Lisa Fitian, a veteran activist known as the “Occupy Professor” for her efforts in training fellow extremists during the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement, was allegedly seen during a pro-Palestinian riot at Columbia University this week. There is.
fox news report:
of new york city Law enforcement officials released a video showing a professional “protest consultant” who was seen in other social media videos giving instructions to a mob of anti-Israel agitators who occupied Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall on Monday night.
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A video shown during the press conference shows 63-year-old Lisa Fitian watching over a group of demonstrators chanting anti-Israel slogans.
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Mr. Fijian was seen on video giving instructions to a mob of anti-Israel agitators who took over Columbia University’s academic building shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
Case in point: Lisa Fitian. Fitian is a “community organizer” by profession, an anarchist specializing in “direct action” protests, and has close ties to trade unions. She has been on the scene since the beginning of the #OccupyWallStreet demonstrations.
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Fitian [tried to] It borrowed from the volunteer work that was being done in post-Katrina New Orleans and helped train protesters. [2008] Event “RNC Welcome Committee” [in Minneapolis] That led to a widely reported story in which two young men were convicted of making Molotov cocktails and shields with sharp screws that they intended to use to lure Republican delegates away from the convention. .
According to her web page, Fitian embraces the #Occupy movement and also has extensive ties to astroturfed labor unions. For example, in the 1990s she led “direct action” protests across the country, including harassment of employers and displays of civil disobedience aimed at provoking police to arrest hundreds or even more people. Began working with the AFL-CIO and the United Auto Workers union in various locations. Thousands of people.
Fitian then showed up to train activists protesting in Washington, D.C., calling for open borders to illegal immigration.
On Saturday, radical left-wing activist Lisa Fitian was captured on video in Washington, D.C., organizing and leading protesters at one of the many open border protests across the country.
Breitbart News filmed Fijian leading a “Families Stay Together” march through the streets of Washington, D.C., after the rally, and directed protesters to create a physical blockade on Main Street. She is seen guiding the protesters, but other parties also appear to be coming to her for guidance on what they can do.
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During the presidential inauguration in January 2017, Breitbart News captured a radical Phythian trainee involved in a “shut down the motherfucker” plot. Brandon Darby, managing director of Breitbart Texas, released secret audio of Fijian at one of these meetings.
Fitian’s role has come under scrutiny as the public seeks to understand the leadership and funding behind the ongoing wave of pro-Palestinian “camps” that have swept through universities across the country in the past few weeks.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7pm to 10pm ET (4pm to 7pm PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. He is the author of a recently published e-book.The Zionist conspiracy (and how to join it)‘ is now available on Audible. He is also the author of an e-book. Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 US Presidential Election. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
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