer,
On October 26, 2016, Noche Diaz was arrested at the University of Chicago after giving a speech in the cafeteria. Noche was arrested and manhandled as he was peacefully leaving the cafeteria. He was charged with criminal trespass, which carries a one-year prison sentence. On top of all that, he was banned from entering the campus, under threat of re-arrest. Not only is this an unconscionable violation of the values of free speech and assembly, it even prevents Noche from finding and interviewing witnesses to defend against this charge.
Diaz is a revolutionary communist, a follower of Bob Avakian and a leader of Revolution Club. This is a case of singling out certain views and individuals for political repression through selective application of the law, and deprives the students and the university community more generally from hearing these views. This must not be tolerated.
We demand that the administration lift this ban and drop the charges immediately. And we support Noche Diaz in his determination to speak to the University community, Tuesday November 1 at 3 pm in the center of the main quad.
5 Comments
This is outrageous, and it is stifling that critical thinking is being denied at a institution of learning where it should be encouraged, not suppressed. This needs to be fought out. and Noche should be supported. The charges are ridiculous and this should not be tolerated.
8 UC students who were at the Nov. 1st event on the campus quad when Noche defied the ban
The right to peacefully dissent must be protected.
Completely outrageous charges and lifetime (!) ban need to be dropped now!
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University of Chicago President Zimmer,
On October 26, 2016, Noche Diaz was arrested at the University of Chicago after giving a speech in the cafeteria. Noche was arrested and manhandled as he was peacefully leaving the cafeteria. He was charged with criminal trespass, which carries a one-year prison sentence. On top of all that, he was banned from entering the campus, under threat of re-arrest. Not only is this an unconscionable violation of the values of free speech and assembly, it even prevents Noche from finding and interviewing witnesses to defend against this charge.
Diaz is a revolutionary communist, a follower of Bob Avakian and a leader of Revolution Club. This is a case of singling out certain views and individuals for political repression through selective application of the law, and deprives the students and the university community more generally from hearing these views. This must not be tolerated.
We demand that the administration lift this ban and drop the charges immediately. And we support Noche Diaz in his determination to speak to the University community, Tuesday November 1 at 3 pm in the center of the main quad.
5 Comments
Noche Diaz responds to the gross indecency of police immunity and a rigged economic system. For that he should not face charges or be banned for life.
This is outrageous, and it is stifling that critical thinking is being denied at a institution of learning where it should be encouraged, not suppressed. This needs to be fought out. and Noche should be supported. The charges are ridiculous and this should not be tolerated.
8 UC students who were at the Nov. 1st event on the campus quad when Noche defied the ban
The right to peacefully dissent must be protected.
Completely outrageous charges and lifetime (!) ban need to be dropped now!
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Noche Diaz responds to the gross indecency of police immunity and a rigged economic system. For that he should not face charges or be banned for life.