{"id":2509378,"date":"2025-11-11T18:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-behind-violent-counterprotest-at-uc-berkeley\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T18:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:16:41","slug":"antifa-behind-violent-counterprotest-at-uc-berkeley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-behind-violent-counterprotest-at-uc-berkeley\/","title":{"rendered":"Antifa behind violent counterprotest at UC Berkeley"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fantifa-behind-violent-counterprotest-at-uc-berkeley%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2509378&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on a violent counterprotest organized by the antifa coalition &#8220;By Any Means Necessary&#8221; (BAMN) against a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event held at the University of California, Berkeley.The protest involved assaults and arrests, with agitators surrounding the campus building hosting TPUSA&#8217;s &#8220;American Comeback&#8221; tour event. BAMN circulated flyers labeling TPUSA as a white nationalist and neo-fascist group supporting former President Donald Trump&#8217;s alleged fascist agenda, calling for militant opposition on campus.<\/p>\n<p>During the chaotic demonstration, counterprotesters mocked the late Charlie Kirk, TPUSA&#8217;s cofounder, who was recently assassinated, and chanted slogans advocating violence against perceived fascists. Clashes led to physical altercations, including one where a right-wing supporter was attacked and robbed.<\/p>\n<p>BAMN, linked to the Revolutionary Workers League and previously identified by the FBI as perhaps involved in terrorist activities, has a history of organizing violent protests at Berkeley and elsewhere.The group&#8217;s leader, Yvette Felarca, a Berkeley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-buck-union-vote-to-reopen-schools\/\" title=\"Chicago Teachers Buck Union, Vote to Reopen Schools\">middle school teacher<\/a> and union representative, has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >faced legal charges related<\/a> to politically charged violence but avoided felony conviction through a plea deal. <\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice is set to investigate the violent incidents at the TPUSA event, highlighting ongoing tensions between far-left agitators and conservative student groups on university campuses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Antifa behind violent counterprotest against TPUSA event at UC Berkeley<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2386932\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Monday&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3882221\/violence-at-berkeley-tpusa-event-protesters-mock-kirk-murder\/\">violent counterprotest<\/a> against a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turning-point-usa\/\">Turning Point USA<\/a> event at the University of California, Berkeley, was organized by an outside antifa agitator group responsible for leading previous uprisings on campus and across the city.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the TPUSA speaking event, which ended in several assaults and arrests, an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antifa\/\">antifa<\/a> coalition, called <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bamn.com\/\">By Any Means Necessary<\/a>, circulated <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bamnpage\/posts\/pfbid026HtV4tDmTjWYUA15VJLwdJM7B2e2UxnPVv7quZdwkpWEmTaJ3PhkKcKbiu721DBrl\">a flyer<\/a> calling on its followers to &ldquo;End Fascist Turning Point&rsquo;s Youth-Oriented Campaign of Incitement to Violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3882802\/trump-administration-determines-cfpb-funding-mechanism-is-unlawful\/\">Trump administration determines CFPB&#8217;s funding mechanism is unlawful<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3882924\/florida-virginia-pressured-investigate-lindsey-halligan-prosecuting-james-comey-letitia-james\/\">Florida and Virginia pressured to investigate Lindsey Halligan over  prosecuting Comey and James<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3882484\/eight-dead-in-new-delhi-car-explosion-as-police-suspect-terrorism\/\">Eight dead in New Delhi car explosion as police suspect terrorism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A flyer circulated by BAMN online and across UC Berkeley&rsquo;s campus (Instagram @joinbamn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to BAMN&rsquo;s poster, which was also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Savsays\/status\/1988119005245431937\">distributed on campus<\/a>, the purpose of the counterprotest was to &ldquo;make clear [TPUSA] is a white nationalist, neo-fascist organization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the promotional material, BAMN claimed that conservative activist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, the assassinated cofounder of TPUSA, formed the student activism group &ldquo;to recruit college youth toward higher and more violently active levels of support for[President[President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald]Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> more-and-more openly fascist agenda for America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>BAMN then accused TPUSA of enlisting &ldquo;young thugs for Trump&rsquo;s inevitable attempt at military occupation of the Bay Area.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump&rsquo;s program for a fascist America must be defeated here and now at UC Berkeley!&rdquo; the call-to-action said. &ldquo;UC Berkeley must not normalize fascism on our campus and in our communities!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During the chaotic demonstration outside the event, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/secure-tickets.berkeley.edu\/30195\/30197\">titled<\/a> &ldquo;This Is The Turning Point,&rdquo; on Monday evening, antifa agitators <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tvheidihatch\/status\/1988075578168430778\">surrounded a campus building<\/a> where TPUSA was scheduled to host the last leg of its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/theturningpointtour.com\/\">American Comeback tour<\/a>, a cross-country campaign promoting conservatism on college campuses.<\/p>\n<p>At times, the mob broke out into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrontlinesTPUSA\/status\/1988048935865512032\">chants<\/a> mocking Kirk&rsquo;s murder: &ldquo;F*** your dead homie!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who&rsquo;s more alive here than Charlie Kirk?&rdquo; an agitator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6384936029112\">asked<\/a> the crowd after climbing over a security barrier. Another held a sign saying, &ldquo;Kirk said death penalties should be public, quick, and televised. Congrats, bud!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3882897\/doj-investigate-university-of-california-berkeley-left-wing-violent-thugs-brawl-tpusa-event\/\">DOJ TO INVESTIGATE UC BERKELEY AFTER LEFT-WING &lsquo;VIOLENT THUGS&rsquo; START BRAWL AT TPUSA EVENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One masked militant led <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrontlinesTPUSA\/status\/1988063048825970850\">a chant<\/a> calling for political violence against so-called fascists. &ldquo;Any time, any place, punch a fascist in the face!&rdquo; the provocateur shouted.<\/p>\n<p>A right-wing supporter, wearing a red version of the &ldquo;Freedom&rdquo; shirt that Kirk wore when he was killed while speaking at a TPUSA university tour stop, was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VenturaReport\/status\/1988075688315023594\">left bloodied<\/a> by a brawl with an agitator.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrontlinesTPUSA\/status\/1988051012050186316\">Footage<\/a> from the fight shows a counterprotester <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClaudineKTVU\/status\/1988059428340592641\">stealing<\/a> something from the conservative attendee before punching him in the face repeatedly as he tried to take it back.<\/p>\n<p>This was not the first time that BAMN staged a violent protest on UC Berkeley&rsquo;s campus or in the city. BAMN operatives were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/08\/04\/education\/edlife\/antifa-collective-university-california-berkeley.html\">at the forefront<\/a> of the mass 2017 Berkeley protests orchestrated to oppose Trump&rsquo;s first term.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3801892\/violence-against-campus-conservatives-reached-new-heights\/\"><strong>OPINION: VIOLENCE AGAINST CAMPUS CONSERVATIVES HAS REACHED NEW HEIGHTS&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Allegedly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/digital.bentley.umich.edu\/midaily\/mdp.39015071755065\/360\">a front<\/a> for the Revolutionary Workers League, a Trotskyite political party, BAMN believes that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110916155344\/http:\/www.bamn.com\/1\/principles.asp\">radical action<\/a> is necessary &ldquo;to advance the struggle &hellip; by any means necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, the FBI identified BAMN as &ldquo;thought to be involved in terrorist activities.&rdquo; According to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210405091656\/https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/sites\/default\/files\/field_document\/direct%20action%20foia%20document.pdf\">an internal report<\/a>, the FBI met with Secret Service and criminal intelligence officials at a &ldquo;domestic terrorism symposium&rdquo; where BAMN was mentioned among other organizations.<\/p>\n<p>BAMN members, many of them educators, are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bamn.com\/eon\/\">embedded<\/a> in both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-secures-teachers-union-endorsements-by-aligning-with-left-wing-education-activism-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris secures teachers union endorsements by aligning with left...wing education activism ... Washington Examiner\">largest teachers&#038;rsquo<\/a>; unions in the United States. In a successful 2020 bid to lead AFT, BAMN <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/EON.BAMN\/permalink\/3089258954524745\/\">ran a slate<\/a> of its members during the AFT national convention&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aft.org\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/2020\/conv20_rollcall.pdf\">delegate elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mugshot of Yvette Felarca (Berkeley Police Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The candidates included BAMN leader Yvette Felarca, a middle school teacher at Berkeley Unified School District. At that time, Felarca was the president of AFT Local 1078, the Berkeley-based AFT chapter, and remains <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/berkeleyteachers.org\/about\/executive-board\">a representative<\/a> on the branch&rsquo;s executive board.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Felarca was charged with felony assault and inciting a riot for hitting an alleged neo-Nazi who was part of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/antifainternational.tumblr.com\/post\/146553058504\/sacramento-reportback\">a rally<\/a> at the California state Capitol. The altercation made national news after seven people were stabbed and 10 were hospitalized as a result of the ensuing riot.<\/p>\n<p>However, under a plea deal she struck, Felarca walked away with community service &mdash; 90 hours of volunteer work at an approved nonprofit group &mdash; that would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/2019\/11\/14\/berkeley-teacher-felarca-gets-community-service-in-sacramento-assault-case\">dismiss the case<\/a> upon completion, per <em>Berkeleyside<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Antifa International, a transnational antifa collective, had set up <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/fnd.us\/defendyvette?ref=ab_260Od1_sh_0NzaWiQpjwY0NzaWiQpjwY\">a defense fund<\/a> for Felarca, which also paid for her attorney fees in a lawsuit she brought against BUSD.<\/p>\n<p>The school district <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bamn.com\/defendfelarca\/\">placed<\/a> Felarca on administrative leave &ldquo;pending investigation into concerns that have been raised,&rdquo; such as Felarca possibly &ldquo;indoctrinating&rdquo; students with her ideological beliefs and taking excessive time off, perhaps to engage in political activity.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/587683\/how-a-teachers-union-is-protecting-a-violent-antifa-radical\/\"><strong>OPINION: HOW A TEACHERS UNION IS PROTECTING A VIOLENT ANTIFA RADICAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Felarca eventually <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/defendfelarca\/posts\/1226765614062010\/\">returned<\/a> to teaching full-time following a series of disruptive BAMN protests that even <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/2016\/10\/05\/felarca-supporters-shut-down-berkeley-school-board-meeting\">shut down<\/a> one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-district-keeps-r-rated-books-in-school-library\/\" title=\"Missouri District Keeps R...Rated Books In School Library\">school board&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s bi-monthly meetings.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted BAMN for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antifa led violent counterprotest at UC Berkeley TPUSA event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3767,"featured_media":2509379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1230094388.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14436,3802,66897,39505,3699],"class_list":["post-2509378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-activism","tag-antifa","tag-counterprotest","tag-uc-berkeley","tag-violence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1230094388.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2509378"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509386,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509378\/revisions\/2509386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2509378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2509378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2509378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}