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The Glass Blind Spot dissects the happenings before, during and after our Cambridge University talks. Video (34:08).
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Jon Baily writes:
On the 24th May, I decided to attend the J4MB talk at Cambridge University Mill Lane with my 16-year-old son. When I arrived at the venue, a number of protesters were already protesting the event by blocking the entrance to stop delegates from attending.
This didn’t stop us from attending. During the various talks, the protesters unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the event by making noise outside of the event. The talk itself covered the history of feminism and the attack on men’s rights.
On leaving the event we followed directions from the security staff which resulted in my son and I walking past a large crowd of protesters. A male protester decided to jump around my son verbally harassing him swearing and waving both hands in my son’s face whilst making an offensive “V” symbol. I approached this protester to ask why he thought it was acceptable to harass a minor. The protester decided to harass me instead – I then decided it would be best to walk away at which point I was surrounded by a group of protesters.
Whilst I was surrounded a liquid was thrown over me. I then tried to push my way out of the crowd as I was now concerned about my safety. The protesters grabbed me from behind and I was restrained by both arms and an arm around my neck. I was kicked and punched multiple times. It was only when a passer by pulled me from the crowd that I was able to escape.
During my assault my son tried to get back to me. It was at this time that another protester challenged Matthew asking him if he was a hard man. This protester was 6’4” and well built – he pushed is forehead into my son’s face, he used his head to push Matthew back. He also used his size to intimidate Matthew.
We also saw protesters waving signs saying “milkshake the misogynists”. I take that as an incitement to commit violence; which is exactly what happened to my son and I simply because we attended a talk – at no point did we express any feelings on the subject of the talk one way or the other.
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[Note added 6.6.19: We’ll keep adding links to new blog pieces here, so there exists one place with developments from the beginning to the present.]
We’ve posted many blog pieces in relation to the talks, including the assaults (and Natty’s video footage of her detention of one of the assailants, and footage of the associated photographer), the attempts to impede access to the building in which Elizabeth Hobson and I were due to deliver our talks, videos of the talks (and the related transcripts), and more. To free up some space in the upper reaches of this website, I’ve decided to assemble all the related blog pieces here, in reverse chronological order:
Letters of “apology” in relation to the Cambridge milkshaking incident.
Fundraiser for the “milkshakers”: Mike’s laundry money.
Varsity: Activists fined £150 after ‘milkshaking’ members of anti-feminist group J4MB.
The Cambridge milkshaking incident. Assailant and her photographer accomplice will not be charged.
Ewan Jones’s video on the Cambridge University talks
The Tab: “J4MB Alleged Assault”, and the debunking of it
LIES, LIES, LIES. The Tab: J4MB talk attendee accused of assaulting student protesters.
J4MB discuss Cambridge University talks and the feminisation of the workplace
An email exchange with Varsity, the Cambridge University feminist propaganda outlet
Transcript of Elizabeth Hobson’s talk at Cambridge University, “The History of Feminism”
Elizabeth Hobson’s talk at Cambridge University: “The History of Feminism”
Varsity – latest piece on the anti-J4MB protests
The Tab: “Protesters allegedly pushed and spat on by members of anti-feminist group J4MB”
Varsity: J4MB leader doused in milkshake at Wetherspoons
Mike has been targeted with a milkshake protest
Varsity: CUSU Council calls for review of degree of oversight over events held on Cambridge property
University of Cambridge surrenders to feminists, seeks to relocate our talks
Exclusive offer for feminist attendees of our Cambridge University talks
Mike and Elizabeth make The Banned List
Cambridge University Student Union votes unanimously to lobby the university to ban J4MB
Our talks at Cambridge University – 24 May
Varsity: “J4MB should not be legitimised under the guise of free speech”
The Guardian: Cambridge University criticised for hosting anti-feminist group
Tickets for the Cambridge University talks, 24 May
Our talks at Cambridge University, 24 May – socialising beforehand and afterwards.
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Hi Everyone,
Great news. The University of Sydney has announced disciplinary action against four of the organisers of the violent protest against me last year. After years of tolerating thuggish behaviour from students shutting down free speech on campus, the lily-livered University has finally bit the bullet and sent a warning that such harassment is unacceptable.
Last September I made a formal complaint to the University after my protest, when the riot squad was called in to remove rowdy activists preventing me from speaking on the fake rape crisis. I named key organisers of the protest and asked for action to be taken over breaches to codes of conduct and bullying and harassment regulations. <
Following over eight months of investigation by the University they have finally announced that they are taking disciplinary action against four of the five students named by me in the complaint (apparently one wasn’t a student at the time of the protest). Here’s my video about the decision – here.
A statement from the University claimed they had investigated whether individual respondents had unnecessarily and unreasonably impeded the ability of members of the public and members of the University community to attend the event, whether they had impeded the event from going ahead, whether certain respondents had physically blocked certain attendees, whether respondents had coordinated their conduct with protest organisers, and whether, if established, the behaviour constituted misconduct under University policy.
And they found that found some but not all of the allegations were substantiated but not all were found to be misconduct.
The university won’t release the name of the students disciplined, nor details of their publishment – claiming they need to protect them because they received abuse when they were named by me last year.
But no doubt details of the action by the University will become public because the key troublemakers, particularly Maddy Ward, have been endlessly speaking out in the press, outraged that I would take action against them.
These students and others like them have been closing down talks on campus for years and no one has gone after them before. After years of dishing it out, they are shocked to find themselves on the receiving end.
We commend Sydney University on taking this stance. It’s good to see this university finally moving to ensure free speech – even though the Registrar’s statement most peculiarly suggested that both my talk and the protest against it were a “legitimate expression of free speech.” They would hardly be taking action against the protest organisers if that were the case.
But what’s even more important, feminists shouldn’t be allowed to shut down the presentation of the true facts about sexual assault on campus. Their campus rape scare campaign has a very dangerous goal – to bully universities into adjudicating rape on campus using lower standards of proof that will see more young men convicted.
Feminist activists already succeeding in corrupting our criminal law system by setting up alternate forms of justice which fail to offer male students normal legal protections. That’s why they are so strenuously trying to stop me exposing what they are doing at our universities.
That’s why this decision is so important. It sends a strong message that it’s not acceptable for small groups of students to seek to shut down speakers raising controversial issues on campus.
It was Sydney University’s violent protest against me which prompted the Federal Government to call an enquiry into free speech on campus led by former High Court Chief Justice Robert French. This resulted in a national code, adopted by the government, designed to make freedom of lawful speech a “paramount value” for university staff, students and visitors.
Hopefully this decision by the University of Sydney, plus impetus from the French inquiry, will serve to promote healthy debate on campuses – and put a stop to the silencing of discussion about the campus rape scare campaign. Student groups at other universities were intimidated by the violent Sydney protest from inviting me to speak – particularly after the Union of Students passed a resolution to prevent my talks.
I’m recommencing my campus tour, starting next month at UNSW and am in discussion with student groups across the country planning future events.
Finally, I thought you might like to see this wonderful portrait, by Central Coast artist Peter Smeeth, celebrating my campus tour. Smeeth is a very talented artist – he’s entering the painting in various portrait competitions. I think it is a great way to alert people to my campus rape scare campaign tour.
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Rod is a hard-working Kiwi MRA who travels a considerable distance to attend Speakers’ Corner every other Sunday, where he always makes a great job of public speaking. Last year he and other MRAs were attacked in a pub in London by AntiFa members, after a march for freedom of speech, a tip of the hat to videomaker Lucy Brown for this (video, 12:57). He and others were denied justice despite comprehensive CCTV footage from various locations in the pub.
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I have just been told that Ian Halls died recently.
Ian Halls was an Australian who spent many years giving masculine-positive talks and lectures to men on being a good father. Knowing that many fathers had not been brought up with a dad to emulate, he realised that it is necessary to teach men how to be fathers. One of his recent talks is available on YouTube.
Ian’s message was not particularly centred on men’s, or even fathers’, rights. Rather, he worked on the social aspect of improving society through education.
Ian was in fair health and suddenly collapsed and died while at work. He leaves a great legacy throughout Australia of men who are able to be better fathers.
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