In the article from UC Berkeley Free
Speech, it mentions the Free Speech Movement’s victory fostered a new spirit of
activism among student. I remember when my brother graduated from UC Berkeley
last year, I attended their commencement ceremony. The CEO of ORACLE was their
guest speaker for the ceremony. I remember he gave a speech over several
controversial topics, such as guns law and gay rights. I was extremely surprise
to realize how liberal UC Berkeley is. I believe the FSM’s success demonstrate
to student across the nation that effective protest movement could be built on
campus. The FSM made UC Berkeley into a liberal university, where students and
faculty are able to voice up their opinions. According to DailyCal.org, UC berkeley has been voted the most liberal city in California. The Free Speech Movement has planted the root of activism into UC Berkeley.
I have always asked my self, what would it be like if all UC are as liberal as UC Berkeley? I definitely believe that there would be no pepper spray incident happening in UC Davis. The activist environment in Davis has not reach to the same level as Berkeley. One day, I hope all the UC would become like UC Berkeley, where everyone are allow to speak up their voice and defend their rights.
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