Q&A
Discussion of protest incident at Brooklyn College donor reception
3:57:12
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Council Member Yeger inquires about a recent incident at a Brooklyn College donor reception. Ilya Bratman describes how protesters disrupted the event, which was held on campus.
- Protesters entered the campus building during a donor reception
- They shouted obscenities at attendees, including the college president
- Public safety was ineffective in removing the protesters when asked
- Some protesters were covering their faces, but public safety did not request identification
Kalman Yeger
3:57:12
The donor the donor reception at Hillel?
Ilya Bratman
3:57:14
At the the college itself together with Hillel.
Chris Colos
3:57:16
Was it in
Kalman Yeger
3:57:17
the Hillel in the Hillel House?
Ilya Bratman
3:57:18
Not in the Hillel House.
3:57:19
In the actual,
Kalman Yeger
3:57:20
On campus.
Ilya Bratman
3:57:21
On campus, in the building.
3:57:22
And they screamed and the president was there.
3:57:25
They screamed all the obscenities at the people in their faces.
3:57:29
And when folks asked them what the public safety, what are you gonna do?
3:57:33
They asked these people to leave.
3:57:34
These people said, no, we're not leaving.
3:57:35
And then we asked, what what are you gonna do?
3:57:38
And they said, I guess, nothing.
3:57:40
Right?
Kalman Yeger
3:57:40
Were they students?
Ilya Bratman
3:57:41
They were students and faculty and staff.
3:57:42
You have to show ID to get into the building.
3:57:44
So they were somehow
Kalman Yeger
3:57:46
And they were they covering their faces?
Ilya Bratman
3:57:47
Some were covering their faces.
3:57:48
Some were.
3:57:49
There's lots of video of
Kalman Yeger
3:57:50
it.
3:57:50
Did you notice if the public safety officers approached them and asked them for I
Ilya Bratman
3:57:53
They did not ask them for ID.
3:57:55
And at the end, when we asked, and our our friends asked them to leave, they didn't make them leave because they said it's, it's not something we're gonna do.
3:58:02
We're not comfortable asking them to leave and to start trouble.
Kalman Yeger
3:58:05
Okay.
3:58:06
Just one one last question, mister chairman.
