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“Campus public policy Carmel P. Friesen professor Robert Reich said he thought it was “wonderful” that Kirk was coming to campus since it was the birthplace of the free speech movement. He elaborated, noting that despite Kirk’s differing beliefs to many members of the campus community, the event provides the opportunity for community members to respond thoughtfully and ask for evidence to support Kirk’s political positions.” — The Daily Cal, 17 hours ago (https://www.dailycal.org/2022/04/11/conservative-commentator-charlie-kirk-to-make-campus-appearance/)

POST-SPEAKER EVENT DEBRIEF! Following the Charlie Kirk event, Bridge is hosting a dialogue and pizza party to provide space for students who are affected by the visit and platforming in any way. We all know how divisive events with speakers similar to Kirk have been in the past. Charlie Kirk may have a lot to say, but we know you all do, too. BridgeUSA was founded for this very reason — when someone a campus is inclined to de-platform comes, we know that we need spaces of dialogue the MOST. Regardless of party ID, hearing someone you disagree with speak about WHY they they hold their beliefs is invaluable. Come talk to Bridge after the event to debrief and share your thoughts & feelings following the highly controversial Charlie Kirk campus visit.

Find out more about the movement on our nationals website: https://www.bridgeusa.org/ and consider going to Bridge's future events!

Our Dare to Speak Panel with PEN America CEO and author of Dare to Speak, Suzanne Nossel, and Bridgeusa CEO Manu Meel is TONIGHT at 6pm PST! Meeting ID: 980 8359 6959

The 2020 Berkeley Mayoral Debate is tomorrow from 2-3:30 pm PST. Don't forget to RSVP at this link https://tinyurl.com/mayoraldebate2020

See you there!

Our speakers for the COVID-19 and Health Equity: Addressing Racial Disparities event tomorrow are André Chapman and Dr. David Ansell! It will be at 6:30 and the Zoom Meeting ID is 921 1570 3421.

We plan to explore the disproportionate effect that this pandemic has had on communities of color, through discussing issues such as higher rates of infection among communities of color and our healthcare system‘s failure to provide them with proper access to treatment.

We hope to see you at this discussion and please share!

We are hosting the 2020 Berkeley Mayoral Debate with The Daily Californian! Please fill this short form out so we know what topics are most important to you.

The debate is on October 3, at 2pm PST.
See you there!

Berkeley Mayoral Debate 2020 Please fill this out by September 18th at midnight Date & Time: October 3rd at 2 p.m PST on Zoom *by giving us your email, it will allow us to send you the link for the debate Candidates (in no particular order): Jesse Arreguín Aidan Hill Wayne Hsiung Link to bios: https://www.dailycal.org/2019/08/...

If you're interested in what BridgeUSA, come to our virtual info session events to learn more and send in an application!

Please fill out this application by September 10.
https://forms.gle/NNN14Bg6gj9fXAEEA

Timeline:
Infosession #1: 9/3 at 7 pm PST
Infosession #2: 9/9 at 7 pm PST
Meet the team at first event: 9/10 at 6 pm PST
Applications due: 9/10 at 11:59 pm PST
Interviews allocated: 9/11
Interviews conducted: 9/13
Final decisions: 9/13
Infosession Zoom IDs: 616 444 8953

That's a wrap on BridgeUSA's crowdfunding this year! We'd like to conclude our crowdfunding campaign by recognizing Kerry Rider, Mike Paiva, William Smoot, Sarah Balsley, and Mary Elizabeth Wendt, as sponsors for BridgeUSA at Berkeley, and Rosie Mottsmith, Isabel Chou, Rebecca Lizarraga, Bujor Boldea, Alexis Kleinhans, Uwe Krause, and all anonymous donors for supporting us and our mission!