9/14/17: In the face of fascist intellectual hitman Ben Shapiro, and despite massive mobilization of police, an estimated 1,500 students and members of the university community joined a speak-out called by Refuse Fascism. Among the accounts of the event in the media:
Ben Shapiro protester says she was arrested for carrying cardboard sign
San Francisco Chronicle, September 16, 2017
Multiple arrests at Ben Shapiro Berkeley protests
USA Today / AP, September 15, 2017
Battle for Berkeley: The Fascist Ben Shapiro Speaks… Students Step Up and Stand Up
Revolution, September 15, 2017
Conservative speaker spurns student protest at Berkeley
El Tecolote, September 15, 2017
UC Berkeley students protest Ben Shapiro speaking event
Al Jazeera, Septemeber 15, 2017