Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Funding Attacks on Dissent: The Millionaires and Billionaires Behind Anti-Protest Legislation in the States
This webinar was originally streamed live on April 18th at 4:00 pm EST. (Webinar starts at 4:26)
Speakers:
David Armiak (moderator and speaker): Researcher and Writer for the Center for Media and Democracy
Ralph Wilson: Cofounder of the Corporate Genome Project
Max Geller: Organizer with the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
Summary: Over the last few years, over 90 bills have been introduced in 35 state capitals which place limits on the right to protest. State lawmakers, many of whom have ties to the corporate bill mill know as the American Legislative Exchange Council, have pushed these bills in response to protests on university campuses, pipeline routes, and city streets. The coordinated attack on dissent by the right-wing is a well-funded one. This webinar will explore the individuals, corporations, and foundations funding the attack on protest with a focus on the billions behind the so-called Campus Free Speech bills designed to chill campus protests and the anti-Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions bills passed to prevent economic protests of Israel for its ongoing oppression of Palestinians.
Funding Attacks on Dissent: The Millionaires and Billionaires Behind Anti-Protest Legislation in the States
This webinar was originally streamed live on April 18th at 4:00 pm EST. (Webinar starts at 4:26)
Speakers:
David Armiak (moderator and speaker): Researcher and Writer for the Center for Media and Democracy
Ralph Wilson: Cofounder of the Corporate Genome Project
Max Geller: Organizer with the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
Summary: Over the last few years, over 90 bills have been introduced in 35 state capitals which place limits on the right to protest. State lawmakers, many of whom have ties to the corporate bill mill know as the American Legislative Exchange Council, have pushed these bills in response to protests on university campuses, pipeline routes, and city streets. The coordinated attack on dissent by the right-wing is a well-funded one. This webinar will explore the individuals, corporations, and foundations funding the attack on protest with a focus on the billions behind the so-called Campus Free Speech bills designed to chill campus protests and the anti-Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions bills passed to prevent economic protests of Israel for its ongoing oppression of Palestinians.
