Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A protest at the University of California's Berkeley campus erupted for an on-campus event by the conservative group Turning Point USA.
The sold-out "This is the Turning Point" tour event took place Monday evening about two months after the death of its founder and leader, conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot to death on the campus of Utah Valley University.
"To get out here and to be in community and to really advocate for the values that we hold as an institution to hold ourselves as students accountable and to be here and show up to protect the rights of so many people and fight against hatred and bigotry," Andrew Simmalaychanh, a junior in his first year at UC Berkeley, told CBS News.
The event drew opposition from the community and Berkeley's student body that resulted in multiple arrests in violent clashes and chants of "UC Berkeley makes it clear: Fascists are not welcome here," according to the Berkeley Scanner.
Protesters chant outside Turning Point event at @UCBerkeley: "UC Berkeley makes it clear: Fascists are not welcome here" pic.twitter.com/cAlxt3WUF8— The Berkeley Scanner (@BerkeleyScanner) November 11, 2025
