October 17, 2016

Vol. CXXXVII, No. 6 October 17, 2016 thevarsity.ca —— The University of Toronto’s Student Newspaper Since 1880

Dissonance and discord

Speech becomes action

BLC speaks up

A free speech rally at Sid Smith featured

The Black Liberation Collective protested

controversial professor Jordan Peterson,

the UTSU office, accusing the union of

right-wing commentator Lauren Southern,

perpetuating anti-Blackness. Grievances

and bouts of violence that warranted a police

were laid out in a 3,000 word statement

presence. Tensions flared as white noise

that criticized a perceived lack of funding

disrupted speeches, a fire alarm was pulled,

for the Black Students’ Association, the

slurs were hurled, and physical altercations

“tokenization” of Black students, and the

occurred — what was supposed to be an

union’s lawsuit against former Executive

“agreeable afternoon” quickly went awry.

Director Sandy Hudson.

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