Word: protestation
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...answers to these questions lie in appreciating time-honored protest tactics by those who wish to offer alternative views. Just as Duke Kent-Brown has the right to speak, the Black Students Association has the right to heckle, even though heckling makes speaking more difficult. And when members of the Southern Africa Solidarity Committee blocked two of three exists to the Science Center auditorium, ideally forcing Kent-Brown to exit past demonstrators in the Science Center courtyard, they made movement difficult but by no means impossible. As long as protesters respect the peaceful limitations inherent to civil disobedience, their actions...
...thing, authorities did not necessarily have to remove Kent-Brown from the auditorium as if he were in physical danger. The protesters did not touch or other wise physically accost him. He could have continued his oration with the protest in progress and exited at its conclusion. In another possible scenario, Police could have allowed Kent-Brown to return to the podium after a brief period of administrative action within the auditorium. Dean of Students Archie C. Epps might have negotiated with protesters; police might have removed them from the exists and escorted them out of the Science Center...
...passive strategy. In fact, a more active, and a generally accepted alternative would be for police to guarantee a visitor's right to speak on the scene. When provocative, controversial individuals wish to spout their views on campus, the University must execute a strategy that accepts the inevitability of protest action while assuring rights of free speech. Reacting with surprise, dismay and confusion after the fact accomplishes little. Acting on the spot with purpose and respect for everyone's rights may prove difficult, but it offers a more practical alternative and truly promotes the University's basic desire to have...
...mean to suggest that the protesters, though legitimate in their use of tactics that violate University regulations, should remain immune from future disciplinary action. If they violate University regulations, they subject themselves to disciplinary proceedings, or in some cases outright arrest. In general, the protesters accept such consequences of their actions as well, as long as they receive a fair hearing and a chance to defend themselves. The reason civil disobedience is a popular and successful method of protest is that it violates certain rules, in this case by blocking exits, for the purpose of making a public statement...
Designed as an alternative to the Administrative Boards for disciplinary cases involving the rights of free speech and movement, the CRR sparked student protest within a year of its creation...