Bay Area student organizers are in vanguard in wake of Florida slayings
Bay Area student organizers are in vanguard in wake of Florida slayings
- February 23, 2018
- David Meyer, sociology, via that San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 23, 2018
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The concern from organizers is that opponents will tag the students as puppets of liberal organizations in an effort to diminish their message. “One of the ways to discredit a movement — any movement — is to say they’re naive or corrupt or in league with someone else,” said UC Irvine sociology Professor David Meyer, author of “The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-student-organizers-are-in-vanguard-in-12704835.php.
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