And they’re asking for classes to be cancelled Thursday, when a white nationalist is set to speak on campus. Richard Spencer, who led a torchlight march through the University of Virginia in Charlottesville on a weekend that turned increasingly violent as white supremacists clashed with counterprotesters, is scheduled to give a speech at the University of Florida on Thursday. Police are gathering on the Gainesville campus, and students are leading protest efforts on multiple fronts. On Tuesday night, students filled a student government meeting, with 50 waiting outside, to demand that classes be cancelled Thursday. “We are seeking to rally students against hate and all its forms and to provide platforms for community action and education.”

Source: thestar October 18, 2017 21:33 UTC