Your rights are subject to police discretion
Cornell on Fire Cornell on Fire

Your rights are subject to police discretion

The day after Banksy’s protest art was scrubbed from London’s Royal Courts of Justice, we received Cornell’s official answer as to why Cornell Police shut down our graduation protests on May 24: According to CUPD, punishments are issued at the “discretion” of police, unburdened by reference to policy and unconstrained by rights to free speech. We disclose our institutional correspondence with CUPD and offer conclusions about Cornell’s revealed free speech policy.

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Expressive Activity: Theory vs Practice
Cornell on Fire Cornell on Fire

Expressive Activity: Theory vs Practice

On Graduation Day, Cornell authorities quashed our climate protests and catapulted them into front-page news that catalyzed solidarity across the movement. Help us subvert their attempt to silence our message by amplifying it!

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