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A petition to disband the Rutgers University Turning Point USA chapter has been launched for promoting "hate speech" and creating a "toxic environment." The petition was launched this week, and by Wednesday, it had already garnered 1,679 signatures.
The petition on Change.org, started by Alexander Di Filippo, reads, "Having lived in New Jersey my entire life, I've always cherished the inclusive educational environment we have cultivated here."
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The petition on Change.org, started by Alexander Di Filippo, reads, "Having lived in New Jersey my entire life, I've always cherished the inclusive educational environment we have cultivated here."
This is his premise for disbanding Turning Point USA from Rutgers' campus.
Via Townhall
Our schools have been places where diversity is celebrated, where every student and faculty member, regardless of their background, is valued and respected for solely their qualifications. After all, that is how we provide the best, most well-rounded education for our youth. Yet, recently, I've witnessed a disturbing shift.
The Rutgers chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has been continuously promoting hate speech and inciting violence against our community. This disturbing behavior has created a toxic environment that has already led to tragic consequences. Alarmingly, a respected professor felt compelled to leave the country, fearing for the safety of their family due to threats and harassment cultivated by this group.
We urge Rutgers University to immediately disband the Turning Point USA chapter from its campus. By doing so, we will not only be upholding our commitment to educational excellence but also ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for every individual within our community.
Who is Alexander Di Filippo?
Filippo is a former student from Rochester Institute of Technology, and majored in game design and development, minored in music and technology, and creative writing. He appears to have no direct connection to Rutgers University.
Last week, the TPUSA chapter launched its own petition to remove Professor Mark Bray, citing concern over his support for Antifa, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.
Bray is the author of "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook," "The Anarchist Inquisition: Assassins, Activists, and Martyrs in Spain and France," and "Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism of Occupy Wall Street." He and his family moved to Europe following the petition for his removal, citing safety concerns.
Filippo says, "Allowing such a group to operate within our state, on our campuses, undermines the core values of respect, diversity, and inclusion that we, as a community, hold dear," Filippo's petition continued. "The activities of the TPUSA chapter are contrary to the educational principles we aim to uphold. They spread messages that breed division and intolerance, and these actions speak louder than any supposed academic freedom they claim to exercise."
Fox News says, "In 'Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,' Bray noted that 'at the very least 50 percent of author proceeds will go to the International Anti-Fascist Defense Fund which is administered by more than three hundred antifa from eighteen countries."
The petition stated that since the Turning Point USA chapter wants Bray removed, it does not deserve to have a presence on the university campus.
While Rutgers University has become a hotbed of activity to remove TPUSA from the campus, another story is emerging from Texas Christian University.
New TPUSA chapters are rising, while existing ones are becoming re-energized.
The president of the Turning Point USA chapter at Texas Christian University told Fox that she wanted to lead the organization and bring Christian values back to a campus where they are rare.
“This chapter has been around for about seven years, and I became president last year,” Annie Cellar said.
Cellar, a senior working toward a BS in Mathematics and BFA in Dance, said she was very motivated to push for her beliefs and values on campus.
“Especially at Texas Christian University, where not a lot of Christian beliefs are well portrayed or advocated for,” she said. “I know with Turning Point USA—it is a conservative values-supportive organization, but at the end of the day, I just want as many people to be wakened up to the truth as possible and ultimately get to know Jesus, and so, I just went whatever way that I can best glorify God with my life and use Turning Point as a way to do that to help people see the Lord. This is all I could ask for.”
What prompted Cellar to take her stand was when TCU, a private school, faced claims that they abandoned Christian values after stopping on-campus baptisms. Tarrant County GOP leader Bo French, an alumnus of TCU, told Fox News Digital.
He said, "TCU student ministry — they wanted to do baptisms on campus in a two-foot deep inflatable baby pool. And the committed Marxist who runs the risk management division at TCU said, No, that was too dangerous. We can’t do that,” French said.
TCU officials pushed back on these claims.
Bright future for TPUSA
North Dakota will be the next stop on Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) “This Is The Turning Point” tour. Dalton Nelson, the organization’s Midwest regional manager, spoke with Fox News Digital about the upcoming campus event being hosted at the University of North Dakota.
The nationwide tour has been drawing attention on college campuses across the country since TPUSA’s founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated on September 10.
Nelson said he’s predicting the event will be “packed.”
“The community is excited. I have tons and tons of people reaching out to me on Facebook, Instagram, everywhere you can imagine. Asking about the event, asking how to get tickets.”
Nelson shared that there has been strong support and encouragement from both the campus and the community ahead of the event.
“It’s been mostly people being supportive, and it’s good feelings on campus for sure.”
Nelson didn’t express any concerns but said that security measures would be in place.
“The community has offered some officers. The school is having their full staff. They’ve offered a parking staff as well, because we’re expecting a full crowd. Turning Point brings security with us every time we go anywhere — at least for the big events, I should say. So from a security standpoint, things are looking great.”
Takeaway
“It’s just been a lot of before people who were like, they didn’t feel like they had to talk, and now everybody wants to step up and everyone wants to talk,” Nelson said following Kirk’s assassination.
“Now, those people are coming to campus, they’re stepping out, they want to get involved, they want to talk about Charlie, they want to talk about their conservative values and why they feel that way, so it’s just been a lot of before people who were like, they didn’t feel like they had to talk and now everybody wants to step up and everyone wants to talk,” he continued.
“I think the future of the movement is now students across the entire country standing up and no longer being afraid to be outspoken,” Nelson added.
He predicted, “What I see in the youth … we’re going to be stronger than ever. College campuses are going to be the number one most conservative places in the country by the time Turning Point gets five years down the road from today.”
The North Dakota event was last night. The place was packed. Christians and conservatives are ready to take back the ground we've lost over the past number of years.
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