Professor Assaults Activist Students During Bizarre Tirade at Demonstration
A man who has been identified as James Olmsted, an adjunct professor of law at the University of Oregon, instigated a bizarre confrontation with UO student activists Wednesday, in the course of which he shoved one student and snatched another’s cell phone. Videos of the incident — including one recorded on the stolen phone— have gone viral in recent hours.
In the video taken on the stolen phone, Olmsted is first seen aggressively lecturing a group of female activists about human rights in pre-Columbian America before urging them to “start a fucking war” if they “want the country back.” He then goes on to offer them disjointed and patronizing organizing advice before taking off his jacket and daring the students to “move” him. When a male student intervenes in an attempt to defuse the situation, Olmsted shoves him twice, calling him a “prick” and removing his own glasses before daring the
In the video taken on the stolen phone, Olmsted is first seen aggressively lecturing a group of female activists about human rights in pre-Columbian America before urging them to “start a fucking war” if they “want the country back.” He then goes on to offer them disjointed and patronizing organizing advice before taking off his jacket and daring the students to “move” him. When a male student intervenes in an attempt to defuse the situation, Olmsted shoves him twice, calling him a “prick” and removing his own glasses before daring the
Friday Roundup
This occasional roundup of student and youth movement stories is put together by Isabelle Nastasia, a CUNY undergrad, New York Students Rising organizer, and friend of this site.
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Video of 2nd Day March for Kimani Gray – filmed by Julieta Salgado, undergraduate at CUNY
Person of the week: Kimani “Kiki” Gray and the residents of East Flatbush, Brooklyn
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#BrooklynRiot Vs. #BrooklynProtest - Aljazeera
East Flatbush Rebellion, Not Outside Agitators – Fire Next Time Network
Arrests at Third Day of Kimani Gray Protest - Huffpo
Protesters Clash with the Police at Rally for Teen Shot by NYPD – NBC News
Video of 2nd Day March for Kimani Gray – filmed by Julieta Salgado, undergraduate at CUNY
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