Michigan Student Power

Students organizing for a radical future for Michigan

[Michigan Student Power @michigan_power]

It's almost like power dynamics play a role in how speech is exercised in our society, and ignoring that fact only strengthens those with power.

[Michigan Student Power @michigan_power]

HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg
Opposition Student Speakers were given less than 1/3 of the time to testify that supporters of the bill were. #michigan #politics #freespeechforwho

[Michigan Student Power @michigan_power]

State legislator: "who gets to make the call on who gets to speak on campus"
@HoaiAn_Pham "I think the people at risk of being shot on their campus"
Legislator: "so it's the people on campus... just majority rule?"
Hoai an: "that's how a democracy works yes."
HB 4436 #MILeg

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"The impact of those who have power and privilege in society is far greater than those that they oppress..." @HoaiAn_Pham on why power dynamics should be an important part of defining how speech works in our society.
HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg

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@HoaiAn_Pham "Why are we focused on giving these far right speakers a chance to speak when there are community voices that are routinely marginalized on our campuses?"
HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg

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@HoaiAn_Pham finally takes the stage- "What does it mean to uphold free speech when the speakers explicty advocate violence."
HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg

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check out the livestream on HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg
https://t.co/WGt1kTJmfo

#politics #michigan #freespeechforwho

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HB 4436 Testiomny #MILeg
after 50 mins of conservative and right wing testimony student organizers are finally allowed to speak. This is unacceptable- but Go @HoaiAn_Pham !!!!

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HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg.
The best part of conservative testimony is the endless straw-man equivalencies between the far right and far left. If you want to talk about left wing history you should probably actually read about it. #testimony #conservative #freespeechforwho

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HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg.
Banning SDS because some people in the org advocated the overthrow of the us government in an abstract way isn't the same as banning alt-right speakers whose supporters have a history of direct violence in and around their events. #freespeechforwho

[Michigan Student Power @michigan_power]

s/o to @wethepeopleofmi for supporting the work against
HB 4436! #MILeg

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HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg.
Testimony is now being made comparing Heliocentric science to fascist speakers on campus. Except that fascism isn't scientific it's illogical violence.

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HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg.
YAFL is advocating that students confront far right speakers, but then supporting a bill that potentially make confronting far right speakers a punishable offense on our campuses..... #logic #stopfascism

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HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg.
Young Americans for Liberty literally just said that "Jews will not replace us" should be protected speech on our campuses even when it has correlated with violence. #really #whereistheline

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HB 4436 Testimony #MILeg.
Young Americans for Liberty is out here trying to frame far right wing orgs as "minority viewpoints" rather than viewpoints that are backed by centuries of oppression and state violence. #michigan #politics #lansing

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Capitalism is killing the Earth but some of you aren’t ready for that conversation #EarthDay

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is it progress when our "leaders" upgrade their platitudes but don't touch their policies? Or when we ask for platitudes instead of taking power? #GND